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