Sans Souci at the Atlas Black Box, 2013

Atlas Center for Media, Arts and Performance (directions)

University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA

Friday and Saturday, September 20 and 21, 2013

7:00 PM: Video installations • 7:30 PM: Screenings

FREE Admission. Come a little early to enjoy the looping video installations.

Different programs at each screening:

Installations, 7:00 PM
Friday Evening Screening, 7:30 PM
Saturday Evening Screening, 7:30 PM

Friday Evening Screening, September 20 at 7:30 PM

Mail, Parts I & 2, 2013, USA, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Robert Schaller

Choreography and Dancing by Michelle Ellsworth

Music Composed by Simon Christensen

Filmmaker: Robert Schaller

A handmade camera documents language as dance: hand-written words sent dancing. Projected from hand-processed 16mm film.

DRAWING BLANK, 2012, Canada, 5 min

Directed by stefan verna

Produced by David Finch

Choreography and Dancing by Emily Jean Honegger

Music Composed by David Drury

Cinematography by Bill Kerrigan

Edited by stefan verna

A dream-like story of impermanence told through dance and stop-motion painting.

for you, 2012, USA, 5 min

Produced and Directed by Tara Rynders

Choreography and Dancing by Tara Rynders

Music by Dark Dark Dark

Filmmaker: Tara Rynders

Landscapian journey.

Dorian C., 2012, USA, 22 min

Directed by Rebecca Arndt

Produced by Eva Perrotta & Sophie Bortolussi & Rebecca Arndt

Choreography by Eva Perrotta & Sophie Bortolussi in collaboration with Asli Bulbul

Featuring Nu Dance Theater

Dancing by Eva Perrotta & Asli Bulbul

Music by Sam Crawford & Arthur Solari

Cinematography by Rebecca Arndt

Edited by WAC Inc

Art Direction by Katie Fleming

The struggle between our manufactured sense of self and the memories that lay bare our fabrications - as illustrated by the dance of a woman with her doppelganger.

Veronica & Vincent, 2013, USA, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Amy Seiwert

Choreography by Amy Seiwert

Featuring Amy Seiwert's Imagery

Dancing by Andrea Basile, Brandon "Private" Freeman

Music Composed by Daniel Bernard Romain

Cinematography by Ben Estabrook

Edited by Amy Seiwert and Ben Estabrook

The sadness of the loss of a spouse is beautifully illustrated through dance.

Little Colored Blocks, 2013, USA, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Christy O Harris

Choreography by Christy O Harris & Bill Young

Featuring OLab/ Whitespace Project

Dancing by Ching I Chang, Coco Karol, Amy Moore, Brandin Steffensen, Marcos Duran and Jennifer Rose

Music Composed by Ezekiel Honig

Cinematography by Kevin Martin & Oscar Max Johanson

Edited by Christy O Harris

Architecture/Set Design by Lawrence O

Ezekiel Honig Music Video

Intermission, 2000, USA, 15 min

Enjoy the video installations. Stretch, snack, and mingle!

Intermission, 2000, USA, 15 min

Enjoy the video installations. Stretch, snack, and mingle!

L'entre-Mots, 2013, France, 15 min

Directed by Solange Albert

Produced by Atelier Contemporain de SL

Choreography by Solange Albert

Featuring Cie Solange Albert

Dancing by Katell Hartereau, Olivier Clargé, Murielle Martinenghi

Music Composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Bernard Parmégiani

Cinematography by Hung Ton Quoc

Edited by Atelier Contemporain de SL

Sound Recording by Yves Capus

Set Design by François Gaches

A compelling visual poem: earth and dance; confinement and freedom. Featuring photos by Margot Gaches.

photo by Libby Pratt

View the video.

890 Broadway, 2012, USA, 4 min

Directed by Marta Renzi

Produced by And Dancers, Inc.

Choreography by Marta Renzi

Dancing by Ching-I Chang & Jenny Tortorello

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Cinematography by Charles Caster-Dudzick

Edited by Marta Renzi

The duet of two women dressed to go out - but, who never do.

View the trailer.

The Time it Takes, 2013, UK, 11 min

Produced and Directed by Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes

Choreography and Dancing by Rosalind Masson, Simon Ellis, Dai Jian

Music by David Lintern & James Weaver

Cinematography by Katrina McPherson

Edited by Simon Fildes

Dubbing mix by John Cobban

1st A.D. & digital workflow by Sabine Klaus

Screendance extraordinaire

ONDEK, 2013, Canada, 6 min

Directed by Louis-Martin Charest

Produced by Simon Lebrun & Pascal Pelletier

Choreography by Veronica Felisi & Giulia Tripoli

Dancing by Alex Francoeur, Jeffrey T. Wolfe, Michael Malagisi, Jonathan Loyer, Tina Desrochers

Music by Fun

Cinematography by Arnaud Dumas

Edited by Guillaume Marin

Dance party!

