Alcina's Magic Island
Children's Opera Digital Backdrops
Directed by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Professor Ellen Denham and performed by Islander Voices, the production is a modern adaptation of a classic piece funded by a Coastal Alliance to Protect our Environment grant. I created a series of six animated backgrounds for display on the Performing Arts Center's giant digital screen to loop behind the performers throughout the production.
Background #1
The performance opens with a lush island with palm trees and flowering tropical bushes.
The performance opens with a lush island with palm trees and flowering tropical bushes.
Background #2
The lush island is now wrought with visible “pollution” in the air and water with signs of degradation from heavy industry.
The lush island is now wrought with visible “pollution” in the air and water with signs of degradation from heavy industry.
Background #3
We are now inside a Spanish colonial-style hacienda with picture windows that display a different view of the lush island outside.
We are now inside a Spanish colonial-style hacienda with picture windows that display a different view of the lush island outside.
Background #4
Dirty, dreary, polluted, environmentally degraded wetland on the island.
Dirty, dreary, polluted, environmentally degraded wetland on the island.
Background #5
From inside the hacienda, we can see that the once lush landscape outside is now polluted by industrial waste.
From inside the hacienda, we can see that the once lush landscape outside is now polluted by industrial waste.
Background #6
From inside the hacienda, the lush landscape is restored and pristine.
From inside the hacienda, the lush landscape is restored and pristine.
