Shadow Dance by Impossible Arts

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Shadow Dance takes ‘dancing in the streets’ to a whole new level as audience members become performers with floodlights magnifying their multi-coloured silhouette to the size of a building. The effects get even the most reticent of dancers making interesting shapes. Shadows interact with each other, and life suddenly becomes a rainbow coloured trick of the light. 

The installation blends colour and light, using colourful floodlights to magnify shadow silhouettes as they appear on a large projection screen. Combining this effect with a trick of optics means that the white light itself is split into its different colour components (based on Newton’s Colour Theory). 

About Impossible Arts

Impossible Arts has years of experience creating digital installations and events, all designed to engage a wide range of audiences, so that everyone from culture vultures to people who have never attended an arts event in their life are drawn in. Based in Pennine Yorkshire, Impossible Arts collaborates with a pool of talented artists, creating innovative arts installations, participatory projects and community events – all designed to intrigue and bring joy. Their creative projects bring together two worlds; a well-developed understanding of audience engagement and a canny technical know-how. This is powered by cutting-edge technologies … and a touch of impossible magic. 

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