Partners & Collaborators
Our Partners
Trigger are shapeshifting creatives who dream-up, create and produce bold and brave live and digital events. We interrupt daily life, reimagine and revive public spaces, and put audiences and togetherness at the heart of everything we do. We create epic, imaginative spaces, platform new talent and care for our community. Trigger’s vision is brought to life by diverse teams of cross-disciplinary artists and creatives and aim shine a spotlight on the creativity of local communities.
Drawing on experts in horticulture, arts, science and architecture, Trigger has brought together an expert team to form Trigger Collective. In addition to the award-winning team at Trigger (The Hatchling, WithYou, Curio), this includes: designer and artist Carl Robertshaw (Björk, Ellie Goulding, London 2012 Opening & Closing Ceremonies), set and costume designer Bronia Housman (Bristol Old Vic, Take That, Sadler’s Wells), events specialist Dock Street Events (MIF, Hull UK City of Culture, London 2012 Opening & Closing Ceremonies), award-winning architectural studio THISS (The Bartlett, UCL, London Met), and horticulturalists Arbor-Nova (RHS Chelsea Flower Show medal-winners, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Maggies, Royal Marsden Hospital).
We are also working with an incredible range of partners, creatives, artists, trainees and volunteers from both local communities and national and international stages to make PoliNations a truly epic event.
PoliNations is produced by Trigger Collective as part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK and also presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival.