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Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva @ Curve

Sat, 23 Jun 2012

Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva @ Curve

On the 21st and 22nd June Carol Leeming premiered her "choreopoem" The Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva at Curve in Leicester. Carol as been developing the project for a number of years, and I have been involved as Digital Director for around a year now.

This involvement included creating a platform for the delivery of the multimedia elements of the show and operating it from behind the scenes during the performances. The final platform consisted of three video screens, powered by a Mac computer and a Max/MSP patch coordinating everything.

One video image was embedded within a custom-made dressing table prop on stage right, the next was projected centre stage and the third on stage left, back projecting on to a dressing screen. It made for a simple, but flexible stage set.

Video footage - filmed and edited by local videographer Sally Hossack - consisted of sequences designed to add to the impact of the spoken narrative, with images cut to make full use of the surfaces available. For the finale of the show classic 1990s club style visuals were projected on all three screens.

The next next use of the platform will be to deliver an installation based on the Loneliness of the Long Distance Diva story that will take place at Phoenix Square in November 2012.

Pictures from the Curve shows and rehearsals can be found here. There is also a page on my website about the project.

Author: Sean Clark