About the project
Us looks into people’s lived experiences of invisibility, how the unseen can shape human interaction and how presumption and prejudice force exclusion. This project will experiment with how movement and sound can make the invisible be seen, heard and felt, in the most visible way possible, centre stage and through the lens.
The work seeks to reveal new perspectives on the experience of invisibility in today’s world. Thought- provoking, moving and entertaining, the work is conceptualised through a dance-for-drone film, a new live work for stage and an exhibition.
Interwoven sections of real stories that are normally hidden away are finally shared centre stage, creating a space where powerful movement, film and image supports wider learning and acceptance of us all.
Project and Production Partners
Us is a suite of works by Cathy Waller Company exploring what invisibility means to us all.
Made possible by funding from Arts Council England and support from partners: BA Dance Course
(part of Bournemouth Film School, a faculty of) Arts University Bournemouth,
Disability Arts Online, National Trust - Purbeck, Pavilion Dance South West, Rich Mix,
Stanley Arts and Streatham Space.
With thanks to:
Jane White and the team at AUB, The Amphibian & Reptile Conservation, BCP Council, Broadstone Cricket Club, The National Trust Old Harry Rocks team and The National Trust Dancing Ledge team, Tom Clarke & Zoe Squirrell, Matthew Vass-White, Cynthia Black, Window Zebra Productions.
Film Credits
You are also Us
Production Company: Cathy Waller Company
Choreographer: Cathy Waller & Cast
Executive Producer: Emma Kerr
Company Manager: Kylie Sullivan
Production Consultant: Matt Smee
Dancers:
Yukiko Masui (Dance Captain)
Deepraj Singh
Devon Nelson
Imogen Wright
Jordan Caldwell-Smith
Maiya Leeke
Margherita Mattia
Sam Reeves
Sarah Golding
Apprentice Dancers:
Charlotte Morris
Jenna Tostevin
Student dancers From the BA Dance Course,
(part of Bournemouth Film School,
a faculty of) Arts University Bournemouth.
Amber Collins
Emilie Bouet Conran
Grace King-Turner
Rai Crabtree
Director: Cathy Waller
Producer: Emma Kerr
Rehearsal Director: Jennifer Fletcher
Dramaturg: Jennifer Fletcher
Director of Photography: James Williams
1st Assistant Camera: Francisca Alves
Drone Pilot: Chris Wilkinson
Drone Camera Operator: James Markwick
Camera Trainee: Tai Bratcher
Hair Stylist: Keke Culture
HMUA Mentor: Nikki Mullard
HMUA Supervisor: Alex Walker
HMUA Assistants: Raff Clark, Emillie Robinson
Costume Designer: Ting Huang
Costume Maker: Milena Nawrocka
Costume Assistants: Megan Shrives, Libby Cavey
Runners: Jenna Hubbard, Marc Scotter, Matt Smee
Safety Supervisors: Erin Steer, Helena White
Access Support Staff: Josh Wild, Marc Scotter
Editor & Colourist: James Williams
Composer: Lewis Wright
Sound Design: Daniel Estrela Amador
Foley Sound: Daniel Estrela Amador Filipa Castro Gomes
Visual Effects: Mario Moreira
Audio Description: Audiomo, Mo Pickering-Symes
Drone Facilitation: Upper Cut Productions
Camera Package: Window Zebra Hire
Safety Cover: Land & Wave
BTS Photography: Rich Tarr, Paris Higson
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