Shadow Box 1, for Three (2020)
Work in Progress showing at Gibney Dance Show/Share February 15, 2020 at 890 Broadway, New York, NY
Pictured: Ashley Carter, KIrsten Reynolds, Anna Zekan
SHADOW BOX(ES) 2020
(POSTPONED DUE TO COVID 19)
Was scheduled for: May 7-9, 2020
(Cancelled)
University Settlement House
184 Eldridge Street, New York, NY
Lighting Design by Emma K. Rivera
Publicity: Audrey Ross
Rachel Thorne Germond Performance Collage
Intrigued by a wide range of random and disparate inputs from modern life, Rachel Thorne Germond employs multiple strategies of investigation, in which ambiguous juxtapositions and new, unfamiliar languages come to life.
“Germond works in a purely abstract realm and yet mines subtle conflicts and animosities inherent in movement and ensemble configuration. She doesn't tell stories, but she explores battles, alliances, break-ups and betrayals, rarely relying on the traditional beauties of flowing contemporary dance.”
- Sid Smith, dance critic for The Chicago Tribune
Shadow Box, a dance film (6 min. 14 sec.)
by Charles Woodman and Rachel Thorne Germond
Choreography and Camera: Rachel Thorne Germond
Camera and Editing: Charles Woodman Dancers: Larissa Asebedo and Kirsten Reynolds
Music: Fred Frith
Shadow Box 1: for Three (2020) (14 min)
Choreography, Sets and Costumes: Rachel Thorne Germond
(additional consultation on costuming by Hwa Park)
Video Projection: Rachel Thorne Germond with Charles Woodman
Music: Marc Ribot, Fred Frith, Jim Morrison
Dancers: Ashley Carter, Kirsten Reynolds, Anna Zekan
Shadow Box 2: In Between (2020) . t.b.d.
Choreography, Photography/Video Projection, Costumes, Sets by Rachel Thorne Germond
Dancers: Ashley Carter, Kirsten Reynolds, Anna Zekan
Shadow Box 3: Untitled (2020) (12:15) A collaboration with video artist Charles Woodman exploring ideas of double exposure, silhouette, and layering as applied to live dance performance with video projection.
Ashley Carter, Kirsten Reynolds, Anna Zekan, Rachel Thorne Germond, Tasha Taylor
The Prudent Sky Endures The Night (2020) (Shadow Box 4)
A duet/collaboration with Rachel Thorne Germond and Bessie Award-winning dancer Tasha Taylor.
Choreography, Photography/Video Projection, Costumes, Sets by Rachel Thorne Germond
Dancers: Rachel Thorne Germond and Tasha Taylor
About the Performers
See the dancers’ bios here: https://rachelthornegermond.com/dancers-performers/
About The Collaborators
Charles Woodman
Video Artist, San Francisco, CA
Charles Woodman is an electronic artist working in video and expanded media. His recent projects concenterate on the integration of video with live performance, often in collaboration with musicians or dancers. Exhibitions of his work include screenings at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Block Museum of Art, Chicago, Black Maria Film and Video Festival, Edison, NJ, and the American Dance Festival, Raleigh, NC. Woodman was a founding member of the video performance group viDEO sAVant and a pioneer in the development of Live Cinema - real time video editing as live performance. Recent appearances by that ensemble include ENSAD, Paris, Spazio Contemporanea in Brescia, Italy, ISEA, Dubai, UAE, and the Berkeley Art Museum in CA.
http://www.videosavant.net
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Shadow Box (1) as a duet Photo by Quincie Hydock
Shadow Box (4) (The Prudent Sky) Pictured: Tasha Taylor and Rachel Thorne Germond c.2019 by Steven Pisano