Conceived and created by Skye McIntosh (Artistic Director of the Australian Haydn Ensemble), this immersive new multimedia work is inspired by the lives of 19th-century illustrators and naturalists Harriet and Helena Scott and their acclaimed Butterfly Book, Australian Lepidoptera and their Transformations. Drawing directly from the Library’s collection, it blends exquisite animations, theatrical performance and live classical music performed on period instruments.

Performed by the Australian Haydn Ensemble, with an exceptional cast directed by Rachel McDonald, stunning animations by Studio Gilay, and music by Ludwig van Beethoven, Marin Marais, Elena Kats-Chernin and Tullia Cairns, this evocative new work reimagines the Library’s collection into a multi-layered live experience, celebrating curiosity, transformation and the enduring power of stories to connect us all.