[Frameworks] Dance films

[robert harris]

Re: Dance films, still unmentioned...
these are works on video

Davidson Gigliotti did a great deal of tasteful documentation of dance and performance in the downtown NYC scene of the late 70's/early 80's.  Chant a Capella is one such piece.  He was married at that time to Elaine Summers, herself a significant contributor to the cine-dance field.  

James Byrne had a great sense for shooting movement.  His "Undertow", with Eiko and Koma is excellent.  Analog video handling light and contrast like most people wouldn't believe it could, not to mention compelling bodies & motion.

John Sanborn and Mary Perillo made a wonderful, moving piece with a young Bill T. Jones not long after the death of Arnie Zane.  In it Jones "dances" with the video ghost of Zane.	It's a really sweet and powerful work.

Mary Lucier made    In the blink of an eye...(amphibian dreams)..."If I could fly I would fly" with Elizabeth Streb.
It has great sound work by Earl Howard.

all the above (and other dance works by these artists which I have not seen, so I won't endorse), are at Electronic Arts Intermix in NYC.





On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:34 PM, John Woods wrote:

> Daniel Conrad specializes in dance films: http://www.rhodopsin.ca/
> 
> I've had the pleasure of seeing some of his work on the big screen and the tiny clips on his website don't really do his work justice. His films are shot in unusual places around the world and the location influences the choreography.
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