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Outside in, 2011, Sweden, 10 min

Directed by Tove Skeidsvoll & Petrus Sjövik

Produced by Annelie Gardell

Choreography and Dancing by Tover Skeidsvoll

Music by Johannes Burström

Cinematography by Petrus Sjövik

Edited by Nils Moström

Introspectively filmed by an intrusive crew, Cecilia dances inside a forest inside a studio.

Saturday Evening Screening, September 21 at 7:30 PM

Fall Off the Bone, 2012, USA, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Patrizia Herminjard

Choreography and Dancing by Adam Dickerson, Dolo McComb

Music by Adam Stone

Filmmaker: Patrizia Herminjard

Quirky and tense, this duet is filmed in the ashes of the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire.

Well Contested Sites, 2012, USA, 13 min

Directed by Amie Dowling, Austin Forbord

Produced by Amie Dowling

Choreography by Amie Dowling, Natalie Greene

Dancing by Eric Garcia, Eric Camberos, Freddy Gutierrez, Gabe Stuckey, John Carnahan, Jordan Daniels, Justin Perkins, Reggie Daniels, Travis Rowland, Zachary Johnson

Music by Eli Nelson, King Britt

Cinematography by Kitfox Valentín

Edited by Austin Forbord

The prison experience - smart and touching.

Cracks, 2013, Spain, 4 min

Directed by Alex Pachón

Produced by Patricia S. Mora

Choreography and Dancing by Alex Pachón

Music Composed by Alberto Rodríguez

Music Performed by Alex Pachón

Cinematography by Felix Mendez, Nuria Gámiz

Edited by Alex Pachón

This soloist dances to the sounds of his own joints cracking and popping.

Circling, 2012, USA, 14 min

Produced and Directed by Douglas Rosenberg

Choreography and Dancing by Sally Gross

Music by Weather Duo

Cinematography by Jason Bahling, Michael Eckblad

Edited by Jason Bahling

Featuring movement by renowned choreographer/dancer Sally Gross, this solo is a meditation on place, the passing of time, and the cyclical nature of life.

Lost Ambulation, 2012, USA, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Danielle Short

Choreography and Dancing by Sarah Reynolds

Filmmaker: Danielle Short

Experimental cinematic elements create a choreographic flow that enhances the constrained human movement in this dreamscape.

ESQUISSE, 2012, FRANCE, 6 min

Directed by Xavier Hirissou

Produced by Nancy Spanier and Abrascia

Choreography and Dancing by Nancy Spanier

Music by Marek Hunhap

Cinematography by Xavier Hirissou and Ana Baer

Edited by Xavier Hirissou

Artistic Assistance by Paul Oertel

After 30 years without dancing, American choreographer Nancy Spanier slowly returns to the practice. "ESQUISSE" is an intimate reflection on time, memory, and the joys and suffering associated with a passion: Dance.

Intermission, 2000, USA, 15 min

Enjoy the video installations. Stretch, snack, and mingle!

Intermission, 2000, USA, 15 min

Enjoy the video installations. Stretch, snack, and mingle!

View the video.

Contemplations at Seventy, 2012, France, 6 min

Directed by Ana Baer

Produced by Nancy Spanier

Choreography and Dancing by Nancy Spanier

Featuring Performance Inventions

Music by Mairi Campbell

Filmmaker: Ana Baer

Second Camera by Xavier Hirissou

A visual haiku celebrating the life and art of Nancy Spanier at seventy.

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Elon + Emmanuelle, 2012, USA, 7 min

Directed by Natalie Galazka

Produced by Natalie Galazka & Melissa C. O'Brien

Choreography and Dancing by Elon Höglund & Emmanuelle Lê Phan

Music by Garth Stevenson

Cinematography by Melissa C. O'Brien

Edited by Ross Baldisserotto

Charmed dancers observe their own duet in a magical street art fantasy.

Freefall, 2012, UK, 3 min

Directed by Sima Gonsai and Babis Alexiadis

Produced by Mencap

Choreography by Lee Fisher

Featuring Freefall Dance Company

Music Composed by Richard Syner

Cinematography by Sima Gonsai and Babis Alexiadis

Edited by Sima Gonsai

Lovely, simple, and compelling, this film highlights the work of the disabled dance company Freefall.

