Raven Study

Preen, Perch, Soar

About

Animated images bookend the interplay of dance and percussion capturing the spirit of the Raven within a sleek cinematic canvas. Fine art, theatre, dance, film, and music students at the University of Texas at Austin collaborated on this project for The New Works Festival 2007 premiere. Choreographed, directed, and performed by Charlotte Griffin, Raven Study was jury selected by Cinedans, the American Dance Festival’s International Screendance Festival, The ACT Festival, Dance Camera Istanbul, and more.

Photos by Jess Haas

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• Credits

  Premiere
  New Works Festival, University of Texas at Austin, 2007

  Director/Choreographer
  Charlotte Griffin

  Producers
  Charlotte Griffin & Christopher Rusch 

  Director of Photography
  Iskra Valtcheva 

  Music and Sound Design
  David Sierra & Jonathan Sylvan 

  Editor
  Brandon Thomas

  Animator
  Yoo-Jin Kim

  Costumes
  Jan McCauley

  Performers
  Charlotte Griffin & David Sierra

• Specifications

  Genre
  Experimental Screendance

  Runtime
  5:00 (or as an ongoing, looped installation)

  Shooting format
  Super 16mm

  Aspect Ratio
  16:9

  Film Color
  Color

  ​Premiere
  The New Works Festival, University of Texas at Austin, 2007