NOCTURN
CreatES Digital Art
Designed through Participation
NOCTURN invents online and live digital installations in partnership with people.
Our work is relevant and unique. It comes from and leads people to make connections about technology, it’s impact on us, and thought provoking contemporary dance stories.
We place community participation and inclusion at the heart of our creative process.
OUR CREATIVES
Producer | Sarah Shead / Spin Arts
Sarah founded Spin Arts, an independent producing company devoted to cultivating brilliant dance makers. Spin Arts has produced award-winning and critically acclaimed international touring productions that can be found in theatres, libraries, galleries, community centres, and outdoor festivals.
Spin Arts prioritises productions made by those that are considered under-represented.
Sarah is also the founder of Artistic Mutiny UK, a network dedicated to practising more equitable ways of working within the arts & culture sector.
Director &
Choreographer | John Darvell
John, a gay male, whos professional dance journey began in his late 30’s after taking the courageous risk at 37 to retrain in contemporary dance, leaving the security of day-to-day office work.
Graduating from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in 2007 he’s built a career in creating relevant online and digital installations that comes from and leads to people making connections about technology, it’s impact on us and enabling access to compelling contemporary dance narratives.
Danced & performed by Tom Davis Dunn
Tom performs with many UK dance companies, touring both nationally and internationally, including the Gary Clarke Company and most recently in the reworking of Lloyd Newson’s ‘Enter Achillies’ presented by Rambert & Sadler’s Wells.
His creative practice, and what he prides himself on, is the realisation of a choreographer’s vision in the most authentic way.
Insta | tomdavisdunn
Written by David Varela
David writes for many different media but specialises in interactive stories. His projects have included major video games for Electronic Arts, interactive adventures for Wallace & Gromit, a Sherlock game starring Benedict Cumberbatch and a whole range of strange transmedia tales that defy categorisation. This is his third project with NOCTURN.
Filmed & edited
by Focus Pull Limited | Tim Bedingfield & Chris Harris
Tim is a camera operator and editor. For nearly 20 years he has worked on a diverse range of projects from documentaries, live TV, commercials, music videos and corporate work. For the last 10 years he has run his production company Focuspull.
Composition by John Chambers
John has been making a wide variety of noises for over twenty years; orchestral music, pieces for choir, musical theatre songs, hyperactive electro beats for kids, generative electronic soundscapes, and one time, a fanfare commissioned for a staircase. His music can be heard accompanying theatre, dance, radio drama, and on TV channels all over the world.
Brand Design
& Photography by Boneshaker | Joe Armitage
Joe has been photographing under the name of BoneShaker Photography since early 2013. Having trained in contemporary dance Joe naturally gravitated to shooting dance and performance creating images and montages with a unique style.
Insta | boneshakerphotography
Costume Design by Ryan Dawson Laight
Ryan Is a set and costume designer working in both theatre and dance with credits including: Botis Seva's BLKDOG (Sadler’s Wells, Olivier Award Best New Dance 2019); Blak Whyte Gray (Boy Blue/Barbican, Olivier Award Nomination 2018); REDD (Boy Blue/Barbican Theatre); Madhead (NYDC/Sadler's Wells); and Wasteland, Coal (Gary Clark Company, UK Theatre Award for Achievement in Dance).
Illustrations by INTO Doodles
Rebecca is a doodler with a love of sticky notes, finding the fun and humour in everyday observations. She turns people’s thoughts, ideas and stories into visuals, recent commissions include Global Arts Link and Unlimited.
Insta | @into_doodles
Storyboard drawings by Ben Qureshi
Ben is an illustrator working in mixed media, traditionally and digitally producing fast, dynamic work commonly used for storyboard, comics, commercial work and fine art.
