JANUARY 29-31, 2010
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TEMPE, ARIZONA
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Water Burns Sun
WATER BURNS SUN
(USA, 2009) Director: Petra Kuppers
Experimental, no dialog, 7 minutes
SYNOPSIS
A Butoh dance video sheds light on skin, water, ghosts and the meaning of "cripple". An Olimpias Disability Culture Production.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
"I am a performance maker and community artist, a witnessing critic and theorist, an educator and a disability culture activist. My journey as an artist emerges from a passionate exploration of performance ethics and community building." (Note: The director/choreographer, main dancer, composer and editor all identify as disabled.)
FESTIVALS, SCREENINGS & AWARDS
Festivals: American Dance Festival (2009)
Awards: First Prize, KynnysKINO Festival, Finland (2009); First Prize, Experimental Category, Focus Film Festival (2009)
THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Petra Kuppers
Choreographer: Petra Kuppers
Dancers: Neil Marcus, Mayuko Abaye, Eboni Hawkins, Leslie Schickel
Composer: Dax Pearson
Editor: Sadie Wilcox
Cinematographer: Lissa Ivy Tiegel
Project Photographer: Keira Heu-Jwyn Chang
Company: The Olimipias
WEBSITE
http://www.olimpias.org/
In collaboration with the Equity Alliance at Arizona State University, the Different From What? Film Festival has been made possible by seed grants from p.a.v.e., the arts entrepreneurship program of the ASU School of Theatre and Film and the Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education.
Web Design by Lisa Tolentino.
Director: Petra Kuppers