Flight (2007-2009)

Flight was a performance extravaganza featuring performer-activated machines, film projection, song, and live theatre that explores mankind’s enduring dream of flight and the unforeseen consequences of the pursuit of that dream. Flight collages characters and ideas inspired by the mythical and historical manifestations of man’s irrepressible urge to fly, and by the all-too-frequent need to flee disasters of our own making. Stunning visuals, live music and dazzling physical performances merged to create a fantasia that encourages you to consider the ways in which the phenomenon of flight has touched your life, your city, your country and the world.

“An intricate piece of live-action sculpture … marvelous mechanical props … ghostly video projections … fabulous costumes … the ethereal score … the quintet of energetic actors. [This] action-packed hourlong amusement won’t let you down.”
— Doug MacCash, The Times-Picayune

“The audience loved it. The house was packed … and the crowd lapped up every moment, even demanding two curtain calls.”
— Dalt Wonk, Gambit Weekly

“The hit of the show, hands down, was the ambitious and eventually awesome ‘Flight,’ conceived and designed by sculptor-set designer Jeff Becker … a genius at imagining and constructing large, astonishing stage settings.”
— David Cuthbert, The Times-Picayune

Concept: Jeff Becker
Script: Lisa Damour, Lisa Shattuck
Director: Jeff Becker, J Hammons
Design: Jeff Becker
Choreography: J Hammons
Music: Sean LaRocca
Video: Courtney Egan
Costumes: Susan Gisleson
Lighting: Hannah Adams
Performers: Lisa Shattuck, Kathy Randels, Nick Slie, Ashley Sparks, Bruce France, Maritza Mercado-Narcisse, Chris Kaminstein 
Producer: ArtSpot Productions