Glasshouse
Vincent Dance Theatre / Lifesize Pictures
2015/1998
A simply striking performance film’ Film Four
‘If you couldn’t sleep I would tell you a story. I would tell you about rain. I would tell you about the knot that we had to undo. I would whisper in your ear, go to sleep, go to sleep. I would wash the shit from my hands and touch you. Why all this rain? Why so cold? What kind of love is this?’
Glasshouse is a ten minute dance theatre film conceived and performed by Charlotte Vincent and Forced Entertainment’s Richard Lowdon, made with filmmaker Robert Hardy. Set in a small ‘glass’ house, and taking place from dusk until dawn, it is a hard-hitting duet about how actions speak louder than words.
Glasshouse has been screened across the UK, and in Spain, Italy, Norway, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Canada Switzerland, Japan and the United States.
Originally made in 1998, Glasshouse was screened in 2015 as part of 21 YEARS / 21 WORKS, a live and online collection of Artistic Director/Choreographer Charlotte Vincent’s film and production work from 1994 to 2015. 21 YEARS / 21 WORKS toured to Shoreditch Town Hall London, Dance Xchange in Birmingham, Warwick Arts Centre in Coventry, Yorkshire Dance in Leeds and Brighton Festival 2015.
Context
Originally shot on 35 mm film on Ringinglow Moor, Sheffield in 1998. Produced by Lifesize Pictures, Glasshouse was originally funded by a Film Production Award supported by the proceeds of the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England, Yorkshire Media Production Agency, Sheffield City Arts, Yorkshire Dance and Yorkshire and Humberside Arts Film and Dance Departments. Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
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Who's Who
- Artistic Direction
- Conceived and Performed by
- Cinematography / Film Direction
- Set Design
- Soundtrack by
- Producer
- Caroline Cooper