Nest
Nest
2013
Inspired by Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey
Dance, architecture, animation and interactive light technologies combine to create a tapestry of exploration and adventure, inspired by Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey.
Becoming directly involved with a promenade dance performance the audience are free to weave their own experience, threads of movement, structure, and live music draw participants around the striking spaces and hidden corners of the Welsh Chapel on Shaftesbury Av.
NEST was commissioned by new arts organisation Stone Nest, to mark the end of a period of inactivity for the Grade II listed Welsh Chapel on Shaftesbury Avenue. Originally designed by James Cubitt in 1888 and counting 1980’s super-club ‘The Limelight’ amongst its past tenants, NMC produced a multi-sensory promenade performance breathing new life into this beautiful, atmospheric space with its colourful and wide-ranging history.
“An epic, powerfully distilled”
★★★★
The Guardian
“Bright Ideas, impeccably achieved”
★★★★★
The Independent
Supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Commissioned by Stone Nest. Supported by Testbed1, Rambert, Richard Thomas Foundation, Polish Cultural Institute, Clay Paky, Capezio, Kingston University, Nylon, Camvac, JA Baczewski, Thor Drinks, Webb Yates.
Choreography,
Concept + performance
New Movement Collective
Architecture
Studio Weave
Interactive light technologies
Marshmallow Laser Feast
Film + animation
Filipe Alçada
Music curated + reworked by
Anna Meredith
Christopher Mayo
Incorporating music by
Oliver Coates + Leo Abrahams, Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Cicognin + John Dowland.
Costume
Georg Meyer Weil
Produced by
Malgorzata Dzierzon