Almost, 2012, Canada, 7 min

Directed by Priscilla Guy

Produced by Mandoline Hybride

Choreography by Priscilla Guy

Featuring Mandoline Hybride

Dancing by Lael Stellick and Priscilla Guy

Music Composed by Louis Fortin/Production Les Muses

Filmmaker: Priscilla Guy

Use of close-up, soft-focus, and fragmented frame combine to create a beautifully surreal and altered view.

Jane & Adam, 2012, UK, 3 min

Produced and Directed by Jonny Kight

Dancing by Jane Leaney and Adam Burton

Music Composed by Tom Rogerson of Three Trapped Tigers

Music Performed by Tom Rogerson

Cinematography by Ciro Candia

A smokey and moving duet.

Rooms, 2013, USA, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Paul Sarvis

Choreography by Ana Keilson & Paul Sarvis

Dancing by Ana Keilson

Music Composed by Lou Harrison: Suite for Violin and American Gemelan: Air

Music Performed by Abel-Steindberg-Winant Trio

Cinematography by Jayson Labozzo and Andrew Reed

Edited by Jennifer Lilly

Old Woman played by Barbara Johnston

Familiarity, shelter, entrapment, memory, age, and youth are the themes of this solo in a bare room.

Off Ground, 2013, The Netherlands, 12 min

Directed by Boudewijn Koole

Produced by Iris Lammertsma

Choreography by Jakop Ahlbom

Featuring Jakop Ahlbom

Dancing by Louise Lecavalier, Antoine Masson

Music Composed by Alex Simu

Cinematography by Melle van Essen

Edited by Boudewijn Koole

Woman and boy, table and chair, wall and water - a simple, powerful duet.

Installations, Atlas Black Box Lobby, Fri & Sat, 7:00 - 9:30 PM

aftermath, 2013, USA, 11 min

Directed by Mollie Wolf

Choreography by Mollie Wolf

Music Composed by Albert Mathias & The Bulgarian Voices

Cinematography by John Regalado & Danny Beard

Edited by John Regalado

Personal and contemplative exploration of grief after the loss of the family home to the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado.

The Coming Storm, 2013, USA, 8 min

Directed by Mimi Garrard

Produced by Mimi Garrard Dance Company

Choreography by Mimi Garrard with Samuel Roberts

Featuring Mimi Garrard

Dancing by Samuel Roberts

Music Composed by Michael Bushnell

Music Performed by electronic

Filmmaker: Mimi Garrard

An expression of anxiety about the future of our planet.

gyre-ation, 2012, USA, 7 min

Directed by Beth Portnoy

Choreography and Dancing by Amy Larimer

Music by Greg Heffernan

Filmmaker: Beth Portnoy

In this solo, a woman whirls through a vortex of tension between natural and psychological patterns.

Left Under, 2013, USA, 5 min

Produced and Directed by Rachel Oliver

Choreography by Rachel Oliver

Dancing by Mandy Greenlee, Stephanie Lee, Kate Speer, & Jessica Troppman

Music by Rachel's

Filmmaker: Rachel Oliver

Plates, woman, water, field, past, and present - an attempt to understand and unwind the harried complexities of life for women.

No More Worry, No More Blue, 2013, USA, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Kathy Rose

Choreography and Dancing by Kathy Rose

Music by Greg Boyer

Filmmaker: Kathy Rose

Floating apparations predominate in this music-video interpretation of the poetic Greg Boyer ballad.

pressed, 2012, USA, 7 min

Produced and Directed by Les Stuck

Choreography by Les Stuck

Dancing by Sonsherée Giles

Music by Les Stuck

Filmmaker: Les Stuck

An effects-enhanced electro-psychedelic floor dance solo embedding video with live dance on video.

re'ver'ence, 2013, USA, 3 min

Directed by Mary Wohl Haan

Produced by HAAN Dances

Choreography by Mary Wohl Haan

Featuring HAAN Dances

Dancing by Mary Wohl Haan with musician Anthony Salvo

Music by Anthony Salvo

Filmmaker: Sabrina Cavins

In light, shadow, and sound, simple steps taken with respect and awe.

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The Situation Room, 2013, USA, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Ana Baer

Choreography and Dancing by Michelle Nance

Music by Richard Hall

Filmmaker: Ana Baer

Voice by Melissa Grogan

A contemporary account of a woman's struggle.

snowwhites, 2012, USA, 5 min

Directed by Cortney McGuire

Choreography by Cortney McGuire

Dancing by Mollie Wolf, Taylor Augustine & Laura Ann Samuelson

Music Composed by Devendra Banhart

Filmmaker: John Regalado

A trio of dancers embrace the December chill in this outdoor romp.