The 8 pieces of "Henri Rousseau: Tales of the Tropics" used his paintings as inspiration for both original compositions for a 5 piece chamber quintet and new choreographed works. The first four pieces began with the dancers recreating the painting projected behind them, while the last four pieces ended with the dancers frozen in recreations of the paintings. I projected the paintings and faded them appropriately, as well as created title cards and some digital art. Then I designed the lighting based on the directionality and painterly qualities within each piece.