“…a beautiful aerial work launched into the stratosphere on wings of visual storytelling, technical brilliance and raw emotion.”

– Ross Anthony | Edinburgh Fringe 2025 | Broadway Baby | ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

★ Jury Choice Award – FinFringe 2025

★ Audience Choice Award – FinFringe 2025

★ Outstanding Choreography Award – Reykjavík Fringe 2024

DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN is an experimental aerial pole dance explosion performed by NYC collective VERTICAL DREAMSCAPE, featuring US Pole Art Champion Donna Carnow and interdisciplinary artist Gina Alm. DUSK/NIGHT/DAWN follows a pole-dancer through a night of work as her craft and identity dissolve into a montage of cinematic and sensual, dark yet dazzling dream worlds. This high-octane, durational work pushes the performers’ bodies and minds to the limit, producing a powerful, visceral and transcendent product that feels vibrant, textured, unpredictable, and of an alien world.

Creation and Performance: Donna Carnow + Gina Alm

Director (2026): Andy Bewley

Sound Design: John Challis

J Challis is a British multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and composer currently based in New York. With over 20 years of experience, he is known for his experimental approach to manipulating sound, blending live instrumentation with modern production to create polished, cinematic music across a range of genres.

“Paper Star Man” short story: Colin Lodewick