Filmed in a single, continuous shot by Edmonton-based filmmaker, Dylan Rhys Howard, the music video incorporates the movement of GWDC with the music of Doug Hoyer. The song is off of the Alberta musician’s 2013 album, To Be A River. Choreography: Ainsley Hillyard, Alison Kause, Alida Kendell and Kate …
Shatterstate
A series of intersecting scenarios and moments of déjà vu create Shatterstate. Inspired by the idea of fractured narrative, the dancers live and re-live the same but slightly altered moments. The shards of a shattered story contribute to an infinite number of outcomes in this ‘choose your own …
Withheld
Withheld explores the body’s ability to withhold, confine, and distort emotions, impulses, and information. Withholding may be seen as due to a political, social, or psychological threat. Four dancers express the physical vocabulary and interpersonal dynamics that evolve out of this withholding or confinement of expression. How is our desire to reach out and connect to another affected by repression? The essence of Withheld lies in the examination of this question, and the complexities of the human condition that it reveals.
Common Cards
A collaboration with Edmonton-based band, The Provincial Archive. The black and white footage captures the physicality of the four collective artists in the music video for the indie pop act’s Common Cards single. Choreography: Ainsley Hillyard, Alison Kause, Alida Kendell and Kate Stashko Performers: Ainsley Hillyard, Alison Kause, …
