A dancer shadow sculpture fills the brick wall of a quiet theatre stairwell. A small metal ballerina stands on a low plinth, with one arm curved overhead and an openwork skirt around her waist. The nearby spotlight enlarges that recognizable shape into a tall silhouette above it.

Warm light picks out the rough brick while a blue evening window gives the room a cooler edge. The curved iron stair frames one side, leaving the dark tiled floor visible below the installation. No performer occupies the room; the sense of movement comes from the cut metal pose and its projection. Showing the cutout, its support and the lamp together makes the simple physical construction part of the scene.