28 November 2007 South East Dance is delighted to announce that Night Practice directed by Susanna Wallin, has won an award for Best Screen Choreography Under Five Minutes at this years IMZ awards ceremony. Night Practice is a South East Dance and Youth Dance England co-production made for Channel Four. A spokesperson at the ceremony said: "The winner in this category is a wonderful mix of cinema and minimal movement. A real choreography for camera, light, sound, music and intriguing young actors/dancers, that all fit together in an intimate and atmospheric portrait of nowadays urban young people. A film that leaves you behind with a smile and you wished it would go on much longer." Night Practice is available for viewing as part of the Dance for Camera Festival 2007 South East Dance Retrospective in the Lighthouse Foyer, 28 Kensington Street, Brighton. The viewing is FREE and open from 10am- 9pm until Sunday 2 December. For more information about Night Practice please click here. 19 November 2007 Music composer, Frederic Monnoye, creates the haunting and experimental accompaniment to Maya Deren’s silent film, At Land, being screened as part of the Dance for Camera Festival 2007. Monnoye is also a digital artist so knows what does and doesn’t work when fusing sound and visuals, At Land being no exception. ‘I like to use abstract sound but create a journey through music. This was very achievable when composing the accompaniment for At Land as the narrative is so strong,’ Monnoye explained. ‘Deren’s work is full of symbols and imagery and is very inspiring.’ Brussels born Frederic came together with fellow Brusselian, Johanna Bramli, to create this cacophony of sounds, layering voices and instruments. Prior to the performance, both Frederic and Johanna will be performing with the Brusselian Music Collective Elphémérrances in Belgium, where they intend to record some of the improvisations, which will provide the basis for their composition. At Land will be screened as part of the Maya Deren Retrospective on Saturday 1 December, 2.30pm at the Lighthouse Digital Lounge. £5.00/ £4.00 conc. 1 November 2007 BILLY COWIE’S IN THE FLESH South East Dance is delighted to present the UK premiere of Billy Cowie’s 3D installation, In the Flesh, as part of our Dance for Camera 2007 festival. This unique magical installation took 12 months to create and has already been seen by hundreds of people internationally. To experience In the Flesh the viewer must first put on 3D glasses, take position on top of a wooden box and then watch the space directly in front of them. As the whir of the projector starts up, a life-size performer appears before the viewer on a zebra print rug. Dancer, Sara Popowa moves fluidly before your eyes with subtle stretches and movements. Popowa is an experienced Butoh dancer, and the discipline and control exercised in this Japanese artform is reflected in her movements. Haunting music, composed by Cowie provides the backdrop, as the viewer is taken on a captivating, almost voyeuristic journey. 20 October 2007 South East Dance is delighted to have secured a UK Premiere screening of Olive Bieringa’s Small Dance, featuring the acclaimed experimental dancer and choreographer, Steve Paxton. Created as part of the BodyCartography Project in 2007, small dance investigates the bodies’ relationship to the physical, architectural, climatic, technological and social landscapes that we inhabit in urban/wilderness and private/public contexts. Screened as part of the Where is all the Dancing? curation. Date: Friday 30th November |