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URBAN BODIES III - Moving Spaces 2007
VIDEO DANCE Workshop
Miranda Pennell (artist & filmmaker) & Arianna Economou (choreographer)

21-18 April 2007

MELINA MERCOURI HALL , Famagusta Gate

Screenings at Weaving Mill SAT.21/4/07 AND THE PARTICIPANTS OF WORKSHOP NEWLY CREATED FILMS SAT. 28/4/07 AT MELINA MERCOURI HALL

ECHO ARTS Living Arts Centre and Brave New in collaboration with VideoDance (Thessaloniki Film Festival) and Miranda Pennell are organizing for the third consecutive year the workshop entitled Video Dance "URBAN BODIES - MOVING SPACES 2007".

Workshop

8 day intensive workshop in which the participants will get the opportunity to define and explore the roles of director, choreographer and dancer. The result of the workshop will culminate in the public screening of the video dance films produced by the participants on the final day of the workshop. During the final screenings will be a live performance under the guidance of the renowned video artist Miranda Pennell.

Participants

The workshop is addressed to experience choreographers, dancers, video artists / directors, musicians and multi media practitioners.

Number of Participants

12

Cost

150 CYP

Video Dance Screenings

As part of the official program of Urban Bodies III, Christiana Galanopoulou, artistic director and program curator of the of the VideoDance festival of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, will present a selection of Video Dance films. The screenings will take place at The Weaving Mill in Nicosia on the 21st of April at 20.30. The screenings are open to the public and the entrance is free of charge.

Participant Artists

Miranda Pennell (artist & filmmaker)

Arianna Economou (choreographer)

Workshop Description

This intensive workshop offers an opportunity for participants to research the relationship between dance and video with other artists, under the guidance of an experienced practitioner, film maker (and former choreographer) Miranda Pennell (UK). We will consider both the common features and the contrasts between the 'language' of dance and the language of film and video. In practice we will develop movement for screen, and there will also the opportunity to explore the relationship between projected image (or on-screen image) and live presence for those who wish to focus on this area.

Sessions begin with a short screening and discussion, leading into a practical exploration with camera and movement. Participants will work in pairs either within the studio or within locations close to the studio/building. Later in the week participants will work on a collaborative dance video project focusing either on single-screen video, or on video in relation to live performance. The emphasis of the workshop will be on practical experimentation, dialogue and exchange within a supportive and creative environment. There will be an informal showing of short pieces developed during the workshop on the last day.

Participants should be prepared to collaborate with one another, and be willing to work within the technical resources and the time frames available to us.