Heather’s latest work, A Blank Canvas blends the mediums of dance, film and animation into a dancefilm installation. The dancers vividly recount their individual journeys and personal stories; nostalgically humorous and at times strikingly truthful but always intriguingly beautiful.
Directed by: Heather Eddington
Film & Animation: Martin Banks
Drawing: Heather Eddington
Set Designer: Robin Eddington
Speech Advisor: Phil Ormerod
Lighting Operator: Adam Taylor
Music: Murcof, The For Carnation, Mum, Berg Sans Nipple
Marketing Design: Victoria Baldree
Admin assistant: Emma Brady
Thanks to Assis Carreiro and DanceEast for their continued support.
Biography
Director Heather Eddington is based in Norwich and is currently Associate Artist at DanceEast, Ipswich. She was also recently invited to join the Escalator Artist scheme which invests in artists based in the East region and supports their development, enabling artists to produce work of the highest quality.
Heather received a BA (hons) first class degree in Dance and Theatre Arts from the University of Birmingham and subsequently studied under the renowned Director David Hinton at London Contemporary Dance School on their Dance for Screen course. Heather has collaborated with, directed and been commissioned by a range of artists and companies including: New Art Club (Tom Roden and Pete Shenton), DanceEast, Delphine Gaborit, Anna Bjerre Larsen and Sarita Piotrowski.
In 2003, Heather founded State of Flux dancefilm company in order to draw all her work under one umbrella. The company’s mission is to develop fresh and adventurous dancefilm work, bringing together the moving body with the moving image. Heather draws on her background in art and dance/choreography to explore the fusion of art forms such as film, animation, sculpture and design. Heather's adventurous style generates an accessible dancefilm experience, which has been well received by artists and audiences alike. Her work has been shown in a range of venues/spaces such as museums, colleges, cinemas and theatres. Recent examples include: The Place, London; The Junction, Cambridge; The Wolsey Studio, Ipsiwch; Cinema City, Norwich; Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich; Essex College, Southend; Dancedigital, Chelmsford; and Norfolk Dance, Norwich.
Biography of Piece
Directed by Heather Eddington, State of Flux is a vibrant dancefilm company dedicated to creating fresh and adventurous work by fusing dance, film, animation and design.
Heather draws on her background in art, film and dance/choreography to create work that fuses art forms. She directs the company of international artists including dancers, animators and sculptors in exploring the possibilities of dancefilm. Together the team creates highly innovative dancefilm installation work.
Heather’s latest work, A Blank Canvas blends the mediums of dance, film and animation into a dancefilm installation. The dancers vividly recount their individual journeys and personal stories; nostalgically humorous and at times strikingly truthful but always intriguingly beautiful.
Press Quotes
"The message was one of journeys - the ones we take from birth to death - and how we start life as a blank canvas, only for experiences and emotions to overlay themselves on top, to create, as the narrative said, 'a portrait of ourselves.'"
East Anglian Daily Times
Online Media
www.stateofflux.info
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