Gaps in the Light (2022)

Photo Credit: Amy Morvell. Dancer: Luca Braccia

Jon, Claire, Mikey and Lucca are friends but do they really know each other? Stuck together, they close the door on their house for the last time; their lives interweave; small spaces become sanctuaries, cells, stages, studios, gyms and ballrooms.

When you go from sharing caramel biscuits to sharing your innermost fantasies and worries something has to change or something within us changes?

When the walls are crushing in and you can hear your neighbours secrets but you can’t join the party or leave, what’s your escape plan? Become someone new, transform your life and walk out into a brand new beginning.

Gaps in the Light is a portrait of 4 people removed from their world, their life and left entirely to their own devices.

Gaps in the Light uses verbatim interviews and was filmed on location at The Point, Eastleigh. A light and amusing take on life that we all recognise.

Credits

Creative concept: Abi Mortimer, Carrie Whitaker, Lou Rogers
Co-artistic Director and Choreographer: Carrie Whitaker & Abi Mortimer
Director and Editor: Garry Crystal
Dancers: Luca Braccia, Michael Kelland, Claire Lambert, Johnathan Mewett
Producer: Lou Rogers
Director of Photography: Gareth Munden
Dramaturg: Nick Walker
Composer / Sound Engineer: Alex Paton
Steadicam Operator: James Elias
First Assistant Camera: Ellis Norton
Gaffer: Mark Mackenzie
Draftsman: Olly Rogers
Creative Assistant: Amy Morvell
Set Design and Build: Hannah Bradbeer
Costumes: Hannah Bradbeer & Amy Morvell
Runners: Mignon Riggs, Megan Wasley, Lorna Cross Clark, Courtney McCarthy
Vocalist: Angelina Luzi
Sound Mastering: Leon Smith
Set Build: Mark Rowland
Rehearsal Runner: Madison Burgess

Thank you to everyone who allowed us to interview them and shared their stories:

Madison Burgess
Shane Hughes
Philippa Frankl
Mel Underhill
Beth Veitch
Bonnie Simons
Courtney Mccarthy
Georgina Perrott
Hannah Bradbeer
Lauren Ford
Lorna Cross-Clark
Mignon Riggs
Jackie Mortimer
Leigh Mortimer
Anna Winton
Sarah Golding
Bronagh Lagan
Kate Bonar
Bethan Jones

Thank you to everyone who supported us:

Arts Council England
The University of Chichester
The Point - especially Sean, Tim & Vicki
South East Dance
Barton Peveril College
Dave Tozer Gemini Production Service
KJ Mortimer
Mark Rowland
Jesse Horan
Steve Hodge
Charlie Mitchell
James Whitehead
Paul Munday
John Marsh
Russell Thorpe
Tom Nowell
Martin Huntley - Mad Dogs Television
Andrea Edwards