Akademi choreographs Green Space Dark Skies
A series of large-scale outdoor artworks in the UK’s most outstanding landscapes
In June and July 2022, we were invited to choreograph magical, human-powered art displays for Green Space Dark Skies event at Dorset and Chilterns AONBs. Our Artistic Director, Suba Subramaniam, ably assisted by Kathak artist, Shyam Dattani, directed hundreds of local volunteer ‘lumenators’ to create dynamic shapes in the green space, helping them to enjoy the landscape at dusk in this way. The digitally powered choreography was shot on film.
Green Space Dark Skies was a series of 20 large-scale outdoor artworks in the UK’s most outstanding landscapes as part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK, from April to September 2022. Green Space Dark Skies is led by outdoor arts experts Walk the Plank.
“Watching 600 people do the Namaskar together was incredible. The silence and the focus in that space was magical. The participation was truly beautiful, the commitment people had to be together and really be part of something.”
Suba Subramaniam