THE HUGGING PROJECT
Contemporary Site-specific Dance
A speculative site-specific set design and realised costume design
Choreographer: Scarlett Perdereau.
Dancers: Irad Timberlake and Hui Chen.
Co-Designers: Jiayi Ding, Greta Dietz, Leshaun Williams, Nathan Leung, Serafima Denisova
Sound design & Video edit: Jiayi Ding
Location: Balcony outside the Design Studio, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Movement drawing
Our concept is magnetism; the push and pull
between two magnetic poles and the contrast
between proximity and distance.
We incorporate small magnets in the costumes to create a literal magnetic pull between the two dancers, and also underline the sculptural look of two bodies in stiller moments of the choreography. And Using UV light to create visible and spatial vibes for the evening performance.
The initial costume idea is to create a contrast between two dances and to allow them to be more integrated in relation to the analysis of movement.
Photography
Photo by Jiayi Ding