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Method of Loci

“A man walks through his own mental landscape as a means to order and recollect. A poetic visualisation of a technique long used by memorists, which relies on association with spatial relationships to establish, order and recollect.”

Method of Loci was shot under the Toronto Gardiner Expressway during a summer residency program hosted by Dancemakers Centre for Creation in Toronto last summer. Directed by Ray Demski and Audrey Bergeron, the short features Michael Demski, Jasmine Ellis, Merryn Kritzinger, Daniel McArthur and Brodie Stevenson. Under Bad Posture Productions, a small production company dedicated to making contemporary dance films, Ellis and Stevenson as producers have successfully circulated the short to international screenings. In August, Method of Loci will screen at Festival Internacional de Vídeo & Dança in Rio de Janeiro.

Posted June 25, 2015

Nerves And Thrills: A Q & A with Crystal Pite

The Dance Current speaks with Pite about Body and Soul, watching dance meant for the stage on a screen and the “slight sense of terror” that comes with choreographing. Body and Soul will stream for Canadians from Feb. 17 through 23.

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The Art of Colour .Dance

Reflecting on the process of choreographing with a mood in mind, filming and then finding a specific colour to match, dancer and choreographer Ming-Bo Lam told The Dance Current, “We would shift shades just slightly to see how closely we could pair a visual with the emotional experience.”

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