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Royal Opera House

Client: Brand: Royal Opera House
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Graphic designer:
Roberto Millan

Poster of boy playing with GI Joe doll dressed in pink ballet tutu & title, I was born cultured, I didnt become that way.

The Royal Opera House poster campaign was a one of my favourite university projects, a promotional campaign for The Royal Opera House in London. The intention of the campaign was to target heteronormative men who feel uncomfortable, intimidated or emasculated if attending an opera, ballet or theatre event. The result is a tongue-in-cheek deconstruction of masculinity and gender performance, delivered through a poster campaign with the driving message, "For the average Joe with an acquired taste.", leveraging humour to dispel myths concerning men who enjoy the performing arts.

Poster of boy playing with GI Joe doll dressed in pink ballet tutu & title, I was born cultured, I didnt become that way. Cropped top of poster with text reading, I was born cultured, I didnt become that way. Poster of large man in rugby shorts sipping tea in Victorian room with lifted pinkie & text, For the average Joe with taste. Bottom of cropped Royal Opera House poster on pink background with text reading, For the average Joe with an acquired taste. Poster of large man in rugby shorts sipping tea in Victorian room with lifted pinkie & text, For the average Joe with taste. Poster of seated man in shorts on kitchen floor lighting a candle near an open pantry door with a Phantom of the Opera altar. Cropped Royal Opera House poster on pink background with text reading, For the average Joe with an acquired taste. Cropped & art directed Royal Opera House poster on extended vertical pink background with text reading, Dont hate me because Im cultured. Cropped & art directed Royal Opera House poster on pink background with text reading, Dont hate me because Im cultured. Poster of seated man in shorts on kitchen floor lighting a candle near an open pantry door with a Phantom of the Opera altar. Royal Opera House poster in situ in subway station. Royal Opera House posters in situ in subway stations.