Hinterland
| Series name | Production: Hinterland_ and Phantasmaton, 2002-2004 |
| Description | This A5 flyer provides a brief background to the 2002 Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company performance entitled ‘Hinterland_’ and ‘Phantasmaton’ at The Place Theatre in London. The production was held between 5 – 8 March 2002, and included the use of digital manipulation through video projected dancers and engineered dancers who performed in synthesis with live dancers featuring Mavin Khoo. The performance also featured a live web-cast from Bangalore where a dancer performed the same dance sequence on a hotel balcony as well as live vocals by renowned singer Natacha Atlas. |
| Date of Creation / Publication | 2002 |
| Creator | Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company |
| Associated Person/ Organisation | |
| Location | London |
| Collection and Reference Number | Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company (GB 2661 SJ) |
| Catalogue Number | SJ/PRO/HP/2 |
| Copyright | The Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable |
| Access to originals | The originals are located with the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company |
| Series notes | Shobana Jeyasingh choreographed two new dance pieces in 2002, 'Hinterland_ and Phantasmaton'. 'Hinterland_' was a site specific creation which transformed the 1930s interior of Greenwich Town Hall with film screens, internet links, live singers and dancers. It also included a live web-cam transmission from the balcony of Bangalore's Park Hotel where Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company dancer Chitra Srishailan, performed the dance. Simultaneously in Greenwich, UK, prolific dancer Mavin Khoo and the rest of the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company performed the same dance. The production aimed to depict time travel, time zones, memory and displacement. The production 'Phantasmaton' was concerned with the interchange. Presentations of changes included live dancers interchanging with video relayed dancers and live music in between recorded music. Pre-recorded electronic music was also played over live traditional Arabic vocals of renowned singer Natacha Atlas. Phantasmaton was co-commissioned by East London Dance as part of a residency in East London and previewed at Stratford Circus,London on 1 February 2002. 'Hinterland_ and Phantasmaton' were performed at Greenwich Town Hall and The Place Theatre, London from 5 - 8 March 2002. |
| Collection notes | The digitised material in the Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company collection includes performance programmes, flyers, information leaflets and photographs. At the request of Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company,the collection features digitised items pertaining only to productions from 1996 onwards. |
