May 2008 Archives

Rocketwrights - ATP's Playwrights in Residence Explore Space

By Vicki on May 1, 2008 9:54 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Over the past few months, ATP's Playwrights in Residence David van Belle and Eric Rose have been hard at work exploring their project The Highest Step in the World.  Working with collaborators Sandi Somers (visual and video design,) Adrian Young and Laryssa Yanchak (aerial and physical design) and using projected images and fly rigging, this intrepid group of theatrical adventurers have been exploring the unique ways that van Belle can interact with the performance space and the audience. A February workshop inspired many exciting discoveries and created some stunning moments like this image of van Belle caressing the moon.

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Following their discoveries in the workshop, van Belle and Rose began creating text inspired by their research into the pre-astronauts and these visual and physical explorations.  This April, the group of collaborators gathered again to read the script and explore the sky with a model rocket.  

Later this May, van Belle and Rose will work on their script at the Banff Playwrights Colony and continue to create this unique piece of theatre as our Playwrights in Residence during ATP's 08/09 Season.

Laryssa Yanchak, Eric Rose, David van Belle and Vicki Stroich attempt to predict a flight pattern.  (Photo by Sandi Somers)

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