June 8, 2008

Maida Withers' Tukuhnikivatz

Film trailer for "Tukuhnikivatz" from Maida Withers Dance Construction Company:

Artist Statement:

Fusion of dance and the environment filmed in the spectacular wilderness lands of the Four Corners Area of the U. S. Southwest. Dancers, in a ritual of passage, create a metaphor for our time on the earth while capturing the ancestral voice that resides there. This captivating work, conceived and directed by choreographer Maida Withers, features music composed by Brent Michael Davids, Mohican Nation, with Blue Butterfly musicians, cinematography by James Byrne, and performed by dancers Tim Harling, Cristy Lamb, Emily Ogala, Will Goins, and Maida Withers. See the TUK II sequel for continuation of narrative.

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