Nov 27 2009

Body cinema: Amelia by La La La Human Steps

La La La Human Steps is one of those companies that always left me speechless… Powerful and strong… I find Edouard Locke‘s aesthetic and choreography from the 80′s unsurpassed in many ways even today…  From time to time when I’m really down and tired, I simply go to You Tube  and watch excerpts from Infante c’est destroy (excerpt 1 and 2), Human Sex and New Demons with Louise Lecavalier, simply stunning dancer…

amelia_lalala_human_steps.jpgAmelia by La La La Human Steps (c)

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Nov 27 2009

Body cinema: Lodela – experimental dance film

Experimental dance film ‘Lodela’ (1996) by Canadian documentary and experimental film maker Philippe Baylaucq is certainly one of the most successful dance films Canadian cinematography has brought to light after Norman McLaren’s ‘Pas de deux‘ (1968), afterward followed by ‘Amelie’ (2002) which was directed by La La La Human Steps founder and choreographer Edouard Locke.

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Nov 26 2009

Pocket cinema: She Who Measures

I just realized I have never presented any Croatian film in this section… Veljko Popovic‘s animation film She Who Measures got tones awards at international festivals during 2008 and 2009.  The film was recently submitted for the 100th festival appearance…

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Nov 25 2009

Interview with Mika Fukumori: On Ototenji and IAMAS

Before I’m going to start with individual presentations from this year’s edition of Device_art 3.009, held last month in Zagreb, I owe you few wordz on the concept and origins from the organizers of the festival, Kontejner – bureau of contemporary art praxis.

mika_fukumori_ototenji.jpgMika Fukumori: Ototenji

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Nov 21 2009

Body cinema: Documentary on Bill Shannon

B-boy_skater_dancer_choreographer Bill Shannon and his work have already been covered on my blog… of course, that you remember… Today I found new short documentary on his career… Bill Shannon aka Crutchmaster is blogging since April this year, so you can check easily his new projects, ideas and working processes right there…

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Nov 18 2009

Interview with Danijel Zezelj: Equilibring black and white

His characters are nameless, yet each of us… dancer… boxer… prisoner… trumpeter… dreamer… runner…. juggler… invisible painter…

vite_cover_finale.jpgVita Precarie by Danijel Zezelj taken from Globalproject

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