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Dances for Small Spaces - 411
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dances for small spaces  - 411  
2012 - Bravo!Fact

A phone booth on some deserted street and 5 people whose lives are released from the boundaries of time, creating translucent layers that are forever played out in an intricately woven tapestry of memories.

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Dances for Small Spaces - AME
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dances for small spaces  -  AME
2010 - Bravo!Fact

Rather than a film adaptation of reality or a choreographic or a pedantic exploration of the pedestrian workings of the body "AME" explores the movement potential locked in the physical relationship that develops between a dancer and their environment.  Using the environment in ways that are far outside the functional design of its architecture results in the creation of a dynamic structure that is driven by the natural tension that exists between proposition and purpose. This is direction through misdirection, story by suggestion and is fundamentally a scenario driven by the endless possibilities derived from the study of transformation.

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Dances for Small Spaces - Trio
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dances for small spaces - Trio 
2008 - coming soon


"Trio” was shot in 2008 and was intended to be the first film in the series. However for one reason or another it has taken until now to deliver the final version……….Dances for Small Spaces is a title for a series of several site-specific short films choreographed for and performed in unusually small places. 

The series, dances for small spaces, was born from a desire to use the medium of film as tool for creating and altering a works substance in ways that only media based art can. From the first to the last moment, the medium of film is used as a means of actively interacting with both the location’s architecture and the movement’s kinetic potential. This merging of influences inevitably leads to a dialogue between the camera, environment and choreography, which naturally extends shared control of the creation and direction of work.

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