2019
13 Minutes, 27 Seconds
Ensō | mountain divide conveys a “kinesthetic experience of place” in the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness.
In 2013, choreographer Faith Morrison developed a process using the languages of dance and film to create and convey a kinesthetic experience of place. In her process, dancers are led through site-specific, sensory explorations, listening and responding to the movement of the elements in the environment. The dancers are then given time to reflect on their experiences and identify the most prominent feeling states of the place. Finally, the choreographer and the filmmaker work together to convey those experiences through the medium of film.
The initial result of this research was the award-winning screendance, “Ensō,” created in collaboration with filmmaker Robert Uehlin, set in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Ensō | mountain divide builds on this research to convey an embodied experience of a diverse, mountain ecosystem.
2019
10 Minutes, 1 Seconds
The Woman is the result of an intimate collaboration between three friends and first-time dance filmmakers Lisa Whitridge, Monika Field, and Celine Bouly.
2019
6 Minutes, 56 Seconds
Waltz of the Canoe is a playful look into the imagination of Amanda Lewis who directed, choreographed, and performed in the piece during her 2019 residency with Springboard for the Arts in Fergus Falls, MN.
2019
12 Minutes, 13 Seconds
Helen is a short screendance featuring choreographer and dancer Berit Ahlgren and the debut performance of dancer Anna Leopold. The film was made as a part of the 2019 DanceBARN Festival in Battle Lake, Minnesota. Shot in an historic, lake-side cabin, the film investigates the inscrutable inner life of the previous generation. What was life like in role-bound isolation? How did you navigate your own mind? Did you also look to the past and wonder?
2019
1 Minute, 35 Seconds
A brief hello, and portrait, of choreographer Katie Scherman near the Steel Bridge in Portland, Oregon.
2019
3 Minutes, 5 Seconds, Loop
Grain Silo is a site-specific loop created in collaboration with performer and choreographer, Ayumi Schafer during a 2019 residency with DanceBARN Festival in Battle Lake, MN.
2019
1 Minute, 43 Seconds, Loop
Hatchery Row is a site-specific loop created in collaboration with performer and choreographer, Ayumi Schafer during a 2019 residency with DanceBARN Festival in Battle Lake, MN.
2019
6 Minutes, 33 Seconds
Ellery is a site-specific screendance created in collaboration with performer and choreographer, Molly Johnston during a 2019 residency with DanceBARN Festival in Battle Lake, MN.
2019
2 Minutes, 23 Seconds, Loop
Lake is a site-specific loop created in collaboration with performer and choreographer, Molly Johnston during a 2019 residency with DanceBARN Festival in Battle Lake, MN.