This targetted commission for the Virtual Incarnations focus of Dance Umbrella festival at the ICA has a focus on development, support and investment to encourage choreographic collaboration with digital artists. It provides support towards the creation of a 60 minute dance piece choreographed by Tom Sapsford with visuals by the Honey Brothers.

The piece will take the idea of subconscious movement as its starting point, looking at sleep and hypnosis and aiming to give a glimpse of the mind and the movement that literally lies within us. The Virtual Incarnation Commission will showcase at the ICA Virtual Incarnation Exchange May 2003 and go on to tour in East England.

Jordan Town

Young British choreographer Tom Sapsford has been making dances for the last six years. He trained at Royal Ballet School where he won prizes from Kenneth Macmillan. He went on to join The Royal Ballet in 1993, two years later Tom was awarded one of the first ever Jerwood Foundation Young Choroegraphers’ Award. His work has been presented – amongst others- by The Royal Ballet and The Royal Opera House, The Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists in Toronto and Dance Umbrella.

Honey Brothers
The Honey Brothers come from a background of film editing and graphic design. They produced their first film in 1998 for onedotzero festival, ICA. Their personal films have toured London, nationally and internationally. They have collaborated with Tom Sapsford on Jordon Town with composer Errollyn Wallen, tic(k) at the Royal Opera House and have recently been working on a site-specific film installation commissioned by London Open House .

Tom Sapsford