Screensaver Series
by J Neve Harrington
About Screensaver Series
A very beautiful and deep study of movement alongside an astute and generous relationship between dance and a public.
(Siobhan Davies, Siobhan Davies Dance)
Arms, legs, backs, hands, feet, fingers, torsos, heads, all behave in a strange geometry. Screensaver bathes the eyes, the ears, and boggles the mind.
(Dance Art Journal)
Screensaver Series is a kaleidoscopic dance and sound installation by J Neve Harrington reminiscing the patterns and continuous activity of 1990’ screensavers. An audio-visual delight of perfect symmetry, the five dancer’s constant movement creeps, crawls, pushes, yields, flexes, holds, reappears and reabsorbs itself, referencing images from the natural world, computer coding and metamorphosis. A rhythmically seductive, soothing score by Jamie Forth coherently translates the choreography into an aural experience.
Screensaver Series can be viewed in multiple ways; moving, sitting, or standing. Viewed from different perspectives, the perfect geometry of the frontal view transforms to reveal the work behind the dancing bodies creating mesmerising and hypnotic continuous patterns.
A family performance with a workshop for children aged 8 and over is taking place at 2pm on Sat 26 Oct. More info
About J Neve Harrington
Harrington's works explore play, time and relationships underpinned by her interests in attention. She has created performances, experiences and installed works for museums, galleries, public spaces and theatres. Recent projects include: SOME TIMES (2023) at Sadlers Wells London and Dance City Newcastle, Satelliser: a dance for the gallery (2021) at Arnolfini Bristol, BALTIC Gateshead, Turner Contemporary Margate and NottDance, storage for future sunsets (2021) commissioned by Scottish Dance Theatre and V&A Dundee, never closer to midnight (2019) Reading University commission and The Human Clock (big time) at Middlesbrough Art Week and ArtBomb Doncaster. Screensaver Serieshas recently toured to PURPLE Berlin, YOUNG DANCE Zug, Tanssin Aika Finland, Inkonst Malmö, Wellcome Collection London. FIVES, a new work for young audiences commissioned by The Place, is in development.
Cast & Credits
Artist: J Neve Harrington
Sound Design: Jamie Forth
Dance Performance: Vanessa Abreu, Bonni Bogya, J Neve Harrington, Stephanie McMann, Elisa Vassena
Costume: J Neve Harrington
Light Design: Lucy Hansom
Production Manager: Mike Picknett
Originally developed with support of Dance Umbrella’s in partnership with ResCen Research Centre 2018, Middlesex University and using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
