Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema

2 09 2010

HDF’s short film, Blue’s not the word…, will play in Saturday night’s program at the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. For more information, visit http://sanssoucifest.org Below is the schedule and film information for Saturday evening. Short films and live performance, Saturday, Sept. 11, 7:30 PM
photo by Trish Simonite		Palimpsest, 2010, includes live performance, 12 min Directed by Susanna Morrow Produced by Ana Baer Carrillo Choreography and dancing by Susanna Morrow Filmmaker Ana Baer Carrillo Synopsis: A woman preoccupied with perfection attempts to learn from her mistakes by taking copious notes. (Venice, CA, USA)

photo by Angela Crawley		Stronger (excerpt from White Caps), 2010, 4 min, HD Produced and Directed by Wilkie Branson Choreography by Champloo Dance Company Featuring Champloo Dance Company Dancing by Wilkie Branson, Joel Daniel Music by Phil King Cinematography by Rob Saunders Edited by Wilkie Branson Commission by Theatre Bristol, Bristol Old Vic Synopsis: Two companions embark on a b-boying adventure up a wooded mountain, finding jubilance and strength in the experience. (Bristol, Avon, United Kingdom)

		Plastic Ballad, 2009, 3 min, 16mm Directed by Mara Tasker and Esmeralda Kundanis-Grow Produced by Mara Tasker Choreography and dancing by Esmeralda Kundanis-Grow Music composed by Hamster Theatre Cinematography by Mara Tasker Edited by Mara Tasker and Esmeralda Kundanis-Grow Synopsis: Ink, color and assorted mediums provide textures which parade playfully upon the surface layer, engaging in a ballad of abstract conversations between figure and ink. With the cinematic influences of Bruce Conner and dance influences of Loie Fuller, “Plastic Ballad” abstracts the movements of the human form beyond recognition. (Boulder, CO, USA)

		Fragility, 2009, 6 min, miniDV Directed by ana baer Produced by ana baer carrillo Choreography by kim olson Featuring sweet edge Dancing by kim olson, patrick mueller Music composed by barry adamson Filmmaker ana baer carrillo Synopsis: A couple grasps for intimacy in a bleak urban landscape, emerging from and collapsing into codependency. (Venice, CA, USA)

		Binary Form, 2009, 2 min, miniDV Directed by Chirstinn Whyte Choreography and dancing by Chirstinn Whyte Featuring Shiftwork Cinematography by Jake Messenger Edited by Chirstinn Whyte Synopsis: Short sequences of improvised movement are reduced to a binary form. The resulting frames are animated by sequence replication with the Apple Motion application. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK)

		5 Cuts, 2010, 4 min, HD Directed by Joy French and Stephanie Tuley Produced by Joy French Choreography and dancing by Stephanie Tuley Music composed by Antonín Dvořák Music performed by Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Ivan Zenaty Filmmaker Joy French Synopsis: It takes five cuts to make an apple pie; the angst and ritual of these five cuts are explored in this intense kitchen drama. (Longmont, CO, USA)

		NEGATIVE PRESENCE, 2009, 3 min, HDV Produced and Directed by Patrick Wilen for xartcollection® Choreography and dancing by Maria Stoyanova Music composed by Patrick Wilen Filmmaker Patrick Wilen Synopsis: Maria Stoyanova improvises freely on “Madame de Sade” by Yukio Mishima. The Marquis, who remains off-stage throughout the play, is seen entirely through the eyes of his wife. This absence is the “NEGATIVE PRESENCE”. (Barcelona, Spain)

photo by Martin Klemik		Puddle Song, 2009, 3 min, HD Directed by Teresa Brazen Produced by Michele Stewart Choreography and dancing by Jenni Bregman Music composed by Brandon Hopp Cinematography by Martin Klemik, Brandon Hopp Edited by Brandon Hopp Lighting by Rich Wells Observer by Leila Banijamali Synopsis: A young woman happens upon a puddle that makes a strange sound. This film explores play and its loss in adulthood. (Oakland, CA, USA)

		1/6, 2009, 16 min, 2K file Directed by Orsola Valenti Produced by Cie Greffe Choreography by Cindy Van Acker Dancing by Tamara Bacci Synopsis: In a natural scenery of snow and fir trees, abandoned by all traces human, a body moves in an unlimited space and in an indefinite time. It is a body without a history, soaking time, testing speed and stillness, apprehending space by taking tactile and sensory possession — the metaphor of a cycle: of a day of life, of a life, of life. (Switzerland)

photo by Matthew Murphy		NOBODY’S DARLING, 2010, 4 min, miniDV Directed by Marta Renzi Produced by Dixon Place Choreography by Marta Renzi Featuring And Dancers, Inc. Dancing by Tina Vasquez, Amos Wolff Filmmaker Marta Renzi Synopsis: The independent spirits and unsentimental intimacy of the dancers is both tough and tender. Similarly, the setting for this relationship is a bare bones studio in which their breathing and footfalls create the score. (Nyack, NY, USA)

