Welcome to Mesmer

Mesmer are a collaboration of video and projection designers, with over 20 years experience of integrating video media into performance

Primarily, we are video designers - creating films, animations and motion graphics for integration into theatre, opera and dance productions, fashion shows, art installations, concerts and live events. As part of this approach, Mesmer offer a full technical service, installing complete projection, playback and control systems for our designs. We also function as animators, editors, projectionists and technical consultants.

 

Current and Recent projects

  • Beautiful Burnout

    Ian William Galloway designs video for Frantic Assembly's new production with the National Theatre of Scotland - Beautiful Burnout, a physical theatre piece about amateur boxing.

  • A Dog's Heart

    Complicite's Simon McBurney directs his first opera, a co-production between Complicite and DNO.  Set Michael Levine, Video and Projection, Finn Ross

  • The Lion's Face

    Ian William Galloway designs video projections for The Opera Group's new production - The Lion's Face, by Elena Langer and Glyn Maxwell, opening at the Brighton Festival in May 2010.

  • Counted

    New verbatim theatre piece performed in the debating chamber at London's County hall, with video designs by Dick Straker of Mesmer.

  • The Excursions of Mr Broucek

    The first staging of Janacek's satirical opera in 25 years. Set in Prague after the Spring revolution we follow the excursions of Mr Broucek to the Moon and 15th Century Prague.  Revival for Scottish Opera's for Spring season.  Video and Projection by Finn Ross.

  • The Gods Weep

    Ian William Galloway and Finn Ross create a video design for RSC's production of The Gods Weep, a new play by Dennis Kelly. Directed by Maria Aberg.

  • Knight Crew

    The tale of King Arthur updated to a Brighton council estate in a new opera by Julian Philips directed by John Fulljames with set by Es Devlin and video and projection design by Finn Ross

  • Going Dark

    Ian William Galloway works with Sound & Fury and Ales Valasek on development of the Linbury Prize-winning design for Going Dark in the Roundhouse Studio

  • Wallpaper

    Wallpaper* Design of the Year Awards. Animations and projections for the party room.

  • Wonderland

    New Musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics by Jack Murphy. Directed by Gregory Boyd and Sets by Neil Patel. Video design by Sven Ortel. Opening December 2009 in Florida. More info here.

  • Die Frau Ohne Schatten

    Jonathan Kent directs Strauss' mysterial opera at the Mariinsky in St.Petersburg. Sets are by Paul Brown. Valery Gergiev conducts and Video & Projection Designs are by Sven Ortel and Nina Dunn.

  • The Kreutzer Sonata

    Ian William Galloway designs video projections for a new piece based on Tolstoy's Kreutzer Sonata at the Gate theatre, directed by Natalie Abrahami.

  • Leona Lewis at Hackney Empire

    Leona Lewis' first live show featured Projection Design by Ian William Galloway, working with creative director William Baker at Hackney Empire.

  • Seize The Day

    Seize The day. Written and Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah. Part of The Tricycle Theatres' Not Black and White triple bill. Video-Dick Straker

  • The Spanish Tragedy

    Ian William Galloway designs video for Mitchell Moreno's new production of this rarely-preformed revenge tragedy at the Arcola.

  • The Tales of Ballycumber

    The Tales of Ballycumber written by Sebastian Barry and directed by David Leveaux and starring Stephen Rae at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin.

  • The Blue Rider

    Part of the Guggenheim Museum's works & process series. A unique collaboration inspired by Kandisnky's journey to abstraction and to coincide with the museum's mayor Kandisky retrospective.

  • It's a Wonderful Life

     Premiere of a new musical based on the classic film. Directed by Peter Rowe and set design by Libby Watson. Video design by Dick Straker.

  • The Mountaintop

    After great acclaim the show has now transferred to the Trafalgar Studios for another six week run. TimesOnline notes Dick Straker's brilliantly realised projection design.

  • Der Ring Des Nibelungen - Mariinsky

    Re-imagined version of the 'Kirov' Ring cycle under the direction of Alexander Zeldin. Conducted by Valerie Gergiev. Video Design by Sven Ortel. Opening July 2009 in St.Petersburg and London

  • Interiors

    "Gorgeously languid atmosphere of sanctuary" surrounds an exploration of Maurice Maeterlinck's symbolist play interiors.  Interiors has won 3 CAT awards and will tour internationally in Autumn 2010. Video and Projection by Finn Ross.

  • Hamlet

    New York's Theatre For A New Audience's first staging of Shakepeare's most popular and controversal play. Directed by David Esbjonson. Designed by Antje Ellermann, lit by Marcus Dosh, sound and music by Jane Shawi.

  • Swan Lake

    Helgi Tomasson's spectacular new staging of  Swan Lake at San Francisco Ballet. Features sets and costumes by Jonathan Fensom as well as Imagery and projections by Sven Ortel and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. Opens February 21st 2009

  • Marguerite

    Video & Projection Design (Sven Ortel) for Boublil, Schoenberg and Legrand's new musical "Marguerite". After London's  Haymarket Theatre this gorgeous production will premiere In Tokyo on February 13th. Directed by Jonathan Kent.

  • Shun-Kin

    "ghostly multi-layered projections" feature in this award-winning production. Returing to London, Paris, Tokyo and Taipei Autum 2010.  Video and Projection deisgn by Finn Ross.

  • A Disappearing Number

    World Tour of Complicite's acclaimed production. Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award 2008 for Best New Play,  Evening Standard Award 2007 for Best Play, and Critics' Circle Theatre Award 2007 for Best New Play.

  • The Little Mermaid

    Video and Projection Design (Sven Ortel) for Disney's major new musical, which opened on Broadway in January 2008. Orginal imagery was created and integrated into the stage design using innovative projection techniques

  • National Theatre Digital Archive

    Mesmer archive an example of each N.T. production on a 3 camera recording system. The archive is now viewable on a digital archive system which was designed by Mesmer at the new N.T. Studio.

  • MICroscope

    MICroscope by Riz MC, aka Riz Ahmed, tours the UK.  A theatrical music gig, in promenade, projection and live camera effects by Finn Ross and Ian William Galloway

News

Nabokov Theatre's new production, Bunny, will be going to the Edinburgh Fringe with a projection design by Ian William Galloway

Finn Ross will be desinging Gothenburg Opera's major new production of Sunset Boulevard in full HD this autumn.

Watch an interview with Simon McBurney and Sasha Raskatov on the making of A Dog's Heart with highlights of the show here

Sven will be designing projections for the musical "Woman On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown", based on the Almodóvar movie for Lincoln Centre Theatre at the Belasco on Broadway. It will be directed by Bartlet Sher.

Frantic Assembly and the National Theatre of Scotland's new production, 'Beautiful Burnout' will feature a video design by Ian William Galloway of Mesmer.

Finn Ross will be designing video and projection for the ENO's forth coming production of Don Giovanni

A Dog's Heart, Complicite's first opera, will be coming to the ENO in November for it's UK premier.  Video and Projection by Finn Ross

Counted. Just opened in the County Hall debating chamber. Video design by Dick Straker.

The Mountaintop wins the 2010 Olivier Award for Best New Play. Video Design by Dick Straker.

Sven Ortel talks about the use of projection in theatre and his work on "wonderland" in particular in a interview for the show.

Livedesign magazine features an article about Sven's work on Swan Lake in San Francisco.

Read about Sven's work on the mariinksy ring cycle in Live Design Magazine.