The Moebius Strip by Gilles Jobin
This seems to be choreographed and performed specifically for video. The dancers are in a studio with a black background so that they immediately stand out, as they begin to move, twirling and intertwining within each other, the camera begins to move in closer. It is as if we the viewer are a participant. The music is haunting as if from a sci-fi thriller and the slower and steady camera movement and jump cuts work in partnership with the sound.
The movement is slow and pedestrian, the dancers walk, stand, crawl, sit around and on each other. Honestly if it weren’t a well produced and edited video it would be an insanely boring to watch despite the story progression, costume changes and set and lighting changes.
As a visual artist I appreciated the cinematography, work and dedication awarded to the video project.
One Flat Thing by William Forsythe
This particular video the camera is distant and still as a silent observer. The dancers fill a large ballroom or hall. In the foreground stand several rows of wooden tables. There is a feeling of a cafeteria present. The dancers one by one travel downstage toward the tables and begin what seems to be an improvisational performance, climbing, dancing, and laying on, under and around the tables. The only sounds we hear are the dancers moving about. I think the idea is best suited for a live performance. I felt the need to be more present in the space and closer to the dancers than what the camera allowed.
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