I just want to be small
Will you let me be small in the mountains?
Will you still watch if I’m not blown up big for you?
If I must, do you accept me grainy?
Moving to the mountains in Chamonix
#dance #contemporarydance #dancer #chamonix #solo
head big bc the uk government reconfirmed me a “global talent w exceptional promise” by approving my visa extension !!!! London we’ve got two more years together xx
Sir Etok x Hatis Noit
I fell in love with Hatis Noit in January 2024 and had the privilege of watching her perform live in LA that following April.
“The name Hatis Noit itself is taken from Japanese folklore, meaning the stem of the lotus flower. The lotus represents the living world, while its root represents the spirit world, therefore Hatis Noit is what connects the two.”
I’ve always viewed movement and performance as transcendent—a moving out of the physical world—and I feel a deep pull toward Hatis Noit’s way of art making. When Colin and I saw her live at 2220, she sang Aura, a completely a cappella album that felt like a series of portals opening into different worlds. We left with our mouths hanging open.
In response, I created this film with Jacquelyn and Colin in the forest, using Jacquelyn’s performance in tandem with Hatis Noit’s voice as a vessel to the root of the lotus flower—the spirit world. In our world on fire, we use this encapsulating metaphor to call out for guidance.
The full project is live on Vimeo (link in bio). Thanks and love to Jacquelyn and Colin for making this with me (and waiting over a year for me to release it).
Choreographer: @megparadowski@_empara
Cinematographer: @infinitylupee
Performer: @jacquelyntepper
Song: Sir Etok @hatis_noit
Edit: @megparadowski
Color: @durancastro
this makes me feel like I have my own movie poster
@megparadowski made me some beautiful choreography that I got to dance while @infinitylupee shot it. she’s releasing it tomorrow on @_empara page ++
entertain us and give it a watch when she posts the full link?
Are You Human?
@oddalys_____________ screendance work inspired by many failed attempts of passing a CAPTCHA test…people are pushed to absurd and surreal lengths just to verify their existence. The film explores the blurring lines between flesh and machine, questioning how dance may be the last indicator of being human.
Director and Choreographer: @oddalys_____________
Human (/dancer): @jacquelyntepper
CAPTCHA (/dancer): @darinkabp
Producer: @mattystfu and @grey__moth
AD: theflyingfanny
Composer: @one_eyed_hound
DOP: @willow.hazell
1st AC: Arie Priede
Steadicam: @steadijayy
Gaffer: Archie Sinclair
Spark: @briantohtoh
Runner: @catherinestagram