What i witnessed was something amazing and daring that caught me for words. The performers combined experimental performance with acrobatic dance. Something that I later learnt is a growing trend in contemporary theatre. The set was really interesting as well as it was completely constructed out of cardboard boxes except for the metal frame used as a desk and a tool for their acrobatic tricks. Sets like these make me realise the possibilities for my own practice in theatre as experimental sets, if they work, really add a new dimension to the performing arts and far more memorable than your standardised promenade stage and backdrop combo.
I also got the opportunity to meet one of the performers after the show and Hannah introduced me as an Illustrator interested in theatrical design. I was chuffed to see how excited the performer was by the concept of an illustration getting involved in the industry.
Following the show, I researched a little into people involved in the production and a particular practitioner caught my eye- Anna Barrett. Her contribution to the show was creating light installations within the cardboard boxes. I was particularly impressed by an light installation nearing the end of the performance that saw a large section of the foreground set be transformed into a cityscape of lights. This was a significantly small aspect of an overall great show, however it had a profound effect on me. I found her website and discovered she is based in Bristol, which is fairly close to where I will be moving to in the next months. I am curious to know if she'd need any volunteers to help her out on her projects.
Anna Barrett- website
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