Becs Andrews

Becs recently joined engineers and artists for Tipping Point‘s two day workshop at the Baltic Newcastle on climate change and infrastructure.

Becs was selected to work with Leeds Creative Labs on the Hepworth Edition – a creative challenge for teams of artists and academics from the University of Leeds to ‘remix’ the Hepworth Wakefield and make the gallery more ‘porous’ for . . .

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On 6th May Becs and Jon Hughes (composer) will deliver a seminar about the making of TRANSMISSION at the Department of Music, University of York. Attendance is open to all. 4 – 5:30pm Rymer Auditorium.

Becs is designing set and costumes for Improbable’s The Tempest directed by Phelim McDermott.  A co-production with Northern Stage and Oxford Playhouse, The Tempest opens in Autumn 2015. Book tickets here

Becs’ video work Gold Dust has been selected for the prestigious Royal Society science/art exhibition this summer, Enlightenment which will be viewed by over 14,000 visitors. This year’s theme is Light, in celebration of the International Year of Light.

Theatre Mill’s Jeykll and Hyde with Becs’ site specific design received critical acclaim – “Crawls under the skin and lurks there” The Stage “a wonderful experience driven by a respect for the tale and for the space in which it is being . . .

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Becs is exhibiting her set, costume and video designs for TRANSMISSION and TRANSMISSION INTERACTIVE (Becs Andrews Company), Through His Teeth and The Crackle (Royal Opera Company) and Terrarium (Simon Birch Company) in the National Exhibition which takes place 14-31st January . . .

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Becs was recently commissioned by Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival to artistically respond to their Momentum project with refugees and homeless people. Becs produced two films and photo essays for the project which can be seen here and here

View the new TRANSMISSION trailer here!

Following the film and documentary premiere of TRANSMISSION at Media City Salford, Becs and her team been invited by Salford University to develop TRANSMISSION: INTERACTIVE for Manchester Science Festival this October. TRANSMISSION is a contemporary dance performance and interactive installation . . .

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Becs recently collaborated with artist Laurence Payot on We Are Now, a site-specific project which took place on Dunstable Downs for the second year running http://www.bedfordcreativearts.org.uk/index.php/laurence-payot-dunstable-wind-charming-day/

Becs is delighted to have been made a Visiting Research Associate at the Department of Music, University of York where she will be forging new collaborations and continuing to develop her interdisciplinary work with musicians and scientists. Read an interview . . .

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The team behind TRANSMISSION contemporary dance and interactive installation are visiting the Watershed in Bristol this Friday lunchtime to give a talk about the work and showing a 10 minute film of TRANSMISSION. The talk will take place at the Pervasive Media . . .

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Becs has been commissioned by The Royal Ballet to design Cassandra, an exciting new full-length work by up-and-coming Royal Ballet choreographed by Ludovic Ondiviela in collaboration with singer-songwriter Ana Silvera. Cassandra presents the classical Greek myth of Cassandra through which . . .

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Through His Teeth which Becs recently designed for The Royal Opera House, received rave reviews – ‘Can this be the best British opera in years? Luke Bedford’s Through His Teeth at the Royal Opera House’s Linbury Theatre is exceptional. Drop . . .

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Becs’ installation art work Gold Dust / Of Memory And Light is showing at Clothworkers South, University of Leeds from 12th February. Particle physics, 3-D projection and water combine to create a study of memory and light. The work concludes . . .

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Faster which Becs designed for Birmingham Royal Ballet has finished its second UK tour, and will be produced in Tokyo by National Ballet of Japan  Faster premiered in June 2012 to national critical acclaim:‘The work looks fantastic, with the 21 dancers dressed in sports . . .

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Becs was one of 100 international performance designers selected to exhibit in World Stage Design 2013, where she presented her designs for Faster. She is featured twice in the Telegraph’s best of gallery from WSD13 – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/10301908/World-Stage-Design-best-exhibits-in-pictures.html?frame=2668189 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/10301908/World-Stage-Design-best-exhibits-in-pictures.html?frame=2667973 ‘the most . . .

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Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Particle Velocity, for which Becs designed works for Richard Alston and Sharon Watson received critical acclaim and embarks on a second tour in Autumn, visiting the Royal Opera House in November ‘Not since I was a boy . . .

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Becs is delighted to be returning to the Royal Opera House to design two new operas for the Spring season. Through His Teeth will be composed by Luke Bedford, with libretto by David Harrower and directed by Bijan Sheibani. The . . .

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