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MOTIONHOUSE will perform SCATTERED at Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
SCATTERED, the brand new production from MOTIONHOUSE directed by the visionary Kevin Finnan, sees the company on sensational form. Moving away from the extreme sets of metal scaffolding of previous productions Volatile and Perfect, SCATTERED sets the bar even higher for thrilling performance and staging. Seven dancers perform on an infinity stage where movement and film integrate in a completely new and frankly breathtaking way. Using projection created by award-winning Spanish filmmakers, Logela, Finnan has created a world of water in a truly inspiring show where athletic movement blends sensationally with Logela’s projections. The performers are at one moment on the stage then suddenly sprinting up the upstage curved wall (think half pipe skate park), immersing themselves in sensational images of cascading waterfalls, rainstorms and swimming pools. They hang, suspended over a frozen landscape of arctic beauty at the very top of the curve before diving onto the stage through the ice floes and frozen waters; they hurl themselves into tidal waves, they stride up projected escalators, they fling themselves onto projected deckchairs and they catch, throw and hold each other in impossible embraces. There are quiet moments too – our total reliance on water is poignantly explored through movement using scenes of arid deserts and arctic landscapes; human and animal behaviour is examined while oceans of the precious stuff remain remote and unattainable. Original music by gifted composer Sophy Smith and atmospheric lighting by Natasha Chivers aid the ebb and flow of this exceptional piece; set designer extraordinaire Simon Dormon is the mastermind behind the giant curved stage which he fashioned out of salvaged boat hulls. SCATTERED is performed by Claire Benson, Junior Cunningham, Fernando Pasquini, Laura Peña Nuñez, Olivia Quayle, Alasdair Stewart, and Phillip Stummer. SCATTERED is commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre and created with support from Playbox Theatre, Warwick. MOTIONHOUSE will perform SCATTERED at Aberystwyth Arts Centre on Saturday 24th October 7.30pm. Tickets for this performance are £8 (£7) CC £7.50 (£6.50)and can be booked by contacting the Arts Centre ticket office on 01970 62 32 32 or online at www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre |
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Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
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