Projection Designer
The In-Between by Marcus Youssef
Directed by Mike Payette
Assistant Direction by Diane Ntibarikure
Set and Costume Design by Diana Uribe
Lighting Design by Tim Rodriguez
Sound Design by Rob Denton
Geordie Theatre, 2018
Today, everyone has a device through which they are capturing their point of view and sharing it online. There are eyes everywhere and many bystanders.
Mimicking devices and interfaces, in this production, I took the traditional backdrop and fragmented it to show multiple perspectives of the same location and conflict. The screens became portholes through which we could experience the digital lives of the characters on stage, and an embodiment of characters we never see.
This design used a combination of new footage and animation, as well as a collage of memes and viral videos that echo real arguments and events that fuel this play.
Projection Design
Speculation by Leslie Ting
Directed by Alex Bulmer and Tristan R. Whiston
Lighting Design by Angeline St. Amour (June 2018), Patrick Lavender (December 2018)
Presented by Ottawa Chamber Festival, June 2018
The Music Gallery (Toronto), December 2018
My design for this project was a simulation using light and projection to interpret the experience of vision loss. It was opportunity to develop an entirely new process to projection design: a process that is not focused on the final image, but is instead creating atmosphere, shape, space, and distortion. It is not very often that I have the opportunity to rethink the medium with which I work. And it is rare that the medium of projection, a medium based in delicate optics and minute sensitivity, is so harmonious with the subject and story at the heart of a performance. This project was an extremely enriching experience in my design practice and I look forward to further exploration of these ideas as we continue to present this work.
Photo by Connie Tsang
Photo by Connie Tsang
Projection Design
The Magic Flute
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Directed by Michael Cavanagh
Set Design by Terry Gunvordahl
Lighting Design by Stephanie Bahniuk
Opera Nuova, June 2018
This production of The Magic Flute was set in the Arctic. My design captured the beauty of harsh Northern landscapes, as well as the magic and mysticism of long, dark winters that give way to light and glorious spring.
Projection Design
Nomadic Tempest
Written and Directed by Paul Kirby
Co-Projection Designer: Jordan Lloyd Watkins
Caravan Stage Company, Salish Sea Tour 2018
Nomadic Tempest is an experimental circus/rock opera performed aboard the Amara Zee, a 90’ tall ship.
My projection design for Nomadic Tempest presented the majesty and spirituality of the Salish Sea, the magic of monarch butterflies, and the iridescent devastation of oil and pollution.
Associate Lighting Designer and Head of Video
Smile Masking
Choreographed by Peter Chu
Lighting and Video Design by Eric Chad
chuthis. May 2018
Las Vegas, Nevada
Projection Designer
2018 Betty Mitchell Award Nominee, Outstanding Projection Design
To The Light by Evelyne de la Chenelière
Translated by John Murrell
Directed by Vanessa Porteous
Set and Lighting Design by Narda McCarrol
Costume Design by Hanne Loosen
Sound Design by Peter Moller
Sound Design and Composition by Bryce Kulak
Alberta Theatre Projects, October 2017
“Evolution should be seen as the expression of an enduring life force.” -Henri Burgson
Inspired by the work of Henri Burgson, the projections in To The Light evoked a sense of geological time: a view removed from the individual in which nature persists beyond the time scale of human existence. The projections appeared in interludes of the play, accompanied by pianist Bryce Kulak performing excerpts of Debussy. These interludes served as a zoom out from the story to provide space for contemplation before diving back in, confronted with a new embodiment of time: Present Indicative, Future Perfect, and Conditional Voice.
Projection Design
2017 Betty Mitchell Award Winner, Outstanding Projection Design
Crime Does Not Pay by David Rhymer and Kris Demeanor
Directed by Simon Mallett
Illustrations by Tyler Jenkins
Set Design by Anton DeGroot
Lighting Design and Associate Set Design by Alison Yanota
Costume Design by Dietra Kalyn
Downstage Theatre, March 2017
Projection Designer
Parade by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Kim Mattice Wanat
Set and Lighting Design by Terry Gunvordahl
Opera Nuova, June 2016
Projection Designer
2016 Betty Mitchell Award Nominee, Outstanding Projection Design
Cockroach by Jonathan Garfinkle
Directed by Vanessa Porteous
Co-Projection Designer: Joel Adria
Set and Costume Design by Narda McCarrol
Lighting Design by Anton DeGroot
Sound Design by Alexander McSween
Alberta Theatre Projects, March 2016
Projection Designer
(Student Production)
Prey by Britney Tangedal
Directed by Ann Hodges
Set Design by Coral Coughlan
Costume Design by Léa Robertson
Lighting Design by Brian Kenny
Sound Design by Nic Timmenga
The National Theatre School of Canada
New Words Festival 2014
Nova: Digital Parachute
Interactive Digital Installation
Created by Amelia Scott and Joel Adria
Presented at Nuit Blanche Edmonton: Petit Nuit 2016 and Beakerhead 2017
Remember those parachutes you played with in elementary school gym class? Nova, the digital parachute captures the essence of this quintessential childhood experience, but with some 21st century electronic fun! Children, the young at heart, and those looking to re-discover their inner child are invited to come together and celebrate the night under our e-textile canopy of stars.
Participants are welcomed into the parachute circle and guided through a series of parachute games to unlock the magical potential of this interactive LED canvas. Accelerometers sewn into the parachutes handles generate light patterns based on each participant’s unique movements. Small ripples create mesmerizing effects, and larger synchronized waves can trigger a more spectacular Nova effect! Everyone’s movements bring this parachute to life, and working together is rewarded by unlocking dazzling light patterns when the team is in sync.
The gentle lift and fall of the 24’ parachute is made even more wonderful with an underbelly of LEDs that twinkle like stars when the parachute is lifted overhead and experienced from underneath. Nova ties into feelings of childhood joy and wonder, inviting the public to group together and play.
Flora: Digital Greenhouse
Interactive Digital Installation
Created by Amelia Scott and Joel Adria
Presented at Beakerhead 2015, Nuit Blanche Edmonton 2015, and UCalgaryStrong Festival 2016
Flora is a pop-up digital greenhouse: a conservatory of alien flora. Leave reality at the door and enter a new ecosystem where nature and technology have become one. The digital greenhouse is a world contained, waiting to be discovered. Get curious and explore this interactive garden of light and sound or relax, allow your senses to wander, and let the plants discover you.
Under the name VJ Mononym, I have performed at various events in Calgary, creating visuals for some of Western Canada’s most esteemed DJs such as Overland, Essette, Jah Raven, and Kafka. I strive to create a dynamic experience that shifts and flows with the music, creating an immersive environment while keeping it dark.
