Laser, projection, and fixture design for various theatrical and dance endeavours over the years. Some pieces devised or co-devised by me. Most were made under the umbrella of The Public Works Department, a short-lived but feisty and beautiful theater company co-founded by myself and Talya Chalef from 2015-2018.
First Ritual
The trans-formation of the man. Produced and Art-Directed by Syn, choreographed by Bianca, put together by a whole cast of characters! I did the laser-light show, and it was an incredible honor to work on this project <3
Space Exit
by Sofy Yuditskaya, Pepper Fajans, with Ria Rajan Filmed and edited by Walter Patrick Smith, AIA LEED A
Lost Property Unit
In Lost Property Unit, dance explorer Mei-Yin Ng opens an investigation into the bodily and soul-driven limits of surveillance, networking, and media. Dance, robotic sculpture, and a time bending blend of live and recorded video craft a chilling narrative of a beautiful recluse and the cyborg pet who is anything but her best friend. Lost Property Unit lures us into a head space where solitude is never total and togetherness is always just out of reach.
Choreography: Mei-Yin Ng
Projection Design: Sofy Yuditskaya
Additional Projection Design: Eric Barry Drasin
Lighting Design: Poe Ayumu
Sound Design: James Lo
Thread
Form BODYART’s website: “In 2015 BODYART sought collaboration with celebrated video artist Sofy Yuditskaya in what would be known as Thread. The piece premiered at the Irondale Arts Center in Brooklyn, New York, which led to the company’s return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe the following August as part of Summerhall’s curated festival season.”
The Comfort of Numbers
The Comfort of numbers . By Paulina Barros Reyes Retana. This is a play about the interaction of numbers, science, and probability with the inevitability and unpredictably of life. 2 Characters: Alicia: early thirties. Mexican born and raised, lives abroad. Pierre: Mid thirties. Experimental physicist, works at a lab in a recognized university. Aura: Pre-teen/teenager. Has Asperbergers. David and Sylvia's daughter.
Neighbor
L’Chaim
Port Cities
The Perils of Obedience
A Performance in Two Acts
Wherein the Authority of the Spectacle Justifies complicity between Controlling Viewer & Puppet Actor
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Embedded Technologies dis-splay for your Education & Amusement Hidden Systems of Social Control
Acte I
Wherein an Experimenter in a Lab Coat Tells the Assembled Crowd:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Mesdames et Messieurs–Welcome! To the greatest experiment of showbusiness!
Today I hand the reigns over to you–its the ultimate in user oriented experience!
We enter into the unknown together ladies and gentlemen.
Our brave performer Valeria Maracco will submit herself entirely to the will of any brave soul willing to step forward and take control!
But, caution!
Since she is entirely subject to your will, you might–by accident or design, walk her directly into traffic!
Our aural landscape will unfold around us, depending on your voracity to control her, its composition revealing hidden systems of control.
Acte II
Wherein a Crowd Member full of Courage controls a Willing Puppet to limits of Sptacular Power and Personal Safety
made with damian frey (music) and val maracco (dance)
Heart of Bangalore
