"A breathtaking synthesis of live and filmed dance."
– the Boston Globe
Denizen
(2007)
A 60 minute expanded-cinema stage performance
World Premiere: Bank of America Celebrity Series.
Tsai Performance Center, Boston (May 2007)
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The performance "Denizen" is inspired by Armenian Cinema – masterworks by Sergei Parajanov and Artavazd Peleshian, specifically by Peleshian’s film "Seasons" (1975). It is homage to Armenia, one of the oldest civilizations in the world.
Choreography in “Denizen” was developed based on gestures and feelings evoked in “Seasons” by Peleshian and films by Parajanov. In October 2006, Kinodance Company went to Armenia to some of the exact locations where the inspirational films had been shot. Choreography was adapted to the sites and filmed. New images, sounds of the spaces, set and lighting ideas were generated. Peleshian’s writings on creating cyclical structures on film by re-contextualizing repeated images and actions guided our process of integrating all the elements into an expanded cinema stage performance.
In the performance, the five dancers, each inhabiting a distinct personality – as denizens - mold movement, light, images, sets and sounds to orchestrate a cycle of poetic haikus–to transmit the mythical and ritualistic qualities of a land and its people.
“The layering of emotionally potent choreography, exotic imagery, sounds, and staging add up to a daring and dramatically theatrical experience.” – Boston Globe
“…stunning… "Denizen" integrates film, a scenic design, and especially lighting into the dance to create a theatrical experience with enormous dramatic impact… A breathtaking synthesis of live and filmed dance.”
– Boston Globe“Denizen is lush and sensual, mysterious and vivid, formally sophisticated and painterly…”- Ted Bale of the Boston Herald
“…Idiosyncratic half-folk, half-alien…transforming the potentially alienating language of postmodern dance into a hauntingly familiar experience…” – The Weekly Dig
Credits
Artistic Directors: Alissa Cardone (choreography/performance), Alla Kovgan (film/ projections), Ingrid Schatz (choreography/performance), Dedalus Wainwright (set design)
Performers: Ruth Bronwen, DeAnna Pellecchia, Pape N'Diaye
Light & Sound: Kathy Couch (lighting design), Andy Bergman (sound design)
Crew in Armenia: Mkrtich Malkhasyan (cinematograper), Melik Karapetyan and Robin Hessman (producers), Harut Kbeyan (line-producer)
