Sunday, January 22, 2012

Katie's statement

Both dance and film encompasses composition however the latter emphasizes the two-dimensional of a screen while the first focuses on the three-dimensional of a stage. It is the juxtaposition of these plains that interests me. Taking the visceral sensation of the body that dance inhabits and visually demonstrating it through film. Orientation of the body within dance is constantly being altered therefore pinpointing ones direction at any given time is challenging. Camera’s close up shots and postproduction editing successfully portray individuals’ intimate experience while dancing. My goal is to engage not only performing artists through dance for camera films but a wide range of audience members in hope that they associate themselves and their bodies within the piece.