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September 29, 2008

Kinetic Cinema with Elizabeth Zimmer


Next Monday, Oct 6th you won't want to miss veteran dance critic Elizabeth Zimmer at Kinetic Cinema. As the editor of the seminal book "Envisioning Dance On Film and Video" (Routledge, 2002), Elizabeth Zimmer has researched and grappled with issues of mediatized dance extensively. For her Oct 6th program she will show two documentaries that offer very different approaches to movement for screen.

waythingsgo-small.jpgThe evening will include "The Way Things Go", an award-winning film by Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss, that documents the chain-reactive performance of a 100 foot long kinetic sculpture made entirely of common household objects (click here for a teaser on YouTube). The second half of the program will  feature two rarely-seen volumes of a documentary project Elizabeth Zimmer appeared in and assisted on entitled "Downtown Dance-New York 2007". The footage includes interviews with downtown dance favs Ivy Baldwin, Trajal Harrell, Keely Garfield, Larry Keigwin, RoseAnne Spradlin, and David Parker, shows samples of their work, and has brief introductions by Elizabeth.

Pentacle Movement Media & Collective:Unconscious co-present:
Kinetic Cinema
Monday October 6th, 7:00pm (and the first Monday of every month)
$5 Admission (buy tix at the door)

IRT Theater
154 Christopher Street, Suite 3B (btw Washington & Greenwich Streets)
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212.206.6875
Trains: 1 to Christopher Street, PATH to Christopher Street
Admission: $5

Kinetic Cinema explores the intersection of dance and the moving image both on screen and stage. Each month I invite a special guest from the dance community to share the films and videos that have inspired or moved them. These could be films that feature dance, are kinetic-based, or have been influential on their work in some way. The guest curators come from a range of backgrounds as performers, choreographers, critics, and filmmakers. Next month on Nov 3rd, the collaborative duo, Kerrie Welsh & Sasha Welsh will show films and videos that have influenced their new multimedia performance "Trace Decay."

Kinetic Cinema is part of Movement Media, my new project at Pentacle that provides screenings, consulting services, and online interactive programs for dancers about dance and media. More information will be available soon online at pentacle.org.

Posted by Anna Brady Nuse on September 29, 2008 11:14 PM


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Ariel said:

I'm new to the New York dance scene, so I don't know who knows who yet, but have you heard of TERPing? It combine dance and technology. I just tried it for the first time and it was fun: www.terping.com

Love you site!
-Ariel
www.mydancesneakers.com

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Anna Brady Nuse Author Profile Page said:

Hi Ariel, Welcome to the dance scene in New York! Yes, I have heard of TERPing, a friend of mine works with the choreographer who developed it. I haven't tried it yet, but it does sound fun. For those of you who have never heard of it, it is an ipod-like device that performers wear and that feeds them instructions through their headphones that they follow to create a performance. Every performer has different instructions and can't hear what the others are hearing. Seems like a good tool for new performers and people just starting to improvise. It's not exactly within the scope of this blog, which is focused on dance for the camera, but interesting use of technology with dance nonetheless. Thanks for mentioning it!

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