The Balloon

The Balloon
By Carolyn Defrin

Alice draws a landscape.
A plane circles.
There is a crash.
She lifts her pencil.
Everything fractures.

A tragic plane crash leaves a pilot stranded in the Arctic . His wife awaits his return.

Delicate objects shift scale and drawings morph into video projection as the two lovers negotiate the appearance and disappearance of their memories, trying desperately to reach each other.

The Balloon continues its development from recent performances at Battersea Arts Centre and “Hack the Barbican,” and is made in collaboration with Paul Burgess (set/video); Joe Hornsby (lights); Benjamin Markham (sound/music); Kevin O’Donnell (music); Soumya Basnet, Amber Brown, Sinead Sexton (objects); Gary Merry, Sophie Fletcher, Inda Pereda and Sinikka Kyllönen (performers).

Writer/Director Carolyn Defrin is a UK-based artist originally from Chicago. Her work has been shown internationally.

“An amazing piece of performance…innovative in its use of video, music, live performance and scenic models.” — Battersea Arts Centre audiences.

Part of the N.O.W '14 Collection at The Yard Theatre.