Commissioned by Ballet Basel in 2014, I had the opportunity to design video content for CEL BLACK DAYS, a short contemporary dance piece by Jean-Philippe Dury.

Synopsis

There are days where there is no light, when you are trapped within your mind. You have become both the cell and the prisoner. Living in this cell, all colors are turned to shades of gray. How can you escape when you are both the cell and the human inside? It is these days when we refuse to search for the light, when we relinquish ourselves to suffering, that our soul will age. It is about the fight you face when you find yourself trapped within your mind.

Choreographer: Jean-Philippe Dury

Music: Hildur Gudnadöttir

Lighting Design: Juan Carlos Gallardo

Video Design: Andreas Guzman

Costume Design: Mathilde Cotteverte

Dancers: Artists of Ballett Basel