My role within Surface Area Dance Theatre included set design and construction as well as producing film imagery for projection. Cordless projectors were used to project onto walls, floor, fabric and the dance artists. The mobile nature of the projection equipment meant that I was visable to the audience during performances; as I moved between the alloted locations of the set.
The project was based on the understanding of British Sign Language,deaf culture, Japanese culture and Butoh. The gateway, to the collective’s coming together, was supported by the introduction of Ma (間),which can be translated as a gap / pause / interval.
Several iterations of performances 'Behind the Surface of a Rock, Throwing Stones' have taken place in a range of venues such as Dance City Newcastle, The Barbican Conservatory, The Hepworth Gallery, Roche Court Sculpture Park and Baltic Gateshead.
photogrpahy - Chris Younger