Breath: In Process
NOW STREAMING
breath: Creative Process, Artistic Research & PracticeA filmic journey presented by Sue Schroeder
with collaborators Adam Larsen, Amador Artiga, Maya Ciarrocchi, Molly Davies, Christian Meyer, Nuno Veiga, and Kate Smith
Streaming November 6, 2024 on Vimeo + YouTube
Presented as part of Faith in Arts
with Core Dance
breath, a filmic journey for a new performance work, explores variations in the “breath” of the earth in diverse locations, both in nature and with an eye to the contrasting embodied breath realized in our modern world.
I had the honour to be invited as one of 3 composers and 4 filmmakers to collaborate with artist Sue Shroeder in the creation of this new piece of film for dance. Sue is a dancer - choreographer - artist and Founding Artistic Director of Core Dance. The idea for the project emerged after suffering a car accident and losing her ability to breathe autonomically. Since then, she has conducted an artistic research into breath. She came to we collaborators with a prompt to create 6 short pieces that explored the concept of breath in relation to various landscapes.
The process was really intriguing - in her own words: ''During the research/creation period, I recorded images and made field recordings (sound) to serve as memory of experiences and locations. Additionally, I invited 3 composers and 4 filmmakers to collaborate with me by creating responses as well. The editing process for the film utilizes “chance procedures”, a method often used by John Cage and Merce Cunningham to devise their creative work, integrating the contributions of the collaborators alongside my own."
The link to read more about the project and the other artists is below and in my bio:
https://www.blackmountaincollege.org/events/faith-in-arts-breath-screening/
A big thanks to @Schroeder.sue for the invitation, to @nuno_veiga__ for the connection, and all the other artists involved in the project! It’s been an honour, and I’m really excited to share this work with the world!