Directing
Jessica Wright
Acting credits
Behind the camera
NRThis original dance film takes inspiration from Christopher Wheeldon’s production of Cinderella, yet imagines the fairy-tale with an alternate ending: after the ball the real Cinderella was never found, and instead a sinister game show now exists in which contestants compete for its title.
Cinderella Games
2020
Curing Albrecht, follows a young man who checks into a bespoke institution hoping to be cured of his inability to stop dancing. Inspired by themes of dancing and madness in the classic ballet Giselle, it was shot on location in Manchester’s spectacular Victoria Baths.
Curing Albrecht
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NRAn abstract dining room is the setting for Scottish Ballet’s largest film yet. Tremble stars 26 Scottish Ballet dancers and has been co-choreographed and directed by Jessica Wright and Morgann Runacre-Temple, set to Anna Meredith’s brassy track ‘Nautilus’.
Tremble
2019
NRThe Secret Theatre features the choreography of Scottish Ballet founder Peter Darrell and CEO/Artistic Director Christopher Hampson, co-directed for the screen by Jess & Morgs. With set and costumes designed by Lez Brotherston; music by Rimsky-Korsakov and Tchaikovsky recorded live by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra; new additional composition by Frank Moon; and performances from the full Scottish Ballet company; this Christmas special is an unforgettable adventure for all the family.
The Secret Theatre
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