The end of my American Visa has been a gift, coming back to Montréal!!!
I was determined to enjoy 100% my time there!
I was really interested to make a video project of Authentic Movement.
The day after I arrived, Audréane (she participated to Presence & Absence performance in July) bring me in an amazing abandonned Factory called by the graffiti artists "TA" in Lionel Groux area.
Using the Authentic Movement, as a tool of inspiration of movement, we recorded with a Go Pro camera. Audreane and her camera was witnessing... The result has been very interesting... (video by Audreane: https://vimeo.com/78671022 )
We went to the TA building. It has been a strong experience for me. Closed eyes, 30 minutes, alowing my body to be moved by inner images, deep stimulus, emotions. Space in bewteen. Freedom. June was witnessing, holding the space and letting my movement coming in her body and her camera...
I edit a video of all the session and she is working in an artistic video. She did a first small video "Accodemt" of it.
Audréane was involved in a project in the TA building initiated by a artists group called "les aiguilles tournent à l'envers". They planned to record a short film in the TA. During the preparation of the installation (an amazing graffiti spray' pillar), we were "waiting" and an amazing improvisation performance happened! Magic... Adrian (my cello player friend), Renaud (a saxophone player) and Jean Simon (an accordion player) were playing and I couldn't help dancing...
Here: the videos souvenir of this magic moment of meeting:
http://vimeo.com/51845247#
http://loftdowdcreation.tumblr.com/ateliersinopines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BoHSaAsxRKk#at=30
I have a very nice connection with Renaud and his saxo so we meet some days after in the Plateau Mont-royal. He has a nice surprise for me, he proposed to play with the street piano. In deed, the city launched the initiative "Piano des villes, piano des champs", based on the "play me, I'm yours" concept. I loved the idea to improvise with him and with an unknown pianist and in the street!
A very nice way to say good bye to my lovely Montréal...
Ah small, anecdote: Adrian, the cello player, was then playing during some CI jam... Inter-connections, I love you!
Now, let's take the train to New York!!
I was determined to enjoy 100% my time there!
I was really interested to make a video project of Authentic Movement.
The day after I arrived, Audréane (she participated to Presence & Absence performance in July) bring me in an amazing abandonned Factory called by the graffiti artists "TA" in Lionel Groux area.
Using the Authentic Movement, as a tool of inspiration of movement, we recorded with a Go Pro camera. Audreane and her camera was witnessing... The result has been very interesting... (video by Audreane: https://vimeo.com/78671022 )
Completly captivated by the place, and curious to go in a more raw and simple Authentic Movement video experimentation. I proposed to June Barry (other film maker friend mine) to work on it, and intrigued she accept.
We went to the TA building. It has been a strong experience for me. Closed eyes, 30 minutes, alowing my body to be moved by inner images, deep stimulus, emotions. Space in bewteen. Freedom. June was witnessing, holding the space and letting my movement coming in her body and her camera...
I edit a video of all the session and she is working in an artistic video. She did a first small video "Accodemt" of it.
Audréane was involved in a project in the TA building initiated by a artists group called "les aiguilles tournent à l'envers". They planned to record a short film in the TA. During the preparation of the installation (an amazing graffiti spray' pillar), we were "waiting" and an amazing improvisation performance happened! Magic... Adrian (my cello player friend), Renaud (a saxophone player) and Jean Simon (an accordion player) were playing and I couldn't help dancing...
Here: the videos souvenir of this magic moment of meeting:
http://vimeo.com/51845247#
http://loftdowdcreation.tumblr.com/ateliersinopines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BoHSaAsxRKk#at=30
I have a very nice connection with Renaud and his saxo so we meet some days after in the Plateau Mont-royal. He has a nice surprise for me, he proposed to play with the street piano. In deed, the city launched the initiative "Piano des villes, piano des champs", based on the "play me, I'm yours" concept. I loved the idea to improvise with him and with an unknown pianist and in the street!
A very nice way to say good bye to my lovely Montréal...
Ah small, anecdote: Adrian, the cello player, was then playing during some CI jam... Inter-connections, I love you!
Now, let's take the train to New York!!