A Collective Space to Dream - 'Fantasy', a Performance Film | SHOWstudio

The Live Electronics Orchestra sprung from a shared space of queer yearning to collectively imagine an ensemble practice in a live electronics context, to shape a container that could hold various factors of ensemble performance in a constant state of flux. Joined by dancers Alek Walent, Serra Kösebay and Gian Singh Sanghera-Warren, they form one sensitively responsive ensemble, conjuring collective space to dream. This film invites you into the process of a new performance research project at Guildhall School of Music and Drama. The group aims to subvert traditional imagery and power dynamics between composer, conductor, performer, instrument and score; through incorporating bespoke technologies, inter-modal expression, emergent composition, somatic techniques and intimate collaboration with dance and movement artists. By holding each other with care while conjuring tangible physical and emotional states through experimental forms and collectively constructed timbres, they create visceral and evolving sound-worlds for both the audience and performers to immerse themselves in. Established in November 2000, SHOWstudio is an award-winning fashion website, founded and directed by Nick Knight, that has defined the manner in which fashion is presented via the Internet. A pioneer of fashion film and live fashion broadcasting, SHOWstudio is now recognised as the leading force behind these mediums, offering a unique platform to nurture and encourage fashion to engage with moving im