Northern Ballet – Cleopatra
Knifedge’s Nina Dunn designed projections for Northern Ballet’s new story Ballet, Cleopatra.
Chroegography and direction: David Nixon Co-director: Patricia Doyle Score: Claude Michel Schönberg Set and costume Design: Christopher Giles and David Nixon Lighting Design: Tim Mitchell Projection Design: Nina Dunn for Knifedge
“Christopher Giles’s white walls and central staircase are wonderfully elegant in their own right, while Nina Dunn’s video projections seamlessly evoke the sense of place with a brilliantly delicate touch.” – The Times
The clean and effective design of the set provided a fantastic architectural canvas, ready to be transformed by evocative projections. The projection in the Ballet served to support both the literal and emotional narrative of the piece, taking on at times both architectural and scenic roles as well as providing occasional lighting effects and a few key moments of narrative.
These wide-ranging creative imperatives meant that a full set coverage was required. But being a touring show, this had to be achievable from very few projectors. In the end, Nina and Sam were able to fulfil the brief with a rig consisting of just two Barco FLM 20K projectors at the bridge. The show runs on a Catalyst media server.
“The Projections look stunning and perfectly evoke the feel of both Egypt and Rome. I appreciate that the marriage of Lighting and Projections is a tricky one but I feel it has really come together well. We look forward to working with you again in the future”
Mark Skipper, Cheif Executive. Northern Ballet
The stage picture, though, is a triumph. Christopher Giles’s white walls and central staircase are wonderfully elegant in their own right, while Nina Dunn’s video projections seamlessly evoke the sense of place with a brilliantly delicate touch. Tim Mitchell’s lighting is gorgeous and sun-baked; Nixon’s costumes are lightweight, colour-coded and very handsome.
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Projection Design: Nina Dunn
Media Server Programmer: Sam Hunt
3D Animator: John Keates
Camera: Jack James
