Meet the team
Here is where you can find out all about the creative team behind Shadowdock Belfast.
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Henry Sykes
Henry is a designer based in Manchester. He founded Studio Sykes in early 2023 and specialises in the delivery of large scale art installations, exhibition design, project management and creative art direction. He has experience working with some of the UK’s most famous cultural institutions on projects of varying scale and complexity. Henry's most recent projects include Our Place in Space, a 10km sculpture trail and Banana Block, a flexible events venue.
His own installations look to reimagine our landscapes & built heritage to create unique experiences that welcome, inspire, inform and delight
Learn more about Henry here: www.henrysykes.com
Anna Leckey
Anna is the founding Artistic Director of Three’s Theatre Company, a Belfast Based immersive theatre company that specialises in ‘choice theatre’ and creating unique experiences for audiences allowing them to see spaces in new ways. Anna has been the Artist in Residence at the MAC twice and has been developing her craft with innovative productions since Three’s began in 2017.
Recent projects include:
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UnSmart Home, Connswater (Funded by ACNI, A&BNI, Corporate)
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Rehearsed Readings, MAC (Funded by ACNI)
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That Sinking Feeling, Belfast (Funded by BCC)
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Lisburn to Lapland (Funded by LCCC)
Learn more about Anna here: www.threestheatrecompany.com
Katie Richardson
Katie is a musician, songwriter, composer, sound designer, music producer and facilitator who currently makes her own music under the name Hex Hue. In 2012 she was featured as one of the Irish Times 'Northern Lights' which profiled people changing the face of Northern Ireland in their particular fields. For several years she was a member of Choice nominated ‘Pleasure Beach’ with whom she toured the UK and Ireland. As a composer/songwriter/sound designer Katie has worked with many theatre and film companies across Ireland.
Recent examples include:
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Composer, Sound Designer and Musical Director for ‘Hansel and Gretal’ in Lyric Theatre Belfast
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Composer and Musical Director for Good Vibrations in Grand Opera house Belfast and Irish Arts Centre NYC transfer
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Sound Designer for ‘The New Electric Ballroom’ by Enda Walsh in Gate Theatre Dublin
Learn more about Katie here: www.shademusic.org
Alan Mooney
Alan is a collaborative lighting artist who works principally in live performance including theatre, dance and opera. His core artistic drive lies in crafting a visual language to help both tell and augment a story.
Recent lighting design work for stage include:
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Kilter, Matter and Ghosts (Natasha Bourke & Cork Midsummer), Echo (Dominic O’Brien & Smock Alley), Breathwork (Irish National Opera), Something Different (Tinderbox), Nobody/Somebody (NI Opera), Conversations on a Crosstown Algorithm (National Sculpture Factory).
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Associate Lighting Designer on the double-bill Mavra/Pierrot Lunaire (Royal Opera & Jette Parker Programme), Assistant Lighting & Relighter on How To Be A Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons (Teac Damsa & The Gate).
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He has also relit productions for Irish National Opera, Junk Ensemble, The Gate and Rough Magic.
Learn more about Alan here: www.alanmooney.squarespace.com
Conal Clapper
Conal is a technical artist and filmmaker based in Belfast. He specialises in the production of work with highly specific and unique technical requirements, including designing infrastructure for building-wide audio-visual installations, fabricating bespoke components for interactive experiences, and creating custom lighting networks. He has worked across film, TV and live events, and continues to expand and develop his workflow by working with leading industry professionals across various artforms.
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Learn more about Conal here: www.technilux.cc
Special Thanks
Shadowdock is commissioned by Belfast 2024 through Belfast City Council and supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery players, and The Lightbody Foundation. With special thanks to our venue partners Titanic Distillery, Catalyst and Maritime Belfast Trust.