ERIKA E. HUGHES
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Beneath

Beneath explores the incredible world underneath the Earth's surface. Written in collaboration with an internationally renowned team of planetary scientists, Beneath was originally staged in the Marston Exploration Theater, a Tempe, AZ planetarium that uses Definite SkySkan Planetarium technology and 4K projection systems. The cast was comprised of professional actors and planetary scientists who were also belly dancers, ballet dancers, and a bassist - moved within a series of 3D projections depicting the moving and shifting forces below our feet. ​Premiered in May 2017.  

Lead Artist: Lance Gharavi
Director: Erika Hughes
Scientist/Performers: Ed Garnero, 
Christy Till, Patrick Young 
Performer: Heather Lee Harper

Media, Sound, Lighting: Jake Pinholster, Stephen Christensen, Matthew Ragan, Ian Shelanskey, Miwa Matreyek, Boyd Branch, Dallas Nichols, Elora Mastison, Alex Oliszewski, Michael Bateman 
Composer: Dan Puccio
Choreographer: Liz Lerman

Listen to an interview with Erika Hughes and Lance Gharavi on Phoenix NPR station KJZZ about Beneath
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Beneath from ASU Now on Vimeo.

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  • Home
  • About
  • Performance
    • The Amazing Life of Margot Heuman
    • The Veterans Project
    • Odyssey Home
    • Boats
    • Beneath
    • Scattering Salt
    • After the Flood
    • QUEST
    • Presence of the Past
    • King Gordogon
    • Lahore in Miniature
    • This girl laughs, this girl cries, this girl does nothing
    • Light Rail Plays
    • Still Life With Iris
    • Project North
    • The Matchmaker
    • English Theatre Berlin's 10 Minute Plays
    • Tower of Babbel
    • Jake the Dog
  • Press
  • Publications
  • Contact