Dance to Remember, Dance to Heal
身心流動釋放系列
身心流動釋放系列
Walls
Spain
Dani Cobarrubias, Carmen Porras
2022 I 10'31
Spain
Dani Cobarrubias, Carmen Porras
2022 I 10'31
I Am Still Waiting
USA
Stephanie Liapis
2021 | 4'58
USA
Stephanie Liapis
2021 | 4'58
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I Am Still Waiting, comes from the restless and still of isolation and a self-imposed attempt to rewild oneself back into life. The text prose by Elena Hecht and performance by Leslie Kraus express an untethering from memory and a dissolution into pastoral abyss. The work was filmed in residency on location in Longford, Ireland.
Pilgrimage
Canada
Marlene Millar
2017 | 09'58
Canada
Marlene Millar
2017 | 09'58
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Nine dancers and singers travel across open farmlands, parched roads, and moonlit fields to find refuge in an abandoned place of worship. Through a complex series of Turkish usul patterns designed to ignite emotional states of journey and light, the group finds connection within their company and solace in the sheltered space.
Morning
USA
Holly Wilder, Wilder Project
2022 | 05'25
USA
Holly Wilder, Wilder Project
2022 | 05'25
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“Morning” is a dance film dedicated to those we've lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. Produced by award winning dance filmmaking duo, Wilder Project, the film honors the grief that has accompanied us through this period. In an exploration of aliveness, transition, and catharsis, the dancers claw through different textures of earth and water with a sense of reverence and surrender. Set to a reimagining of the traditional Appalachian spiritual, “Bright Morning Stars”, “Morning” reminds us of the beauty of the sand under our feet and the breath in our lungs, and asks its viewers to consider that our collective reflection inspire us to create a world where we all can live.
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Shattered Ripples
China Siye Tao 2022|06'08 |
Time
China WeiSheng Xu, Lingzhi Zhang 2022｜03‘26 x
Time is a cycle of rupture, decay, shedding and disappearance, as if flowing in a form visible to the naked eye. When it disappears, only the track of the body's existence is left. It seems that there are traces to follow, but it is also increasingly mottled. When standing in a dilapidated space, he was imprinted with the passage of time. The body here is only a portrait of nature. Without the slightest deliberate manipulation and decoration, it slipped and fell repeatedly, as if it were a drop of dust, gently scattered. So repeated, with the passage of every minute and second, and quietly silent. |
Feng.Liu
China, UK Krono Cao 2022 | 03'28 x
"Wind" and "Flow" In Chinese, write FENG and LIU are universal and common natural images that exist in different forms in all corners of the world. Turbulent, placid and extended, this language of naturalness is not to be over-translated. In China's unique cultural and ideological system, combining the two words has fused into a transcendent spirituality and an expansive attitude toward life. When we focus our attention on the Wei and Jin dynasties, taking medicine and drinking wine, singing and drinking furiously, resting in the spiritual corners of the self and seeking the ultimate expression of individual pleasure, we again reach a coincidental consistency with the spirit of Dionysus in ancient Greek mythology. We have attempted to present a culturally penetrating body language in a readable and comprehensible expression, inquiring into and exploring the traditional Chinese intention of "Feng" and "Liu". |
Our Planet Destiny
China Li Chen 2021｜10' |
Enter
China Jiang Xiong 2022｜01'10 x
The creative environment "Old Factory" has a reinforced concrete "labyrinth-type" structure, showing a staggered perspective and density relationship between the pitches. Combined with the dynamic and static contrast between the body and the building, a logical relationship for the image is created. . We can't predict everything that will happen, but behind every story is an "entry" and a transition from "unknown to known". |
Bodily Reminiscence
China Zhou Liheng 2021｜03'30 x
Hook the memory of the years, arouse the awakening era. I'm in charge of my body... Born under the red flag, long in the spring breeze, tide in The Times of the flood but displaced. This is a process of self - remodeling and self - transformation, is the whole era of the tsunami - like transformation. Personality and commonness collide, danger and opportunity coexist, alienation and rebellion quietly into the tide of breathing and sharing a common destiny. |
Behind Closed Doors
Singapore Kavitha Krishnan 2020| 11'26 x
An integral component of Behind Closed Doors is the dance film choreographed by Eva Tey in collaboration with: Subastian Tan, Shahrin Johry, Bernice Lee, Muhd Shahrul, Luqman B Asad. It will be accompanied with musical scores by Kailin Yong, and filmed/ edited/ directed by young filmmaker, Jireh Tham. The dance film will highlight the story of the elderly in Singapore who are largely ignored by their family members due to busy lifestyle, communication, loss of status in society etc. This leads them to be forgotten and largely ignored in our fast-paced and digital society. As a consequence depression and mental issues set in. |
Dance TIll Dán
Ireland Lorna Fitzsimons 2022 | 06'14 x
DANCE TILL DÁN is a project that celebrates COMMUNITY, through the joy of DANCE, POETRY and FILM. Choreographer Mia DiChiaro, poet-in-residence Catherine Ann Cullen, filmmaker Lorna Fitzsimons with the spirited participants from Fatima Groups United, The Poetry Vigilantes, FGU Drama and community co-ordinator Richie Keane, worked to create this experimental film of poetry and dance. |
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Macao Dance Film Pulse
澳門舞蹈影像脈動
澳門舞蹈影像脈動
Fallen Memories
Indonesia, Macao, Singapore Keng U Lao 2020 | 10’04 |
Shapes of Aether
Macao, Austria Elias Benedikt Choi-Buttinger 023|6'38 x
"Shapes of Aether" is a dance film that explores the concept of aether through movement language. Aether, also known as the fifth element, is a concept that has been interpreted to be a divine and transformative force that surrounds us. The film presents an ethereal, unseen force that permeates our surroundings and can be captured through the fluid movements of the human form. The primeval landscape, a testament to the power of the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water. Through the dancer’s body, the different elements communicate, embodying a connection between the human body and nature. The film also delves into the idea that consciousness can form physical shapes and how this connection to aether can lead to a deeper understanding of oneself, with the power to facilitate a personal transformation. The dancer becomes a conduit for the elements, allowing their energy to flow through and be expressed in the art of cinematography. The film features the movements of the body, words, sounds, and human understanding combined to create an immersive experience, inviting the audience to connect with the primal forces of nature and reflect the pulse of the earth beneath their feet. |
Remote 遙距 Macao Keng U Lao 2022 | 13’ |
舊城的空白日記 China, Macao Dynamic Wang, Alexis Kam 2022｜12'24 |
Planet X
第X行星 Macao Iris CCI, Wil Z. 2022 | 4'23 |
Beyond The Broken Hoop 2.0
Macao, Austria Elias Benedikt Choi-Buttinger 2023|16'18 x
Beyond The Broken Hoop 2.0 is an experimental dance film that was created in the sacred nature of the Austrian Mountains. The film invites viewers to consider the relationship between humans and nature, and explores this theme through the physical language of movement. The film follows dancers as they move through an untouched natural environment, using their bodies to communicate and connect with the surrounding landscape. This process examines the inherent connection we all share with the rural world, while also highlighting the negative space that often exists between humans and the essence of nature. By depicting our existence as "unnatural" beings within the greater context of the natural world, the film invites viewers to reflect on the complexities of this relationship and consider the ways in which our urban bodies and movement aesthetics can connect with the raw elements of pure nature. |