GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE

Ghosts in the Machine is a twenty-five minute projected 3D dance installation. The audience - wearing red/blue anaglyph glasses - see what appears to be three solid threedimensional dancers in the same space as themselves. Three ladies dance, sing and joke their way through the performance. Topics of discussion range from existentialism to ballpark-sex to media studies. Hanging over them is the dread knowledge that at the end of the performance they have to do “the whole friggin thing all over again”.

Billy Cowie is a Scottish composer, choreographer, filmmaker and writer. His previous installation, In The Flesh has been presented extensively in the UK, internationally and, in Scotland at Glasgow’s Tramway.

GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE	[no booking fees]
DATES & TIMES	Tuesday 24 – Thursday 26 November Tue 24: 5.30pm, 6.05pm, 6.40pm, 7.15pm. Wed 25: 12pm, 12.35pm, 1.10pm, 5.30pm, 6.05pm, 6.40pm, 7.15pm. Thur 26: 12pm, 12.35pm, 1.10pm, 5.30pm, 6.05pm, 6.40pm, 7.15pm
TICKETS	Free. Book your slot by calling the box office on 0131 228 1404, or email boxoffice@traverse.co.uk. Places may be available on the day
SPACE	TRAV 2

Photo credit: Billy Cowie

“The title, In the Flesh, is a gentle tease, but Cowie’s cunning presentation of a solo dancer, in reality a two-dimensional projection, does actually ensnare you in an exquisite illusion, namely, that the performer is solidly ‘in the space’. This hauntingly delicate vignette of ‘cinema haiku’ is an oasis of multi-dimensional enchantments.” Mary Brennan, The Herald

Commissioned by Lighthouse (Brighton), and premiered by them as part of HOUSE, the Artists Open Houses new initiative for Brighton Festival. Funded by Arts Council England with additional support from the University of Brighton.

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