All of Us is an experimental screendance that further's milkleaf's exploration of spatiotemporal displacement, personal memoir, accumulation, and repetition emphasizing the singular to illuminate the universal.
About
In response to COVID, we transformed an excerpt of This One Then into a short experimental screendance that features romantic partners, roommates, family members, and duets dancing "at home" amongst accumulating domestic objects. The duet cycle's continuous lyricism is framed, disrupted, and propelled by improviser Corey Scott-Gilbert dancing with the powerful narration of the late and beloved Gus Solomons jr. The montaged repetition across disparate scenes illuminates the collective experience of “alone, together.”
We now ask—what could emerge by retaining the poignancy of the duet format while multiplying the number of dancers? What does an ensemble duet look and feel like? Through the collaged displacement of people, how might we examine the tensions of social hierarchies, the harshness of exclusion, the warmth of belonging, and the interdependence of humanity? Our research is rooted in the democratic discourses of post-modern and experimental concert dance practices, which emphasize the collective voice.
We now ask—what could emerge by retaining the poignancy of the duet format while multiplying the number of dancers? What does an ensemble duet look and feel like? Through the collaged displacement of people, how might we examine the tensions of social hierarchies, the harshness of exclusion, the warmth of belonging, and the interdependence of humanity? Our research is rooted in the democratic discourses of post-modern and experimental concert dance practices, which emphasize the collective voice.
Credits
Producer, Director, Choreographer, Editor: Charlotte Griffin
Producer, Editor: Johanna Witherby
Producer, Dramaturg: MiRi Park
Composer: Milica Paranosic
Mezzo-Soprano: Hai-Ting Chinn
Assistant Editor: Jonathan Mora
Sound Design: Andrew Moreno
Color provided by: Nice Shoes
Color Grading: Oscar Oboza
Finishing Artist: Alex Hartley
Color Assists: Nicole Luttrelf and Glenn Weidlich
Color Producer: Tiffany Gale
Administrative Associates: Quinicie Hydock and Minga Prather
Narrator: Gus Solomons jr
Solo Improvisor: Corey Scott-Gilbert
Dancers: Jessica Clay and Terri Clay, Ariel Freedman and Harvest Shira Shiloah, Benjamin Holliday Wardell and Charissa Brun, Abdiel Jacobsen and Kristine Bendul, Krystal Matsuyama-Tsai and Waeli Wang, Nyama McCarthy-Brown and Kasim McCarthy-Brown, Jorge Miguel Soriano and Meredith Webster, Selene Aguirre and Mauricio Nava, MiRi Park and Grant Regalado, Harumi Paula López Gallardo and Cinthia Pérez Navarro, Hadassah Perry and Kira Fargas, Paul Sarvis and Gwyneth Jones, Luisa Trigo Mendoza, Aylar Roufa, Mila Roufa, Jesus Vidal, Chuck Wilt and Kyle Filley
Made Possible by milkleaf donors, Paracademia, UCI 21C, Pentacle Administrative Support Program, Unique Projects, Inc., Certain Bird, The Cambrians, West LA College, Nice Shoes, Dance Films Association Production Grant Honorable Mention
Producer, Editor: Johanna Witherby
Producer, Dramaturg: MiRi Park
Composer: Milica Paranosic
Mezzo-Soprano: Hai-Ting Chinn
Assistant Editor: Jonathan Mora
Sound Design: Andrew Moreno
Color provided by: Nice Shoes
Color Grading: Oscar Oboza
Finishing Artist: Alex Hartley
Color Assists: Nicole Luttrelf and Glenn Weidlich
Color Producer: Tiffany Gale
Administrative Associates: Quinicie Hydock and Minga Prather
Narrator: Gus Solomons jr
Solo Improvisor: Corey Scott-Gilbert
Dancers: Jessica Clay and Terri Clay, Ariel Freedman and Harvest Shira Shiloah, Benjamin Holliday Wardell and Charissa Brun, Abdiel Jacobsen and Kristine Bendul, Krystal Matsuyama-Tsai and Waeli Wang, Nyama McCarthy-Brown and Kasim McCarthy-Brown, Jorge Miguel Soriano and Meredith Webster, Selene Aguirre and Mauricio Nava, MiRi Park and Grant Regalado, Harumi Paula López Gallardo and Cinthia Pérez Navarro, Hadassah Perry and Kira Fargas, Paul Sarvis and Gwyneth Jones, Luisa Trigo Mendoza, Aylar Roufa, Mila Roufa, Jesus Vidal, Chuck Wilt and Kyle Filley
Made Possible by milkleaf donors, Paracademia, UCI 21C, Pentacle Administrative Support Program, Unique Projects, Inc., Certain Bird, The Cambrians, West LA College, Nice Shoes, Dance Films Association Production Grant Honorable Mention
Origins
Produced and directed by Charlotte Griffin with co-producers Johanna Witherby and MiRi Park and with an original score by Milica Paranosic for mezzo-soprano Hai-Ting Chinn. The screendace was awarded an "Honorable Mention" for its promise by the Dance Films Association Production Grant.
Initial choreographic research for This One Then focused on the intimacy of the duet form with the internationally acclaimed dancers Ariel Freedman and Meredith Webster and emerged from a commission by The Cambrians founder Benjamin Wardell. Early material was included in The Cambrians multi-choreographer project Empress Archer.
Initial choreographic research for This One Then focused on the intimacy of the duet form with the internationally acclaimed dancers Ariel Freedman and Meredith Webster and emerged from a commission by The Cambrians founder Benjamin Wardell. Early material was included in The Cambrians multi-choreographer project Empress Archer.
|
|
All of Us is a milkleaf production fiscally sponsored by Pentacle’s Unique Projects Inc. with previous support from The Cambrians, The University of California, Irvine, LINES Dance Center, and Certain Bird.
