music that reconjures how stories are told through live, experiential, and digital performance.

Paul Castles is an Australian-American composer born and raised in Sydney. His work has been seen across North America, Africa, Europe, East Asia, and Australia.

Underpinned by a passion for collaboration and defined by the meeting of the ancient and modern, Paul’s work is centred on human stories that bridge the real world and the unknown.

Among his projects are the award-winning musical The Fountain with Namoo Chae Lee; Repast, a series of interactive musical installations about the interconnectedness of nature and memory; and The Percipients, a mixed reality exploration of the Bigfoot phenomenon with Sibyl Kempson.

Upcoming

Cancelling Tiger

OCT 17-28, 2025
Music for the play by Namoo Chae Lee.
Produced by Kassna Kollectiv for the Bloomsbury Festival’s New Wave programme.
London

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The Call

NOV 9, 2025
A musical Tempest.
Created with Mkhululi Mabija.
Direction by Qondiswa James.
Music direction by Nonku Phiri.
Produced by Story Bridge and Chesray Dolpha.
Cape Town

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The Call

FEB 2-14, 2026
A musical Tempest.
Created with Mkhululi Mabija.
Co-produced by Story Bridge and Chesray Dolpha with Rattlestick Theater.
New York

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The Road Between the Desert and the Ocean

MID 2026
An afterlife journey through the Skeleton Coast of Namibia.
Created with Mkhululi Mabija.
Direction by Mhlanguli George.
Choreography by Llewellyn Mnguni.
Music direction by Lwanda Gogwana.
Produced by No More Bus in association with Jazzart Dance Theatre.
Cape Town

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Diluted

LATE 2026
The man who goes transparent.
Created with Namoo Chae Lee.
Produced by Kassna Kollectiv.
London

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