Program 2: Landscapes
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
Reines d'un jour
Pascal Magnin, Switzerland, 1996; 28m
Six tumbling bodies on mountain slopes of the Alps, caught between Heaven and Earth, among
the cows and the villagers. This strikingly visual and sensual film triggered a wave of
understanding among dancers when it had its US premiere in DFA's Dance on Camera Festival
1997. Marie-Louise Nespolo, Christine Kung choreographed the work and performed with
Veronique Ferrero, Roberto Molo, Mikel Aristegui, Antonio Bull.
Plant
Olive Bieringa, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2007; 10m
A visceral, painterly and sometimes humorous hallucination amidst the ruins of an abandoned
bomb factory in Minnesota produced by the Body Cartography Project. The music consists of a
bullet rolling across broken cement, three men engaging in acts of quiet violence, and noisy
interaction.
Wingspan 5'2''
Emily Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2005; 10m
A stark solo dance is repeated in disparate landscapes, including a snowy mountain peak, a lake,
the middle of a city street, and is presented in changing assemblies of split screens.
Of the Heart
Douglas Rosenberg, Oregon, WI, USA / Allen Kaeja, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2008; 6min.
A duet for the screen performed by David Dorfman and Lisa Race, is set in rural Wisconsin in the
moment just before the sun sets in early winter. The film expresses intimacy, desire and longing
through the deeply felt physicality of two mature dance artists. Co-directed by Douglas
Rosenberg, an EMMY nominated director and the recipient of the Phelan Art Award in Video and
Allen Kaeja, a Gemini nominated director and award winning choreographer.
Break
Shona McCullagh, New Zealand, 2006; 14m
A moving tribute to a family’s dynamic from the perspective of a young boy that plays inventively
with rhythm and narrative. From the director of wildly popular dance short Fly and the
choreographer for King Kong and the The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
Reines d'un jour
Pascal Magnin, Switzerland, 1996; 28m
Six tumbling bodies on mountain slopes of the Alps, caught between Heaven and Earth, among
the cows and the villagers. This strikingly visual and sensual film triggered a wave of
understanding among dancers when it had its US premiere in DFA's Dance on Camera Festival
1997. Marie-Louise Nespolo, Christine Kung choreographed the work and performed with
Veronique Ferrero, Roberto Molo, Mikel Aristegui, Antonio Bull.
Plant
Olive Bieringa, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2007; 10m
A visceral, painterly and sometimes humorous hallucination amidst the ruins of an abandoned
bomb factory in Minnesota produced by the Body Cartography Project. The music consists of a
bullet rolling across broken cement, three men engaging in acts of quiet violence, and noisy
interaction.
Wingspan 5'2''
Emily Johnson, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2005; 10m
A stark solo dance is repeated in disparate landscapes, including a snowy mountain peak, a lake,
the middle of a city street, and is presented in changing assemblies of split screens.
Of the Heart
Douglas Rosenberg, Oregon, WI, USA / Allen Kaeja, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2008; 6min.
A duet for the screen performed by David Dorfman and Lisa Race, is set in rural Wisconsin in the
moment just before the sun sets in early winter. The film expresses intimacy, desire and longing
through the deeply felt physicality of two mature dance artists. Co-directed by Douglas
Rosenberg, an EMMY nominated director and the recipient of the Phelan Art Award in Video and
Allen Kaeja, a Gemini nominated director and award winning choreographer.
Break
Shona McCullagh, New Zealand, 2006; 14m
A moving tribute to a family’s dynamic from the perspective of a young boy that plays inventively
with rhythm and narrative. From the director of wildly popular dance short Fly and the
choreographer for King Kong and the The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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Programs presented by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs are partially supported by grants from the Chicago Cultural Center Foundation and the Illinois Arts Council, a state
agency and The James S. Kemper Foundation. Additional support for this program has been provided by a grant from the Chicago Seminar on Dance and Performance and by the
Dance Films Association's Touring Program, made possible in part through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Hedwig Dances is supported by grants from the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation; The Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, a donor advised fund of the Chicago
Community Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; the Elizabeth F. Cheney foundation; Alphawood Foundation; Gaylord and
Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; CityArts II; the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency); and, many generous individuals.
agency and The James S. Kemper Foundation. Additional support for this program has been provided by a grant from the Chicago Seminar on Dance and Performance and by the
Dance Films Association's Touring Program, made possible in part through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Hedwig Dances is supported by grants from the Mayer and Morris Kaplan Family Foundation; The Arts Work Fund for Organizational Development, a donor advised fund of the Chicago
Community Foundation; The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation; the Elizabeth F. Cheney foundation; Alphawood Foundation; Gaylord and
Dorothy Donnelley Foundation; CityArts II; the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency); and, many generous individuals.