“She was elusive. She was today. She was tomorrow. She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower. We did not know what to make of her. In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through and away she flew.”
- from “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli
Exciting news: My film Puddle Song is screening at the Attic Reperatory Theater at part of the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema! January 22, 8:00 PM and January 23, 2:30 PM.
The Attic Repretory Theater (AtticRep) explores the relationship between performance and other media by hosting Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. Sans Souci is a film festival showcasing the art of dance through a unique lens, with an expansive definition of dance and an appreciation for interdisciplinary forms, this unique festival exposes diverse audiences to a variety of film, video, and performance possibilities. Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema started in Boulder Colorado in 2003 with the support of the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
About Puddle Song
Puddle Song was conceived and directed by artist Teresa Brazen as part of an ongoing body of work, The Daydream Series. Each tone poem in this series explores human behavior and emotion within the framework of a single moment or situation.
Puddle Song’s intention is to playfully explore creative expression, judgment, and censorship. Soon after the work’s protagonist innocently loses herself in a moment of wonder and joy, she realizes she is being watched. Her perception of the judgmental gaze of another person imposes on her excitement, and puts an abrupt end to her spontaneous creativity.
Produced in 2009, this project was created in an unusual way: all nine crew members donated their time, equipment, and expertise via an entirely community-driven film cooperative, Scary Cow. As a result, no monies were spent on production. Video was shot with a Sony EX-1 camera using a Letus Extreme 35 mm adapter to give a more film-like aesthetic. The footage was edited in Final Cut Pro and After Effects. Sound Editor Brandon Hopp created the original music score and most of the sound in his home recording studio.
I’m performing in this show, under the direction of my good friend Jenni Bregman — please come support!
Resident Artist Workshop (RAW) presents Intimate City, a contemporary dance performance that enters the small and crowded spaces of urban life to look at something simultaneously ubiquitous and elusive: intimacy in the city. It is a glimpse of how we share our minds, hearts and personal space with lovers, friends and strangers.
975howard.com, jennibregman.com/intimatecity/
Tickets: $10-20 at the door, $15 in advance at brownpapertickets.com
Teeny me in a big white room (studio where we are shooting another little film — a continuation of my Daydream Series project). Time to get excited and make things!
I’m performing in this show, under the direction of my good friend Jenni Bregman — please come support!
Resident Artist Workshop (RAW) presents Intimate City, a contemporary dance performance that enters the small and crowded spaces of urban life to look at something simultaneously ubiquitous and elusive: intimacy in the city. It is a glimpse of how we share our minds, hearts and personal space with lovers, friends and strangers.
975howard.com, jennibregman.com/intimatecity/
Tickets: $10-20 at the door, $15 in advance at brownpapertickets.com (I suggest advance tickets — the shows will likely sell out as this is a small venue)
Look who said good morning when I opened up the door…
Looks like my film Puddle Song will be showing on “Dance on Film Nite” at the West Wave Dance Festival. If you’re in the area, please join us.
Sunday, November 7th, 7pm
Cowell Theater in the Fort Mason Center
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tickets $10
