ECHO ARTS Living Arts Centre and Brave New in collaboration with VideoDance (Thessaloniki Film Festival) and Miranda Pennell organized for the third consecutive year the workshop entitled Video Dance "URBAN BODIES - MOVING SPACES 2007".
Workshop
8 days intensive workshop in which the participants got the opportunity to define and explore the roles of director, choreographer and dancer. The result of the workshop culminated in the public screening of the video dance films produced by the participants on the final day of the workshop. During the final screenings there was a live performance under the guidance of the renowned video artist Miranda Pennell.
Participants
The workshop was addressed to experience choreographers, dancers, video artists / directors, musicians and multi media practitioners.
Video Dance Screenings
As part of the official program of Urban Bodies III, Christiana Galanopoulou, artistic director and program curator of the of the Video Dance festival of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, presented a selection of Video Dance films. The screenings took place at The Weaving Mill in Nicosia on the 21st of April, 2007. The screenings were open to the public.
Participant Artists
Miranda Pennell (artist & filmmaker)
Arianna Economou (choreographer)
Workshop Description
This intensive workshop offered 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). It was considered both the common features and the contrasts between the 'language' of dance and the language of film and video. In practice the participants developed movement for screen, and there also was the opportunity to explore the relationship between projected image (or on-screen image) and live presence for those who wished to focus on this area.
Sessions began with a short screening and discussion, leading into a practical exploration with camera and movement. Participants worked in pairs either within the studio or within locations close to the studio/building. Later in the week participants worked 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 was on practical experimentation, dialogue and exchange within a supportive and creative environment. There was an informal showing of short pieces developed during the workshop on the last day.
