Original footage of this film was shot by Brett Bailey in Haiti during the uprising of 2004. Additional sound created by James Webb.
This manipulated digital billboard was created for The Shooting Gallery in 2006.
Original footage of this film was shot by Brett Bailey in Haiti during the uprising of 2004. Additional sound created by James Webb.
This manipulated digital billboard was created for The Shooting Gallery in 2006.
Video Review of THE SHOOTING GALLERY – by students of the school of Journalism and Media Studies Rhodes University Grahamstown South Africa
The Shooting Gallery – conceived and directed by Catherine Henegan in collaboration with Aryan Kaganof
Conceived & Directed by Catherine Henegan in collaboration with Aryan Kaganof
“For 30 years, The Market Theatre has presented revolutionary drama to theatre-goers and none could be more revolutionary than The Shooting Gallery. This is contemporary, current, off-the-cuff real live theatre.
I am sitting in a theatre in this city confronted by the reality of this morning’s Israeli bombing attack on Beirut – feeling as if I have been transplanted to the front-line of the Middle East conflict. The play is adapted to the circumstances of the world of any given day –
and it will leave you asking a lot of questions…”
Tom Jasiukowicz ACHE BLOG REVIEW July 2006
Aryan Kaganof – PHOTO BY NATALIE PAYNE
“This production is not really a play. It could possibly be better described as post-modern reality theatre. But the best description, really, is simply that it’s a multi-media mind f**k. Light on literal spoonfeeding and heavy on symbolism, which is great as it gives the old grey matter a bit of a workout…it’s an unusual way of making an anti-war statement, as well as probing journalistic ethics and the way media manipulates the public agenda. For those who like their theatre combined with left-of-centre art, music and poetry, The Shooting Gallery is stimulating theatre. It’s profoundly odd, but innovative and thought provoking. Be warned: this avant-garde fare will not be easy for those who like their entertainment served up in a fast-food polystyrene box.” Christina Kennedy Theatre Vibe The Citizen – July 2006
” This year’s National Arts Festival was thankfully not lacking in controversy. Catherine Henegan’s multimedia production,The Shooting Gallery, divided audiences like no other – some walked out, some gave standing ovations, others sat in stunned silence long after the play had ended.” David Bannister – scene 4 magazine 2006
Aryan Kaganof & Catherine Henegan – Preset for The Shooting Gallery
Poetry performance by Aryan Kaganof as part of the Catherine Henegan multi-media show The Shooting Gallery
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Aided by a computer and a projection screen an editor (Henegan) tracks the way media constructs and reconstructs news and fiction. The protagonist is a war photographer (Kaganof) whose gruesome photos lead him into battle with his own conscience.
Conceived and directed by Catherine Henegan in collaboration with Aryan Kaganof and James Webb.