Delicate Spells of Mind

Delicate Spells of Mind switches between two worlds: that of ‘Seeker’ and ‘Other’: a dashboard of gadgets and controllers calculate “best” outcome, anything to swerve worldly pain and error.

The Seeker’s self-invented ‘practice’ appearing as acts of care and game, are her attempts to flee pain and error. A dashboard of gadgets and controllers to calculate “best” outcome. Simultaneously, the ‘Others’ world is populated with a procession of dancers costumed in inoperable mocap suits: a committee, an organism, traveling and prostrating in search.

Switching between worlds, the Seeker and Other are caught in a tug of war, grappling with a riddle of a rope; ‘lifeline’ contraption. Eventually coming to share the same plain of existence, emptying through movement, shape and ritual, inviting healing, where both Seeker and Other co-exist.

Designed to invite multiple interpretations, Delicate Spells of Mind approaches the spectator as a malleable subject for change and self-reflection, allowing for higher states of consciousness, where humanity, science, ethics, technology shapeshift, integrate and unite.

An existential voyage into psyche, Delicate Spells of Mind is an attempt to invite acceptance, belonging and learning to fit in as we are, rather than rooting out ego once and for all.

​Commissioned by Arts House Limited for Singapore International festival of Arts. First performed at Life Profusion 2022​, Singapore.

Director Writer Lucy McRae
Production Company Crimson Edge
Producer Reef Oldberg
Choreography Jasmine Albuquerque
Dancer "Self"Lucy McRae
Dancers "Others" Ryan Spencer, Raymond Ejiofor, Ty Wells, Maija Knapp, Alucard Mendoza McHaney, Andrea Bess, Shauna Davis

Unit Production Manager Sara Clausen
1st Assistant Director Ryan Wagner
Cinematographer Drew Bienemann
1st Assistant Camera Sarah Rattay-Maloney
2nd Assistant Camera Anna Tse
Production Designer Tina Joyner, Lucy McRae

Props Fabrication Steven Joyner and Machine Histories, Luciana Ellington
Production Design Assistant Christian Pepper
Set Dresser Attilio Bonelli, Miriam Kuhlmann
Art PA Maria Kuraeva, Mateus Vieira Comparat
Costume Design Lucy McRae
Costume Fabrication Luciana Ellington
Costume Fabrication AssistantKarine Maciel Arroxellas

Gaffer​ ​Camilo Godoy
Key Grip​ ​Roman Reardon
Swing​ ​Cody Smith
Dolly Grip​ ​Andrew Harrold
Editor​ ​Brandon Winters
Sound Design & Mix Jackie! Zhou
Colorist​ ​Arianna Shining Star
Visual Effects Artist​ ​Stephen Burchell
Title Design​ ​Brandon Winters
Photographer​ ​May Xiong
Production Assistant​ ​Toshin Rao
Truck PA​ ​David De Cristofaro
Catering​ ​IT Catering

Being Anne​.
Written & Performed by Anne Müller​.
Published by Erased Tapes Music Publishing​.
Courtesy of Erased Tapes Records

Aarhus / Reminiscences​.
Written & Performed by Anne Müller​.
Published by Erased Tapes Music Publishing​.
Courtesy of Erased Tapes Records​

​Special Thanks​ ​Natalie Hennedige, Fezhah Maznan, Emily Appleton Holley, Anita Nedeljkovic, Scottie Cameron, Memory and Pegah Farahmand