Gesture on Paper / Gesture in Space Nancy Havlik’s Dance Performance Group – working with visual artist Donna McKee, directing the company in a charcoal gesture drawing workshop – explores the relationship between gesture on paper and gesture in space to dig for new movement vocabulary for a dance. https://vimeo.com/200385476?share=copy#t=0 ...
notebook sketch no.1 for Body Into Sky Body into Sky is the umbrella for a series of solo dance projects investigating the nature and manifestation of the five elements in body, sound, light, space and environment. Culminating in multiple events, performances and projects as dance art, durational performance, installation, dance on camera, photography, and an archival body of research through the project's ongoing documentation, this series of works is meant to be a minimalist meditation of the presence of these elemental forces within self and life, and a love song to the body, nature, and the cosmos. This is a short excerpt of impromptu movement studies shot during a site visit – exploring a potential location and gathering ideas for the filmed portion of this project, to be undertaken at a future date. https://vimeo.com/144499963 ...
INSERT [coda] HERE The INSERT [ ] HERE project was a performative experiment in embodiment, co-directed by contemporary dance artists Nick Bryson (Ireland) and Sharon Mansur (Washington, DC) employing imaginative notions of insertion via kinetic, spatial, aural and visual realms [https://vimeo.com/98989816]. INSERT [coda] HERE is a continuation of this work, with Sharon Mansur (performance), Tara Rodgers (music), and Brian Harris (photography, edit). https://vimeo.com/122605636 ...
Study for “residue” no. 2 This is additional review footage of an improvised run through of "residue," initially edited as "variations on residue" [http://vimeo.com/62726661] a solo, by Sharon Mansur. This video was put together solely to look at ideas for a future project based on this material. Sony RX100, with Glidecam HD1000 (with additional weight added to baseplate) Music: Brian Harris https://brianharris.bandcamp.com https://vimeo.com/63486027 ...
Study for “residue” no. 1 "residue" is a solo, directed and performed by Sharon Mansur, inspired in part by "pentimento," an underlying trace image in a painting that has been covered over, reflecting an artist’s change of mind. This video was put together as an improvised* study of some of the elements of the work, for a future project, creating a version of this work specifically for the camera. * the elements were spontaneously presented, and there was no preplanning of shots or multiple "takes." Canon 7D with EF 50mm f/1.4, EF 24-105mm f/4L Sony RX100, with Glidecam HD1000 (with additional weight added to baseplate) https://vimeo.com/62726661 ...
Benches The beginnings of a project with dancer Stephanie Yezek, to explore dance/movement improvisation for the camera. Canon 7D with EF 50mm f/1.4, EF 24-105mm f/4L, Lensbaby Edge 80 Music: Brian Harris https://brianharris.bandcamp.com https://vimeo.com/56436940 ...
3 Contemplations on Trees in Winter Original Music: Brian Harris https://brianharris.bandcamp.com https://vimeo.com/10099715 ...
Signs of Life Who knew flowers liked to dance? I caught them in the act. An improvisation shot with the Canon EOS 7D, a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens, and an EF 25 II extension tube. Music: Brian Harris https://brianharris.bandcamp.com https://vimeo.com/8430733 ...
Fallen Angels It's fall. A dance. The choreography of leaves. The Canon EOS 7D with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4, and an EF 25 II extension tube. Original Music: Brian Harris, "Interlude 4" https://brianharris.bandcamp.com https://vimeo.com/7364356 ...
The Flash of Perception My first video using the video capabilities of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3. This was created for a contemplative arts festival. Original Music: Brian Harris https://vimeo.com/5202737 ...