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Douglas O’Connell

Media Designer


6 Dunster Way, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 7DA UK
+44 (0)7952927139
www.motionmedia.org.uk


Professional Experience

2010

Ballet Shoes Peacock Theatre. London. Media Designer, Choreographer: Matthew Hart

Dance Marathon, Vancouver OlympicsMedia Design, BlueMouth Inc.

Behud Soho Theatre. London. Media Designer, Director: Lisa Goldman

2009

Monsters, Arcola Theatre. London. Media Designer, Director: Christopher Hayden

This Isn’t Romance, Soho Theatre. London, Projection Designer, Director: Lisa Goldman

2008

Thief of Bagdad, Royal Ballet London. Projection Designer, Linbury Studio Theatre

4:48 Psychosis, Cumbernauld Theatre, Glasgow. Projection Designer, Sweetscar

Fight Face, Lyric Theatre. Video and Sur-caption Designer, Director: Gemma Farlie,

50th Anniversary Gala Of Harold Pinter’s Birthday Party, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre.

Commissioned Video presented to Mr. Pinter, Artistic Director David Farr


2007

Saturday Night Sunday Morning, Harrogate Theatre/ Oldham Theatre. Projection Designer Director: Joyce Branagh

Sarajevo Story, Lyric Theatre. London Video Designer, Lightwork, Director: Andy Lavender,

Back At You, Battersea Arts Centre. Co-collaborator and Media Design, Lightwork,

2006

Here’s What My Body Did One Day :  National Tour. Set and Projection Designer Lightwork, Director: Andy Lavender

Twelfth Night, Broadway Studio, Lewisham. Video Design, Fervent Theatre Company, Director Mike Bernadin

Utter, Conference on Verbatim Theatre, Central School of Speech and Drama. Video Designer


2005

Here’s What My Body Did One Day, Pleasant Theatre London. Projection Designer, Lightwork, Director: Andy Lavender

Passionate Alliance, Cardboard  Citizens, Emergency Exit Arts. Set Designer, Director Stuart Mullins

InVertigo, Visions Festival, Brighton. Multi-media Performance, Directed, WoodenHead works


2004 InVertigo, Broadway Theatre, Lewisham. Multi-media Performance, Conceived and Co-Directed, WoodenHead works

2003 Triptych, Bath International Puppetry Festival, Theatre Royal Bath. Multi-media Performance, Conceived and Directed

Festival of Light, Projected Media Exhibition, The National Theatre. Media Designer

Thames Festival, Emergency Exit Arts. Lighting and Visual Designer


2002 Livin’ it Large and Loud. Art of Regeneration, Albany Theatre. Deptford. Media Designer

Thames Festival, Emergency Exit Arts. Visual Designer

The Art in You, Greenwich Council. Lead Artist Digital Design


2001 GLAM Media, Brighton. Project Manager.

2000 Gallery 37, Birmingham Royal Ballet. Birmingham, Lead Artist.

First Night Project, Greenwich/Dockland International Festival, Greenwich Royal Navel College, Director

1996-99 Various Productions, Redmoon Theatre, Chicago. Lead Designer/Company Member


Work held in collections,

Video: Harold Pinter 50th Anniversary Birthday Party, Pinter Archive, The British Library

Research (funded projects), publications, public papers and/or exhibitions

2008/09 The Overlook, Intermediated performance and Social Networking, Research, Wimbledon College of Art

2006 Internet as New Street Theatre, RAW, Promising New Researcher,  Wimbledon College of Art

2005 ‘Men in the wall’ by Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie, Interview, Agenda Series, Gallery Publication, Wimbledon College of Art

2004 Invertigo, Research and Development Grant, Arts Council England


Teaching

University Arts London, Wimbledon College of Art

2005-present, Post Graduate Course Director, MA Visual Language of Performance

Central School of Speech and Drama

2004-present, Strand Tutor, Media, MA Advance Theatre Practice,

2005-present, Visiting Lecturer, BA Theatre Practice,

2005 Course Leader, MA Performance Practices and Research

2003-04 Visiting Lecturer, MA Performance Practices and Research

Academic Qualifications

MA (distinction) Advanced Theatre Practice, Central School of Speech and Drama

BA Hons  (2.1) Drama and Theatre Practice.  Central School of Speech and Drama