A giant game of hide and seek,’ Pete Higgin tells me, has the teachers ‘exploring their school as a child, with a childlike sense of discovery.’ On an INSET day, when all of the students are on holiday, teachers are encouraged to experience the old stomping ground through a new lens. Where did this mark on the wall come from? What is hidden within that unusual cupboard at the end of the hall? Suddenly, an established – and probably boring – place becomes the backdrop for an abundance of possible stories and worlds and experiences. And this sense of play, this desire for and feeling of curiosity, is imperative to Punchdrunk's ethos.
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