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Designing CURSED

Design Philosophy

When I first met Zetna [Fuentes], the director, we were very much in agreement that the tone of the piece should have its grounding in reality, and research: use all the Arthurian legends and the medieval traditions, but then take it to another level. So you’re starting with something very true and natural, then picking out various elements and exploring them, and maybe highlighting certain things and pushing others to the background. I went back to the Mabinogi, which is the Welsh version [of Arthurian lore] that I was taught in school, being a Welsh girl. But then I looked at all the Celtic world, and how those stories transformed across Europe, as they travelled by word of

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