DETAILS
Cut Chalk - for an ensemble of musicians and dancers.
This piece brings a precisely tuned cast of Cornish dancers and
musicians together to create a work of visual and sonic poly-rhythm.
Six deft and sinuous female dancers press and beat intricate physical
patterns into a live rhythmic score of hands, feet and voices. Soloist
Trez McBean laces a path through the thrumming residue of sound
and motion, slicing and defining the space with quiet determination.
Performed live in Cornish Dance Theater and On the Boards' 2010 Northwest new Works Festival, Cut Chalk was shot in June 2010 in the Lodge Room at historic Washington Hall with Ben Kasulke and is currently in post-production.
Corrie collaborated with the music ensemble to create the live sound score which is laced with electronic textures by Tom Baker. She is very grateful to beautiful singer/songwriter Molly Rose for working with her on the song that frames the live work and film.
RECENTLY
Salt Horse - evening-length Seattle premiere
Friday June 6th, 8 PM, and Sunday June 8th, 1 PM
Saturday June 14th, 8 PM, and Sunday June 15th, 1 PM
HaLo, 500 E Pike St., Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Complete information is on the Salt Horse page.
The eye doesn't know - photo/video installation by Laurent Ziegler
Laurent Ziegler, www.unstill.net, is a photographic artist based in Vienna and Tokyo. He commissioned Corrie to create and perform choreography for his new installation piece with composer Takahiro Kawaguchi and dancer Yuki Enomoto. See five images here
Choreography Media Honors www.dancecamerawest.org/07schedule_cmh.htm
Dance film Rota has been awarded a Choreography Media Honor by DCW in the Short Films category: list of Honorees. The screening was held June 7 at the Directors Guild of America in Hollywood.
Next Moment - Tokyo Dance Film Showcase
December 12th and 13th, 2007
UPLINK, Shibuya, Tokyo: http://www.uplink.co.jp/
Dance films by Japanese, European and US artists curated by featured choreographer/filmmaker Corrie Befort. Each evening concluded with live performances by dancers Befort and Yuki Enomoto, and musicians Takahiro Kawaguchi and Tim Olive, with companion films by Corrie Befort.
Program 1 - Dec. 12th
Rota and Two Kinds of Wind - Corrie Befort (USA)
KAZUO OHNO - Kazuo Ohno/Daniel Schmid (Japan/Switzerland)
Measure & Entry - Dayna Hanson/Gaelen Hanson (USA)
Field Work - Natsuko Tezuka/Torao Ohsawa (Japan)
convenience - locust (AmyO'Neal/Zeke Keeble) (USA)
Dance in Hospital - Eiko and Koma (Japan)
Your Lights Are Out or Burning Badly - Gaelen Hanson (USA)
- LIVE PERFORMANCE -
Program 2 - Dec. 13th
Rota and caught, wound, held - Corrie Befort/Darrick Borowski (USA)
Rosa - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Fumiyo Ikeda (Belgium/Japan)
Peter Greenaway (England)
error code - Baby-Q/Rockpenis (Japan)
A Moving Portrait of Me and My Father - Dayna Hanson (USA)
convenient cubby - locust (AmyO'Neal/Zeke Keeble) (USA)
Lament - Eiko and Koma (Japan)
One Day - John Dixon/Peggy Piacenza (USA)
that a universe my heart my unfold - Luke Allen/Jessica Jobaris(USA)
- LIVE PERFORMANCE -
Ranchu: Drastica - a live intertwining of international performers
December 10th, 2007
Ranchu, Shibuya, Tokyo, dinner (Peking Duck) and drinks included
http://www.totteoki.jp/shibuya/ranchu.htm
- Click on names for links -
Dancers: Corrie Befort, Amy O'Neal (Seattle)
Nicole Bindler (Philadelphia) and Yuki Enomoto (Japan)
Musicians: Kelly Churko (Tokyo/Canada), Takahiro Kawaguchi (Tokyo)
Tim Olive (Osaka/Canada)
These five artists met in Tokyo's sultry Ranchu restaurant for a
killer evening of improvised dance and sound. Nicole Bindler
was in Japan for a two week residency with Befort through a
Professional Development Grant from Philadelphia's Dance Advance.
Other performers included Breath Mark, Group, DJs Sandnorm and
K.E.I.,installation artists Taguchi, Urban Tribes Candle and VJ
Nativizion. Presented by SuperDeluxe, Humany Earthy, and Taguchi.
The Canopy - solo for Yuki Enomoto, Dance Ga Mitai Festival, Tokyo
July 10 and 11, 2007
Kagurazaka Die Pratze Theater, Tokyo
www.geocities.jp/kagurara2000
19:30, doors open at 19:00 (Q&A after the performance on the 10th)
¥2500 reservation or pre-sell, ¥3000 at the door, ¥2000/¥2500 students
Reservations: home page above or www.confetti-web.com
The Canopy combines dance, sound and film to create a riveting and intricate solo performance. Dancer Yuki Enomoto, NYC composer Ann Adachi, www.annadachi.org, and lighting designer Nami Nakayama are the three Japanese and US artists brought together by choreographer and filmmaker Corrie Befort in this darkly beautiful Tokyo premier.
Natsuko Tezuka's Dojo-yaburi - project and performance
Natsuko Tezuka's Dojo-yaburi is formed by a series of workshops with a select group of choreographers and dancers including Mari Fukutome, Ave-M-Aria, Mikako Arita, Corrie Befort and Yuki Enomoto and musician Kuri Suzuki. These seven very different artists discuss the dojo, which within this project most closely resembles 'method', that they use when working improvisationally. They then attempt to work within each other's dojo, finally improvising using a combination of their own and the adopted methods. Performances of this work arise after each workshop and are fascinating to watch.
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