Multiscapes

Photo collection of Helanius J. Wilkins dancing

Multiscapes is a journey of human connection revealed through an interactive installation that blends dance, technology, design and sound. The project centers on a male duet, and explores uncertainty and intimacy through visually and sonically active environments. With no seats provided, audience members move around the space throughout the performance, including negotiating an effort corridora sensorial playground of balloons and puzzlesto unlock the unexpected.

Helanius J. Wilkins, a Louisiana native, is an award-winning choreographer, performance artist, and scholar. He is associate chair & assistant professor of dance in the Department of Theatre and Dance at CU Boulder. His creative research and projects are rooted in the interconnections of American contemporary performance, cultural history and identities of black men. He has choreographed and directed over 60 works, which include two critically-acclaimed musical productions for Washington, D.C.s Studio Theater. Collaborators for Multiscapes include ATLAS ACME Labs Ellen Yi Luen Do, Peter Gyory and Clement Zheng, along with Iain Court, Keith Haynes, Kellie Masterson, Jason Sanford and Ryder Turner.

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dancers leaning on walls triggered red color lighting
audience of Multiscapes
Helanius in Multiscapes with audience under blue light
dancers between angled walls
dancers in view
audience follows the ropes

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