HILTON & CO,
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Choreography, scenography, technology

Est. 1997 Manchester, UK

Impromptu for Glitter Cannon

greenroom Manchester September 27, 2008. Performed by Manchester Bach Choir and G Hilton. Photo: Rachael Burns.

Highlights

Touch Wood

for Sue MacLennan, The Place 2007 (interactive scenography)

Performed by Lauren Potter and Henry Montes*

Augustine

for Darkin Ensemble, UK tour 2007 (scenography, devising)

Performed by Alison Jacques, Erin Harty*, Morgelyn Tenbeth-Ward*, Marek Zawalski*

Just Seconds Before

for EDge UK & European tour, 2006 (interactive scenography)

Performed by EDge

Disgo

for Darkin Ensemble, Place Prize 2006 (scenography, music)

Digital Cultures Lab

Arthur Elsenaar et al., Nottingham 2006 (mocap interface software)

...aber hauptsaechlich Fragezeichen

Unfinished short film 2004

Performed by Tryste Wilber*

Falling Over Me

greenroom Manchester 2005 (direction, performance)

Performed by G Hilton*

Winterspace

with Igloo, World Tour 2003-5 (interactive installation)

Bird Engine

Dancehouse Manchester, 2002 (direction, choreography)

Performed by Joanne Fong*, Julia Griffin*, Debbie Milner.

Original score by Nic Endo (Atari Teenage Riot)

3clips3

Deaf & Dumb Institute Manchester (direction, choreography)

Performed by Ruth McCall*, Kema T. Ekpei, Mark Edward

GRGX

Installation, MDDF Palais des Festivals, Monaco, 2000 (direction, programming)

Interference

Green Room Manchester, 1998 (direction, choreography)

Performed by Ruth Gibson*, Julia Griffin*, Grace Surman*.
Original score by Tom Williams, Performed by Francis Marie Uitti

Profile

In 1981, I built the robot you see above. It was made of cardboard and powered by make believe. In 1997, I accidentally started a dance company. I've been trying to figure it out ever since.

None of this could have happened without: Kema; Tamsin; Julia; Tryste; Gary; Ruth & Bruno; Sue; Fleur; 1312; JD & LJH; and all the dancers, musicians, techies, geeks, artists, makers and other collaborators who made it all worthwhile. Thanks, gang, it was and is a privilege.

Robocoppélia

If I was feeling suicidal, I wouldn't make a ballet about it, I'd make the most beautiful variation I could for a ballerina, then afterwards I'd shoot myself. George Balanchine

… die Geschichte mit dem Automat hatte tief in ihrer Seele Wurzel gefaßt und es schlich sich in der Tat abscheuliches Mißtrauen gegen menschliche Figuren ein. Um nun ganz überzeugt zu werden, daß man keine Holzpuppe liebe, wurde von mehrern Liebhabern verlangt, daß die Geliebte etwas taktlos singe und tanze, daß sie beim Vorlesen sticke, stricke, mit dem Möpschen spiele usw. vor allen Dingen aber, daß sie nicht bloß höre, sondern auch manchmal in der Art spreche, daß dies Sprechen wirklich ein Denken und Empfinden voraussetze. Das Liebesbündnis vieler wurde fester und dabei anmutiger, andere dagegen gingen leise auseinander. E.T.A.Hoffmann - Der Sandman

Got myself a crying, walking, sleeping, talking living doll. Cliff Richard

My contact email address is my three initials followed by 'at (the domain name above) dot com'

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