THE WILDER PAPERS
(2014)
An Emily Terndrup & Derrick Belcham Production
The Wilder Papers was an experimental collaboration fusing live music, dance, and an original narrative which led an audience of 200 through 10 sections of a repurposed factory space in Maspeth, Queens. The narrative explores the imagined history of a composer and a dancer who took over the building to conduct experiments in motion capture and data-driven composition, before the isolation drives the duo into disillusionment and madness.
"Dark, haunting, and atmospheric... a success." - BROOKLYN MAGAZINE
Created, Directed & Produced by Emily Terndrup & Derrick Belcham | Choreography by Emily Terndrup, Mallory Lynn, Mariel Lugosch-Ecker and Austin Goodwin | Performed by Emily Terndrup, Austin Goodwin, Mariel Lugosch-Ecker, Hannah Button, Amy Moore, Emma Judkins, Shelby Terrell, Kacie Boblitt, Brendan Duggan, Austin Tyson and Kenna Tuski | Music Performed by Julianna Barwick, Skyler Skjelset (Fleet Foxes), Sarah Lipstate (Noveller), Mauro Remiddi (Porcelain Raft) and Hannah Epperson | Written by Helen Terndrup | Produced by Emily Terndrup, Derrick Belcham & The Knockdown Center | Voice Acting by Jonothon Lyons | Art Direction & Set Design by Ruby Kato Attwood, with Victoria Correnti | Costumes by Emily Terndrup | Sculptural Design by Clara Claus | Stage Managementby Mikenzie Ames, Nicole Gross & Lisa Haedrich | Lighting Tech & Design by Alexandra Berch & Derrick Belcham | Sound Tech & Design by Carrie Cook & Derrick Belcham | Films by Derrick Belcham & Emily Terndrup | Videography by Zara Popovici, Alex Reeves, Jake Saner and Mitchell Hart | Commissioned by The Knockdown Center