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Light Waves, Dark Skies

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I designed this show a few years ago and posted briefly about it at the time, chiefly to flag up a blog post I wrote about it for the National Theatre Wales Community Blog. But I just realised I never put the production photos up on the website. I’ll add a couple to my portfolio page, but here’s the complete set.

It was a great project, not just because of the lovely final show but also because the process was so open and democratic, and we really got to experiment. I really pushed myself as a result, and I think that showed, particularly in the video design.

  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones
  • Light Waves Dark Skies, by We Made This at Chapter Arts, Cardiff, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre Performers: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas Director: Matt Ball, Designer (incl video and animation): Paul Burgess, Lighting: Connor Lovejoy (R&D Lighting/co-devising: Cis O’Boyle), Sound: Sam Jones

Light Waves Dark Skies at Chapter Arts, Cardiff.

A We Made This Production, co-produced by Pontardawe Arts Centre

We Made This: Matt Ball, Katie Bingham, Paul Burgess, Catherine Dyson, Jacqui George, Gwawr Loader, Connor Lovejoy, Cis O’Boyle, Nia Skyrme & Morgan Thomas

Performers/ Perfformwyr: Catherine Dyson, Gwawr Loader & Morgan Thomas

Stage & Production Manager/ Rheolwr Llwyfan a Chynhyrchu: Jacqui George

Designer/ Cynllunydd: Paul Burgess

Lighting Designer/Cynllunydd Goleuo: Connor Lovejoy (Light Designer for R&D: Cis O’Boyle)

Sound Designer/  Cynllunydd Sain: Sam Jones

Full details: http://wemadethis.org.uk/light-is-like/credits/

Staging Places at the V&A

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You only have till the middle of March to catch Staging Places at the V&A. Curated by Fiona Watt and designed by Andreas Skourtis, it’s a great exhibition that not only reflects design for performance by practitioners active in the UK over the last four years, but also delves into and attempts to demystify the design process. In the same open and exploratory spirit, the exhibition design incorporates a round table, at which we’re hosting events and discussions. Follow The Society of British Theatre Designers on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook to keep up-to-date. Or better still, join!

Panos Andrianos has made a teaser video for the exhibition, with sound by design by Romanos Papazotos:

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Light Waves Dark Skies

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I wrote a piece for the National Theatre Wales Community Blog about my work for Light Waves Dark Skies by We Made This. There’s a one-off performance at Pontardawe Arts Centre, tonight. PAC was also a partner in making the project. Then next week we’re at Chapter Arts Cardiff.

It’s a lovely show (I’m biased, but I think I’m right about this!), about the sea, star-gazing and dealing with loss. The blog’s about my design process. Here’s a link: Continue reading “Light Waves Dark Skies”