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Turning (album)
''Turning'', full title ''Turning: A Film by Charles Atlas and Antony'' is a documentary musical art film made by video artist Charles Atlas (Media Dance), Charles Atlas in collaboration with British-American artist Anohni and her band Antony and The Johnsons. Synopsis The film focuses on 13 New York City-based women who appeared with Antony and the Johnsons in the band's European tour in the Autumn of 2006. During the concert, each subject rotated slowly on a turntable platform on stage, her features blown up and transfigured on a screen behind Anohni and her band, then known as Antony and the Johnsons. Atlas incorporated the 13 personalities in the film and music through candid shots and playful banter to define his picturesque subjects on screen. The concert climaxed with projections of a video of late trans activist Marsha P. Johnson, the band's namesake. The film pairs a band performance with a video backdrop of superimpositions and time-delay effects. The video uses "13 remar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Atlas (Media Dance)
Charles Atlas is a video artist and film director who also does lighting and set design. He is a pioneer in developing media-dance, also called dance for camera. Media dance is work that is created directly for the camera. While Atlas’ primary artistic medium is video, he also began to experiment with live electronic performance in 2003. Atlas worked collaboratively with Merce Cunningham from 1975 to 1981. Before his time as the Cunningham company’s filmmaker-in-residence (1978 – 1983), when he made 10 dance films, Atlas was an assistant stage manager for the company, and was already filming Cunningham in little experimental movement studies during breaks from rehearsal. Following his work with Cunningham, he worked independently in film while collaborating with other professionals in the field. Works Collaboration with Merce Cunningham *1973: "Changing Steps" Atlas designed jumpsuits in various colors for the dance. *1974: "A Video Event" Cunningham and Atlas collaborated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |