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Dance New Amsterdam Theater
Choreography for the Camera with Third Rail Projects
In this workshop, multi-disciplinary artists Zach Morris, Tom Pearson and Jennine Willett lead participants through their process of creating movement works for non-procenium formats, specifcially highlighting and addressing the unique technical, practical, and artistic challenges of creating dance film, from a choreographer’s perspective. Third Rail’s directors will share numerous choreographic tactics and strategies for staging and choreographing for the camera and will introduce a series of exercises focused on movment generation, framing/composition, working with the architecture of a location, and shooting strategies.
Third Rail Projects, led by Artistic Directors
Zach Morris,
Tom Pearson, and
Jennine Willett is dedicated to reframing dance and performance and bringing art to the public through an array of media and within a variety of contexts including site-specific performances, dance theater, installation art, video and multi-media projects, and immersive performance environments. Collectively, Third Rail artists have been granted commissions, support, and residencies from presenters, organizations, and foundations including: Arts Brookfield, Danspace Project, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation, Abrons Arts Center, the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, Dance New Amsterdam, Dance Theater Workshop, Topaz Arts, La Mama ETC, 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, The American Music Center, The Lucky Star Foundation, and Materials for the Arts, among many others. Third Rail artists have also received numerous awards including two 2008 New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Awards for
Vanishing Point, a 2001 New York International Fringe Festival Award for Choreography from the Present Company, and others.
