In 2003, with the help of commission by Welsh Independent Dance, Procter began developing her work by
using video, one of which "Am I This?" was chosen for The Dance on Screen Festival at The
Place, London. Since then she has continued exploring the medium and has made over ten
videos, shooting in locations in Wales, Argentina and Austria.
1. Video work of Deborah Claire Procter
A Horse Bleeding Shakespeare - 14’
Rivers & Mirrors - 12’
Am I This? - 1’
Together - 6’17”
Somewhere There - 3’
Rastras I & II - 15’
Rhiannon - 5’
Running time: Approx 56’17”
2. Deborah Claire Procter is an interdisciplinary artist, actor and video-maker from Cardiff (Wales), and
a Creative Wales Award winner. She began her training in theatre, and worked with companies like
Theatre Alibi. Simultaneously she developed a love for experimental theatre, creating many solos
and duets that play with perspective and scale, mixing ideas from theatre, dance, sculpture and
performance art, and incorporating the use of various kinds of projection. Her work has been seen
in galleries such as the Ferens (Hull), Oriel (Cardiff), and Spacex (Exeter), and theatres like the
Hemsley (Madison) and the Museum Theatre (Madras).
She maintains a strong interest and practice in movement, including contemporary and post-
modern dance, as well as yoga and martial arts, and has trained extensively in improvisation and
performance with Ruth Zaporah, Gardzienice Theatre, and Skinner Release Dance with Gaby Agis.
In 2003, with the help of commission by Welsh Independent Dance, she began making videos with
dancers and performers, one of which Am I This? was chosen for The Dance on Screen Festival at
The Place, London. Since then she has made over ten videos, shooting in locations in Wales,
Argentina and Austria.
She was a part-time and guest lecturer in many institutions, including teaching performance at
University of Glamorgan, and voice for broadcast journalists at the University of Wales, Cardiff, and
has taught many youth and community groups,
In 2004, she received a grant from Wales Arts International to go to Argentina and began
collaborating with composer Oscar Edelstein, as a vocalist and video maker. She is currently
working on a new opera with Edelstein about the links between Wales and Argentina.
3. A Horse Bleeding Shakespeare
Deborah Claire Procter: Original idea / Director
Oscar Edelstein: Co-director & Composer
Sean Feldman: Dancer
Jane Lloyd Francis: Rider, Performer & Choreographic consultant
Georges Dewez: Rider, Performer & Choreographic consultant
4. Rivers and Mirrors: Part I (2007)
Deborah Claire Procter: Choreographer / Director
Oscar Edelstein : Composer
Sandra Grinberg (Trisha Brown Dance Company): Dancer
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6. Rastros I / Traces (2007)
Deborah Claire Procter: Camera / Editing
Gabriela Romero: Idea / Direction
Ana Laura Lozza & Gabriela Romero: Choreography / Performance
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8. Together (2008)
Deborah Claire Procter: Choreography / Co-director / Editor
Matthew Humphreys: Co-director / Camera
Fergus Byrne & Hannah Prior: Performers
Oscar Edelstein: Composer
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12. Am I this? (2004)
Deborah Claire Procter: Choreography / Co-director
Matthew Humphreys: Co-director
Performer: Fergus Byrne
Screened: One Minute Wanders Dance on Screen Festival, The Place (London)
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14. Somewhere There (2004)
Deborah Claire Procter: Choreography
Matthew Humphreys: Director
Fergus Byrne: Performer
Commission: Dance Bytes for Film Welsh Independent Dance
Screened: Chapter Cinema, Cardiff
15. Rhiannon of the Flowers (2000)
Deborah Claire Procter: Director
Phil Moran: Camera
Rhiannon: Vocal Performance
Sarah Mumford & Jan Davis: Dancers
Commission: Centre for Performance Research, Restless Gravity