Here I Am - Live streaming from the Queen's Theatre

For the last month, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch has been asking its audiences‎ about their experience of lockdown. The Theatre has received over 1,000 responses – online and by phone – each of them by turn, surprising, funny, moving and ultimately full of hope.

The Theatre placed those stories firmly centre stage in its empty auditorium, reflecting them back in a loving patchwork of encounters that share the collective voice of an extraordinary community.

Superstitions about ghostlights allow echoes of former actors to perform in a theatre that’s closed, where the stage is empty. But what happens when one such ghost has been waiting for her much loved audience to return?

This project was my, as well as everyone’s in the team, first live video streaming experience. People were able to attend the Theatre online on one of three evenings only‎ on Wednesday 24, Thursday 25 or Friday 26 June.

Below are some screenshots and also some production stills that I managed to shoot during the technical rehearsals.

Here I Am was devised by Danielle Flett and Douglas Rintoul with music donated by Imogen Heap and sound design by Alexander Broad.

Murmuration of Starlings - Collaboration with Szymon Brzóska and Barbara Drazkov

These are unprecedented times and creatives of many fields are unable to carry on with their work as usual. However despite being stuck at our different locations, we can still keep things moving and creative juices flowing thanks to the Internet.

I made an abstract experimental video for a new beautiful track composed by the talented Szymon Brzóska. Performed effortlessly by Barbara Drazkov.

'Eurystheus on the Heap' at ICA

I took these production shots of ‘Eurystheus on the Heap’, which was performed as part of the INFERNO ICA takeover. Directed by Nick Finegan.

Claudia Palazzo - this foreign mansion

I documented a sharing of the outcomes of Claudia Palazzo's residency/ re/build / dancing/ commitment at GROW Tottenham.

'Wojnarowicz - Tape Journals' - Work in Progress Performance at FFormatt Arts

I returned to Brussels to document the performance of the new work in progress devised by a composer Szymon Brzóska, a pianist Barbara Drazkov, a violinist Victor Guaita and a dancer Jacob Storer. The piece is based on the diaries of David Wojnarowicz, a queer, American artist and the AIDS pandemic times activist. The project is part of Fformatt the Arts programme produced by FFormatt, a night club, which has been currently expanding as a platform for visual and performing arts. WE ARE ALL FFAGOTTs!

Chisenhale Dance Space - Dance classes

I took some promo shots for CDS’ lindy hop and contemporary dance classes.

'Wojnarowicz - Tape Journals' - In rehearsals

I travelled to Brussels to document the rehearsals of the new work in progress devised by a composer Szymon Brzóska, a pianist Barbara Drazkov, a violinist Victor Guaita and a dancer Jacob Storer. The piece is based on the diaries of David Wojnarowicz, a queer, American artist and the AIDS pandemic times activist. The project is part of Fformatt the Arts programme produced by FFormatt, a night club, which has been currently expanding as a platform for visual and performing arts.

Tropical Awkward Bastard by Priya Mistry at Chisenhale Dance Space

I documented Priya Mistry’s performance at Chisenhale Dance Space.

Encounter Bow with Chisenhale Dance Space

I documented a day of free performances, workshops and encounters encouraging the public to experience the streets of Bow. The free arts programme included contemporary dance, break dance, parkour, live art, selfies, walks, audio tours, dares, and challenges for all ages.

With performances and participatory experiences from Esprit Concrete, GIRL GANG, Harold Offeh, Janine Harrington, Mickael ‘Marso’ Riviere with Mad Dope Krew, Rachel Gomme, Casson and Friends, and The Demolition Project.

Translucent event at VO Curations

I documented performances by Gisou Golshani, Monika Błaszczak, Joseph Morgan Schofield, ORLANDO MYXX and Niya B at Translucent.

Summer Camp at Chisenhale Dance Space

I documented the last day of the Summer Camp for children at Chisenhale Dance Space.

Chisenhale Dance Space at All Points East Festival

Chisenhale Dance Space run free dance classes at All Points East Festival in Victoria Park in London. Here are some photos.

Chisenhale Art Place Open Weekend - Open Studios and 'Snakes' Jia-Yu Corti & Owen Ridley-DeMonick

On Friday night I documented events taking place across Chisenhale Art Place; including Open Studios and ‘Snakes’, the performance by Jia-Yu Corti & Owen Ridley-DeMonick at Chisenhale Dance Space. Sadly I’m unable to share photos from the performance as the artists didn’t wish for the documentation of the work in progress to be published.

Classes at Chisenhale Dance space

I shot promotional photos for dance classes run at CDS.