Soltanoff / Wendt
THIS & THAT

Phil Soltanoff (2020 Herb Alpert Award) and performer/puppeteer Steven Wendt (Blue Man Group) explore the cosmic and the micro in a multimedia animation using both lo-fi tech and traditional techniques. 

THAT imagines the creation of the universe with abstract video, choreographed to recorded music. THIS is about the people in it - their romantic sense of longing, loss and what might have been. Depicted with beautiful shadow vignettes inspired by Henry Moore sculptures, we see a cowboy sleeping under the stars, a jazz pianist’s reverie, a disco dancer, and a crooner serenading his lover all in a world brought to life with magical, old-school skills. 

Playful, and full of wonder. 
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Tue-Sat 7.45pm, Sat mat 2.30pm
Runs 60 mins/no interval
Age guidance: 12+
After-show discussion: Thu 15 Feb (BSL interpreted)

Presented in association with Compagnie 111
This & That is made possible by a Henson Foundation Workshop Grant
This engagement is made possible by The Jim Henson Foundation’s 2024 Allelu Award

Technical director: Stéphane Chipeaux-Darde
Photos: Maya Sharpe, Brian Rogers, Steven Wendt