ZACCHO DANCE THEATRE | THE PEOPLE’S PALACE
Projection Design
In the spring of 2024, Visual Endeavors approached Shmody to help design and animate projected backdrops for an upcoming dance performance at San Francisco City Hall. The performance, The People’s Palace, was pitched as “an artistic intervention with City Hall’s Beaux-Arts architecture,” featuring aerial performers “flying through the rotunda […] interacting with the architecture and large scale projections, transforming these symbols into new, more inclusive narratives that more accurately reflect San Francisco's diverse and dynamic cultures and community.” Needless to say, it caught our attention, and we were eager to contribute.
CLIENT: Zaccho Dance Theatre
PARTER STUDIO: Visual Endeavors
ROLE: Video Design & Animation, Screens Producing
TOOLKIT: Notch, Cinema 4D, Adobe
CREATIVE DIRECTION & CHOREOGRAPHY: Joanna Haigood
COMPOSER: Marcus Shelby
VISUAL ARTIST: Mildred Howard
SCENIC DESIGN: Sean Riley
RIGGING: David Freitag
FABRICATION: Wayne Campbell
LIGHTING DESIGN: Krissy Kenny, Lightswitch
VIDEO PROGRAMMING / OPERATION: Aron Altmark
VIDEO DESIGN & ANIMATION: Cody Samson, Aron Altark, Ryan Luse
TECHNICAL PRODUCTION: James Bong
INDIGENOUS CULTURE BEARERS: Gregg Castro & Jonathan Cordero
DANCERS: Veronica Blair, Tristan Ching Hartman, Ciarra D’Onofrio, William Brewton Fowler, Jr., Jocelyn Reyes, Nina Sawant, Saharla Vetsch, The Skywatchers Ensemble