“Choreography filmed: 5 days of movement” - Presentation of a new video piece
Next to unveiling a new video piece created in the course of this project, this event looks back on the project by way of a talk session with the artist and guests. Also introduced are various examples of previous works that illustrate the possibilities of dance expressed on film.
Date and hour: January 23 (sun), 2011 14:00 start
Venue: Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] Studio C (Free seating/100 seats）
Admission：¥1,000 / "any" members & special discounts ¥800 * Tickets available from December 4 (sat)
Part 1: A half-century of dance and video
Introducing various concrete projects and video pieces, this part of the event demonstrates the transition of imagery and ”dance” related technologies, environments and forms of expression, evolving from traditional cinema to promotion videos, the emergence of video art and online contents.
Video selection / commentator: Iina Naoto（stage director, film maker, producer）
Part 2: New video screening and talk session with Tsuyoshi Shirai
Tsuyoshi Shirai unveils his brand new video created in the course of this project, and review the project in an “imagery and the human body” themed talk session with special guest Keisuke Kitano. Together they will discuss environmental and physical aspects involved in the appreciation of video and the experience of dance today, in consideration of the reception of images in information society, and the idea of the human body in the age of the network.
Guests: Tsuyoshi Shirai (Choreographer, Dancer), Keisuke Kitano（Film Theory, Culture and Representation Theory / Professor of Image Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan University）
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