February, 2011
Upswing's 'Fallen' at the Purcell Room
At the end of January I was commissioned by producer Ghislaine Granger of Upswing to document their new touring production, Fallen which was being performed part of Londons International Mime Festival at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre. Myself and Ben used the Canon DSLR's 5D and 550D for the shoot and created a 6 minute trailer for the show. Weaving dance, aerial, circus and animation with African spirituality and a modern narrative, Fallen creates a dynamic and poetic portrait of the resilience of the human spirit. Fallen follows a woman who arrives alone in a foreign land and is held in a place of detention; a transitional place both physically and emotionally. As she attempts to reconcile herself with her new situation, her grief pours out of her drawing her into a fantasy where she is reunited with all she has lost.