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October 2011 Projection designers Nina Dunn and Timothy Bird help bring 1960s story charting the birth of The Beatles to life Time Out David Leveaux’s production, transferred from Glasgow Citizens, offers a video montage of hectic paintings and grainy black-and-white imagery, evoking the art of both Kirchherr and Sutcliffe and lending the action a restless…
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July 2011 White Nights Festival, St Petersburg – an appropriate occasion for a premiere of the Mariinsky’s new production of Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Claudia Solti directed the opera, which was conducted by Valery Gergiev. Isabella Bywater’s inventive design – a construction of plastic and mirrored surfaces – proved an interesting challenge for…
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16th June 2011 Henrik Ibsen’s Emperor and Galilean opened to the press and public last night at the National Theatre (Olivier). It has been a profound experience being involved in such a monumental work. An undeniably epic and a very brave and well achieved production by Ben Power, the National Theatre, Jonathan Kent and his…
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Leeds, 26.02.11 Cleopatra, the new Ballet by David Nixon and Claude-Michel Schoenberg, opened to a delighted audience at the Leeds Grand Theatre on Saturday. Here’s what The Times had to say about the design elements: “The stage picture […] is a triumph. Christopher Giles’s white walls and central staircase are wonderfully elegant in their own…
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It was immensely fun working with Xander and Ben and bringing to life their requirements for projection to be used in their live UK tour. Working closely with the comedians and with Sean Power, the director, and Alice Power, the designer, Nina and the Knifedge team created, shot and animated a range of standalone new…
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April 2010 Katy Brand’s Big Ass Tour is on its way! Visual Design & Projection Content Production by Knifedge: The Creative Network Projection Design – Nina Dunn for Knifedge Set design – Ellan Parry for Knifedge. The tour opened successfully on 16th April at Brighton’s Theatre Royal with a great audience and happy teams all…
