Naharin Shech Residency

Novel recorded forms of movement exploring female representation

by Narahin Shech

This work utilizes the TriCaster system in the Black Box Theater in order to capture aerial footage of a female subject and her movement (See 'Comp-2'). The movement ranges in expressiveness and speed, all the while conveying the subjectʼs uneasy internal states. Additionally, the black floor and aerial angle of the camera aids in creating a kind of optical tension, in which it is unclear whether the female subject is dancing on the ground or on a wall. This tension makes for a compelling reference to traditional representations of the female-qua-human experience of being (e.g., Charlotte Perkins Gilmanʼs The Yellow Wall-paper). For the residency, I propose to evolve this work into either (1) a multi-dancer live performance/projection piece or (2) a multi-body large-scale installation piece.