Encounter - 2018

Produced by Collaboraction, Encounter, is a collection of pieces of dance, film, music, theatre, and more devoted to racial healing in Chicago. With a variety of different pieces in two of Collaboraction's spaces, I wanted them to have similar designs and aesthetics, but also be unique and serve their own function. The Pentagon featured two longer solo shows in repertory and had themes of home. So I wanted to give it a warmer more inviting space, more evocative of a living room. The performances in the Vault had numerous artists and acts and I wanted to design a space that was flexible to the different styles of performance. Projections were vital to this space since several films were shown in this space, but also allowed other acts to use another design element to enhance their piece of art.

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Three sets were created for Encounter-2018. Two at Collaboraction Studios and a third touring set. With a variety of acts ranging from: short films, to dance, and musical performances, it was important for me to allow the spaces to be flexible, yet all encompassing for the different acts.