steve dixon : absent fiends

performers' brief

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I wanted to outline the general plan, and for everyone to think about a few things and come armed with at least a few ideas before we meet up. The schedule is very tight - I hope that can work to advantage in terms of improvisational spontaneity, but equally as we're working with video projections etc we have to have a few good ideas and set-pieces early and get them shot and edited relatively quickly.

We'll perform in the Salford University Drama Studio with 3 video projectors running on screens to three sides of the space. There is in effect three 'stages', plus the central area, so we can cut about, set up for the next 'scene' at one side of the space whilst another scene is going on the opposite side, cross-cut live action etc. I'd like video running virtually throughout so we need to shoot lots of it as well as come up with myriad live ideas which work in relation to the projections. Some live work will be (hopefully) tight, well-rehearsed and perfectly timed to the video, other sections will be purely improvisatory.









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