Thursday, 4 October 2007

igneous

I found this duo on YouTube through a video clip I found years ago of a workshop they conduct called "movideolab". My favorite aspect of their work is their use of quite simple projections onto the dancers' bodies. They posted this piece about a month ago and I think it is stunning:


The other thing I appreciate about their channel is that they have lots of video clips that show their process and experiments. Thought other VLPers would also be interested in this clip of a networked performance mentorship/workshop they did:



Blurb from YouTube:

Name: IGNEOUS
Age: None

The collaborative brainchild of Belgian multi-disciplinary artist Suzon Fuks and Australian dancer James Cunningham, established in 1997, creates multimedia movement-based performances for the stage, screen and alternative spaces, documentary photography, and conducts forums, workshops and masterclasses.

Igneous' interests lie in process, interaction, diversity, and challenging values.
International residencies allow them to collaborate with other artists and across disciplines
igneous productions: Body In Question, The Hands Project, Fragmentation, Thanatonauts (a "serial" multi-site performance & later adapted to a screen-based video), Liquid Skin. New work: Mirage.

Website: http://www.igneous.org.au
(don't think the website has been updated in about a year...)

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