Exponential Ir/relevance

Created with the MA Collaborative Theatre and Production Design at Guildhall School of Music and Drama

May - June 2024

Photography by Noel M.Lhez

Synopsis

Exponential Ir/relevance was a collaborative showcase of works reflecting individual experiences associated with "The Power of 10". Created by Guildhalls MA-CTPD 2024 cohort.

Featured Works

One by Syd Baskind [@sydbaskind_design]

The convergence between worlds.
Two by Hongrui Yao [@yiuhngrei]

This piece explores how completeness exists in the human body and consciousness, and the dynamic relationship between programmed consciousness and completeness.
Performer - Shea Sullivan
Sound Designer - Tongyu Wu
Three by Amirul Azmi [@_amirulazmii]

Title - ticks of life and death: in rhythm
Time waits for no one. Will the next decade be for you to grow, or is it for death?
Performer - Shea Sullivan
Piano - Yen-Pei Chen
Baritone - Alex Poulton
Violist - Carla Jacobs
Electric Guitarist - Leon Geis
Four by Atman [@atman_._]

Title - The Darkest Decade
Witness an attempt at portraying the relationship between global struggles. From the genocide in Palestine to socio-political struggles in India, a performance with a mix of poetry and on-ground news reports!
Five by Shea Sullivan [@sheasullivan.portfolio]

@mytinybabyhands
Six by Josh Hill [@jhill.design]

The Pythagorean Tetractys is a blend of applied mathematics and a mystical symbol central to the secret worship of Pythagoreanism. This triangular figure also symbolizes the four classical elements; air, fire, water, and earth.
Seven by Rebekah Wild [@wilder_theatre]

Memories can be repressed, but they’re never truly gone.
Sound and Lighting Design - Amirul Azmi
Performer - Celina Bjørseth-Andersen
Videographer - Syd Baskind
Eight by Aria Mehta [@ariamehta_]

The number ten represents the ending of one cycle and the beginning of another. This piece is a heartfelt goodbye to a chapter which was filled with learning.
Voice Actor - Divyaj Gautam
Nine by Tabby Morgan [@tabbyewing_]

What came first, the chicken or the egg? Come to anthicon to get away from your worries! In this stressful world, what else is there to do?
Performer - Atman
Ten by Sarah Campbell [@sarahcampbell21]

Title - States of Matter
This piece is based around the exploration of states of matter (solids, liquids and gases) and the transitions between the three, as well as thinking about the next stage of my professional life and what that holds for me.
Performer - Shea Sullivan