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Eris: The Path of ER at LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images
26th May 2012

Claire Hooper's Eris, produced as part of the 2011 Seachange residency, will be screened as part of a live performance at the LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images

Eris: The Path of ER
Performance co-produced by Electra
Saturday 26 May, 9.30pm
ICA Theatre

£5 / Free to ICA Members

Eris: The Path of ER is a new performance commission by Claire Hooper, drawing on Greek mythology as a narrative device, and threading a fine line between classical theatre, docu-fiction and soap drama. The work is an exploration of strength, tracing the experiences of Danielle Marie Shillingford, a woman who has lost, and struggles to regain custody of her children. In the film, the slippages between Danielle and her god-like alterego Eris, the goddess of strife and discord, creates a continuous blurring between the fantastical, the superhuman and the absolutely mundane.

The performance departs from Hooper's 2011 film Eris, and takes the form of a part-film, part-performance delivery by Danielle with a narration by Grime MC Lioness and a specifically developed live soundtrack by musician and composer Beatrice Dillon.

Eris (2011) was commissioned by FLAMIN, Picture This and Lighthouse with the support of Arts Council England.