Betroffenheit
“Simply translated, Betroffenheit means schock, bewilerment, or impact. The root of the word is treffen “to meet’ and betroffen “to be met’ and Betroffenheit is the state of having been met, stopped, struck or perplexed in the face of a particular violent event … a space and time where language ceases. We are left only with an awareness of the limits of language and the limits of what can be taken in. In this gap definitions disappear and certainty vanishes. Nothing is prescribed. Everything is up for grabs in this fertile and palpable silence”.
From “And Than, You Act: Making Art in an Unpredictable World” by Ann Bogart
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Design Team for Betroffenheit
Jay Gower Taylor – Scenic and Reflective Light Concept Designer
Jay Gower Taylor started out in theatre as a professional dancer where he enjoyed an international career spanning more than twenty years. As a set designer he has collaborated with Crystal Pite over the last decade, creating onstage environments for works such as Plot Point , Frontier, Solo Echo, Parade, In the Event and The Statement for Nederlands Dans Theater; Emergence for the National Ballet of Canada; Polaris for Sadler’s Wells, London; and Dark Matters, The Tempest Replica, and Betroffenheit for Kidd Pivot. Recently, Jay designed The Seasons’ Canon for The Paris Opera Ballet, and Flight Pattern for The Royal Ballet, London.
Nancy Bryant – Costume Designer
Nancy lives in Vancouver, BC and designs costumes for dance, theatre, opera and film. Works with Crystal Pite include Seasons’ Canon (Paris Opera), Parade and Plot Point (Nederlands Dans Theater) and The Tempest Replica (Kidd Pivot). Costume designs for theatre include Helen Lawrence (Stan Douglas Inc.), The Overcoat (Canadian Stage) and Tear the Curtain (Arts Club/Electric Company Theatre). Designs for opera include Das Rheingold, The Flying Dutchman, Rodelinda (The Pacific Opera), and Sweeney Todd(Vancouver Opera). Nancy has received a Leo (film) Award for Legend of Earthsea, multiple Jessie Richardson Theatre Awards and the 2014 Mayor’s Arts Award for Vancouver Theatre.
Tom Visser – Lighting Designer
Tom Visser grew up in the countryside of west Ireland. At the age of 18 he started working in music theatre through his theatrical family. After six years he started working in dance through the Nederlands Dans Theater. Since 2005 he has created original designs for choreographers: Crystal Pite, Alexander Ekman, Johan Inger, Stijn Celis, Lukas Timulak, Sharon Eyal and Hofesh Shechter just to name a few. Recently Tom has been creating his own projects through art installations and interactive media.
Owen Belton – Composer
Owen Belton, who is based in Vancouver, Canada, graduated from Simon Fraser University in 1993 with a degree in Fine and Performing Arts (concentration, Music), and studied acoustic and computer music composition with Owen Underhill and Barry Truax. He has been writing music for dance since 1994 when he created the music for Shapes Of A Passing, for choreographer Crystal Pite’s piece for Toronto-based Ballet Jorgen. Since then, he has created many scores for dance companies including Kidd Pivot, The National Ballet of Canada, Nederlands Dans Theatre, Cullberg Ballet in Stockholm, Ballet Nuremberg, Oregon Ballet Theatre and 420 People in Prague. Since 2008, Owen has also been creating sound design and composing for theatre, working mainly for theatre companies in Vancouver. Additionally, he has also scored several short films.
Alessandro Juliani & Meg Roe – Sound Designers
Alessandro Juliani and Meg Roe are Canadian theatre artists based in Vancouver. Their work has been seen and heard across Canada and internationally in conjunction with: The Shaw Festival, Canadian Stage, Factory Theatre, Centaur Theatre, Bard on the Beach, Ruby Slippers Theatre, Electric Company Theatre, Blackbird Theatre, Arts Club, The Vancouver Playhouse, Pi Theatre, Rumble Theatre, The National Arts Centre, Theatre Calgary, Alberta Theatre Projects, Theatre Junction, Citadel Theatre, Belfry, Intrepid Theatre, Theatre SKAM, Theatre Aquarius, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Western Canada Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare Festival, American Conservatory Theatre (San Francisco), Center Theater Group (LA), and the Britten/Pears Festival (UK). They are thrilled to be working with Kidd Pivot.
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