Will Simpson

Theatre · Piano Circus / Kings Place · 2011

Piano Circus: Trilogies

Projection design for Piano Circus: Trilogies at Kings Place, London.

My role: Projection Design

Piano Circus performing Trilogies at Kings Place

Film and live video accompanied Piano Circus at Kings Place in London on 7 February 2011.

The programme brought together Graham Fitkin's post-minimalist works and Colin Riley's music for acoustic pianos, treatments and keyboards. It included the world premiere of Riley's Double Trio, with specially created film and live video.

Performance and process

Piano Circus performing with projected imagery
Pl. 01 Piano Circus performing with projected imagery
Projection across the Kings Place performance space
Pl. 02 Projection across the Kings Place performance space
Piano Circus: Trilogies performance view
Pl. 03 Piano Circus: Trilogies performance view
Projection design study for Trilogies
Pl. 04 Projection design study for Trilogies
Piano Circus musicians within the visual design
Pl. 05 Piano Circus musicians within the visual design
A projected composition from Trilogies
Pl. 06 A projected composition from Trilogies
Performance documentation from Kings Place
Pl. 07 Performance documentation from Kings Place
The projection system in performance
Pl. 08 The projection system in performance

Performance views

Piano Circus performing beneath a field of projected squares
Pl. 01 Piano Circus performing beneath a field of projected squares
The ensemble performing against a dense projected grid
Pl. 02 The ensemble performing against a dense projected grid
Musicians framed beneath the Trilogies projection design
Pl. 03 Musicians framed beneath the Trilogies projection design
Credits
  • Film and Live Video
    Will Simpson
  • Performed by Piano Circus
  • Music by Graham Fitkin and Colin Riley
  • Double Trio by Colin Riley
  • Kings Place, London
  • 7 February 2011