		Bukfenc (Somersault), 2009, 5 min, super8 Directed by Bernadette Mayer, Rita Góbi, dramaturgist- Katalin Turai Produced by Sponsors: NKA, OKM, KODAC, ROLEBOMUSIC Choreography by Rita Góbi Featuring GoBe Contemporary Dance Company Dancing by Vesa-Petteri Asikainen Music by Csaba Gyulai and József Gáspár Cinematography by Nyika Jancsó Edited by Sára Haragonics Makeup by Orsolya Petrilla Lab and scanning by Károly Kamerda & Szilárd Szilas Synopsis: A man facing death is placed in a narrow and dark well, lit only from above. He struggles to no avail and finally realizes that the only way out is to give in. (Budapest, Hungary)

photo by Patrick Mueller		A Treatise on Endless Struggle and the Crystallized Moment of Impact, part 2 of 3, 2010, 10 min, HDV Produced and Directed by Patrick Mueller Choreography by Patrick Mueller / Control Group Featuring Control Group Productions Dancing by Kristine Whittle, Buffy Barfoot, Candess Giyan Music composed by Paul Betts Music performed by Hrsta, A Silver Mt. Zion, Le Fly Pan Am Filmmaker Chris Manning Synopsis: The inherency of conflict, driven by the survival instinct, rendered against a post-apocalyptic wasteland-scape. Desolation and beauty enter direct struggle in this final work of Control Group performance company’s series 3 Treatises on Interplanetary Weather Systems. (Denver, CO, USA)

		My 1st Big Break, 2008, 5 min, HD video camera with 360-degree panoramic SLR lens Directed by Kyle Ruddick Produced by Eyestorm Productions Dancing by Tom Lenk, Rachael Lincoln, Mark Stuver, d. Sabela Grimes, Raphael Xavier, Calvin Cheng, & Lou Genise Music by Cut Chemist Assistant Direction by Cari Ann Shim Sham* Synopsis: This music video, shot in one take with a cast of 17, employs a strategy of blocking, camera choreography and dance choreography that was developed over months in an intense collaborative process. (Topanga, CA, USA)

		Mere Images, 2008, 5 min, miniDV Produced and Directed by Stephanie Kobes Choreography by Stephanie Kobes in collaboration with the dancers Dancing by Nada Diachenko, Michelle Ellsworth, Toby Hankin, Esmeralda Kundanis-Grow, Cherie Hill, Alden LaPaglia, Belle Marsh, Cortney McGuire, Tara Rynders, Uli Ellsworth-Miller, Neri Torres Music composed by Explosions in the Sky Filmmaker Stephanie Kobes Synopsis: A woman’s collection of memories throughout the four seasons of a year. From reflected youth and innocence to reflected age and wisdom, an entire lifetime captured in a mere image. (Boulder, CO, USA)

		MOCEAN, 2009, 3 min, hi8 Produced and Directed by Kim Arrow Choreography and dancing by Kim Arrow Featuring Ponto Facto Music by Tara Tucker and Anura Kulatunga Cinematography by Dawn Estelle Singleton, Michael Bednarzi, Kim Arrow Edited by Kim Arrow Stage lighting design by James P. Murphy Synopsis: Shot mostly under the sea on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, “MOCEAN” evokes drift and shape-shift in a moving space inhabited by a human and other creatures. (Swarthmore, PA, USA)

		Blue’s not the word…., 2009, 3 min, HDV Directed by Carrie Noel Richer Produced by Hole Dance Films Choreography and dancing by Kate W. Kosharek Music by Patsy Cline Cinematography by Natalie Newman Edited by Carrie Noel Richer Music rights by UMe Synopsis: This short film about a woman’s relationship with her television rides an emotional roller coaster. Danced with a schizophrenic grace, the film is comedic, heart breaking and lovable, all at the same time. (Jackson Hole, WY, USA)

		Let’s Dance, 2010, 2 min, 16mm B&W Produced and Directed by Malia Bruker, Oscar Molina Choreography and dancing by Eun Jung Choi, Guillermo Ortega Tanus Featuring Da Da Dance Project Music composed by Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli Music performed by Miles Davis and the Lighthouse All-Stars Filmmaker Malia Bruker, Oscar Molina Synopsis: “Let’s Dance” is a sensual black and white film that captures the relief that dance provides in everyday life. (Philadelphia, PA, USA)

Installation videos on view, Friday & Saturday, September 10 & 11
photo by Mimi Garrard		March Circles 2010, 2010, 19 min, DVCAM Directed by Mimi Garrard Produced by Mimi Garrard Dance Company Choreography by Mimi Garrard Featuring Mimi Garrard Dance Company Dancing by Samuel Roberts of the Alvin Ailey company Music composed by Glen Velez Music performed by Glen Velez and Lori Cortler Filmmaker Mimi Garrard Synopsis: “March Circles 2010” is a suite of four contrasting dances created for video using a single choreography. (New York City, NY, USA)

		2/6, 2009, 30 min Directed by Orsola Valenti Produced by Cie Greffe Choreography and dancing by Cindy Van Acker Featuring Cie Greffe Synopsis: Set in a ghost yard, “2/6” recounts the fate of a body that becomes an object then an object that becomes a body… (Switzerland)

		REALM, 2010, 7 min, HDV Directed by Narelle Benjamin and Samuel James Produced by Narelle Benjamin Choreography by Narelle Benjamin Dancing by Emee Dillon and Narelle Benjamin with Julie Anne Long and Martin del Amo Music composed by White Rainbow Filmmaker Samuel James Synopsis: There are memories and traces of what was before us, but in the present we are all living in our own bubbles. (Sydney, NSW, Australia)