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Anthos

Dance Artist Chris Fonseca centre of the image walking along a path in a garden.

Synopsis

Surface Area Dance Theatre in partnership with Harewood House, presents ‘ANTHOS, a dance-for-camera, featuring multidisciplinary artist Chris Fonseca performing with the sculpture ‘Adam’ by Sir Jacob Epstein, 1938-9, in the breathtaking Himalayan Garden. This film includes subtitles and captions.
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Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
05:26
Format
MP4
Director
Nicole Vivien Watson
Co-Producer
Sara Chezari
Executive Producer
Nicholas Singleton
Editor
Nicholas Singleton
Sound
Tom White
Composer
Tom White
Principal cast
Chris Fonseca
Mastering Mastering
Sean McCann
British Sign Language Interpreter
Tom Hartshorne
Himalayan Garden Consultant
Trevor Nicholson

Genre

Climate / Environment Dance Music Woman Director

Categories

Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Surface Area Dance Theatre

Eliot Smith
C/o Dance City, Temple Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4BR

Sales Company

Eliot Smith, Producer

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