Claire Halleran
About Claire Halleran
Claire Halleran is a performance designer based in Glasgow. A graduate of Glasgow School of Art and Queen Margaret University.
Her recent theatre design credits include Big Fish and Edges, Royal Conservatoire Scotland, shows for Polar Bears, Macrobert Arts Centre, Grid Iron, Heroica Theatre Company, Stellar Quines, Fish & Game, Aberdeen Arts Centre and Showroom. In addition, has also designed for many other companies including Borderline/Hirtle, Ros Sydney, A Moment’s Peace, Grinagog, Cultured Mongrel Dance Theatre, Visible Fictions, Active Inquiry, Strange Town, Smallpetitklein, Eco Drama, Platform, Magnetic North, Birds of Paradise and an Associate Designer with Punchdrunk/Imaginate
Claire has designed several events with Itison, Glasglow (2022 & 2023) and Elfingrove (Ice rink 2021 &2022) along with two film festivals for Tilda Swinton and Mark Cousins. For many years she has developed and created many interactive events and workshops for the Edinburgh International Science Festival including Moments in Time and Ecoville on the Mound in Edinburgh.
In 2013 she co-founded The Envelope Room, a network funded by Creative Scotland to support, promote and engage with performance designers in Scotland.
Teaching and mentoring include design tutor for Tron Design, Edinburgh College of Art, the University of West of Scotland and design mentor with Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
For other information and images of her designs, please go to www.clairehalleran.weebly.com.
For information about The Envelope Room visit www.enveloperoom.org.uk