WOMAD 2002 - 2019

Maya's engagement with WOMAD Festivals has been a significant and enduring journey, beginning in 2002. It started with the immersive experience of designing and delivering carnival art workshops as part of a small, dedicated team at the WOMAD International Festival in Gran Canaria. This initial collaboration quickly developed into a cherished and ongoing partnership that has now spanned over two decades. Across numerous festivals, both in the UK and internationally, this sustained relationship with WOMAD is one Maya deeply values, as it truly embodies the power of community art and the collaborative spirit between artistic practice and the celebration of global music and culture.

WOMAD Grand Canarias: 2019: Space 

A textured moon center piece with a rocket launch and sparkling stars. This cosmic display was accompanied by vibrant, collaborative space-themed costumes and props.

WOMAD Caceres 2019: Space

A luminous moon centerpiece, orbited by cosmic costumes and props. This celestial display ignited imaginations with the wonder of space.

WOMAD Caceres 2017: World~ elements

 World~ elements A vibrant, elemental globe led the procession, adorned with workshop creations embodying earth, air, fire, and water. This colorful sphere was accompanied by a multitude of smaller structures and imaginative costumes.

WOMAD Kraken Uk 2015

A rain-kissed WOMAD in the UK provided the ideal stage for this fantastical underwater beast to emerge. Born from the collective creativity of festival workshops, this magnificent Kraken was then joyously paraded through the WOMAD grounds in time-honored tradition, a vibrant spectacle against the elements!

WOMAD: Caceres ~ Health and Wellbeing 2010

A larger than life processional fruit basket, woven from willow, rattan, and colorful fabric, overflowing with monumental tissue paper fruits, a joyful embodiment of health and well-being, brought to life through community workshops in structure and costume.

WOMAD: Caceres, 2003: Aztec

Embracing the Aztec theme, a colossal two-headed dragon, a formidable processional sculpture requiring the collective effort of over a dozen individuals to bring it to life.

WOMAD: Grand Canarias 2002

The 'Under the Sea' theme inspired fantastical creations, including mermaids and beyond.