art & experimental
“EVERY LAST ECHO” by Mick Soiza
It’s a reflection on existence - the magnitude of the force of nature and the human will that yields to it. We are marveled by the world and its magnitude, and this speaks to the venerable kind because it brings acceptance to the unstoppable journey of life.
“Minutiae” by Tiemo Weidemann
"Minutiae" is a poetic short film that combines images from the creation of a bronze sculpture with thoughts about our path to adulthood and the loss of one of our most precious abilities.
“.SOLO” by Karim Shaaban
A short poetic film showing three different characters interacting with the city in their own way. Loneliness is the destination in a fast changing city.
“Only Fools Rush In” by Jack Turner
A conversation about tea drinking unravels a world conflicted by the rush of everyday life.
“Lost, Sometimes” by Ryan Henry Knight
Photographed on desert terrain in southern Georgia, "Lost, sometimes" is a short fashion piece that centers on three black bodies who trek the land in search of shelter, and eventually find it in themselves. It's an exploration of the joys and tragedies of being lost-- the grace that can be found in wandering.
“Catch Me” by Francisco Cruz
Lost in the physical memories of the past, she longs to be caught, thrown, and held by her acrobatic partner.
Francisco Cruz, Associate Artistic Director of The 7 Fingers, directs circus performers Harley McLeish and Anne-Marie Godin in Catch Me, exploring partner acrobatic hand to hand technique and original composition by Brooklyn based singer-songwriter Arum Rae.
“The Room” by Fiorella Dextre
The Room is a Fashion Film that talks about a woman in a vicious and toxic relationship with men.
“I Carry Them” by Bram VanderMark
Wandering through a desolate urban expanse, we follow a lonely figure grappling with his past successes and failures on a journey to find significance and rest. Resident Choreographer of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Jamar Roberts performs a new work choreographed by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch’s Jonathan Fredrickson and directed by New York based Bram VanderMark. I Carry Them features original music by American jazz trumpeter, vocalist, songwriter, and producer Keyon Harrold.
“ROOT | END” by Kevin Opsea
Root | End is an elemental process of braiding and rooting oneself to their center, their sense of self. Featuring dance artist Michaela DePrince, as they navigate their internal journey and interweave their personal narrative into this moving portrait.
Boston Ballet soloist Michaela DePrince performs original choreography by New York-based choreographer Rena Butler (Choreographic Associate of Gibney Dance) with original music by Grammy-nominated composer Andy Akiho, directed by Kevin Opsea with Creative Direction by Taiba Akhuetie.
“KEEPER OF TIME” by Chelsi de Cuba
Keeper of Time is a wistful sense of reflection on our relationship to mother nature and our interdependence with it. A parallel between mother and child, earth and human, it is a realization that time is running out.
“Audition” by Takato Noguchi
As we express ourselves on various Internet media, we’re often evaluated numerically, and we perceive the eyes of others more severely. We follow the protagonist expressing herself without giving in to the inorganic eyes of others.
“Entropy” by Joshua Stocker
Directed by London-based Joshua Stocker, members of Hofesh Shechter Company - Rachel P. Fallon, Natalia Gabrielczyk, Evelyn Hart, Chien-Ming Chang- perform original choreography by Nigerian-based choreographer and founder of Mud Art Company, Ochai Ogaba, with music by Norwegian saxophonist and performance artist Bendik Giske.
“Stardust” by Anne Berry
When a star begins to die, it does not just disappear abruptly from the universe. It wanes and cools gradually, in a process that takes up to a few billion years.
Stardust is an experimental exploration of birth, death, and rebirth. Like stars, each human comes into this world carrying collective elements of our past. Invariably at the end, this too is shared, and those that carry on after us bear the mark of our memories.
“Rotten Luck” by Courtney Verwold
A bored young woman rambles listlessly until she grows fixated with a house fly, leading her on a demented romp to a place where she finally belongs.
“Luck Is Alive” by Paul Ward
Featuring acclaimed surfer Damme Samb, “Luck Is Alive” tells the story of an African surfer who is a believer in Animism, through his belief in luck, he is lead to the water where he finds freedom.
“Impostor” by Natan Neves
A disturbing examination of the grip anxiety can have on the psyche, and how conquering fears and self doubt sets us free.
“A Rhythmic Fever”
Jumaane Taylor, a Chicago native tap dancer, performs throughout the streets of Chicago in A Rhythmic Fever, directed by Minneapolis-based director Alex Horner with sound design by Nick Mihalevich.
“surrender” By Jean-Luc Oicle
A visual poem in flux, as its characters, led by a yearning for internal refuge in the face of uncontrollable change. Their introspection takes them deep into relationship with themselves and with nature - a lost haven.
“The Sound a Soul Makes” By Karl Stelter
Using the universal language of music and dance, The Sound a Soul Makes maps the emotional journey of a miscarriage by imagining a world where the child and parents get to meet and fall in love, if only for a short time.
“The Road Less Traveled” By William Miller
“The Road Less Traveled” is a portrait of Salomé Pressac, a breathtaking dancer with two heavily contrasting sides to her. The film explores her feelings towards her craft and her journey so far, breaking away from an ascending career as a rising star in the classical dance world to embrace a more instinctive and visceral style that truly connects to herself.
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