Category: Films
In these works, the physical body serves as a way to examine the shifting dialog of people, of culture, within the built and natural environment. In some of the works, the entire environment is natural. Many places are settings of contained nature, but others are completely man-made environments, with no natural presence remaining.
Manifesting the Hidden
Single Channel Video. 6:36 minutes. 2022. Where the ocean meets the sand, the encounter between two dancers echoes the endless rhythm of waves across the tidepools. Reminding us that all life is a circle, that…
The Spaces Within
Single Channel Video. 6:03 minutes. 2022. Site-specific choreography embodies the Yi Jin Jing movement form while responding to it from a contemporary perspective, creating a visual poem with dancers solidly rooted in the ground while…
The Delight of Mountains
Single Channel Video. 5:24 minutes. 2021. Surrounded by nature, two dancers restore their link to the source of life, reconnecting with the divine inside themselves through the beauty of the mountains, streams, birds, and insects.…
A Place to Train
Single Channel Video. 3 minutes. 2020. A modern day warrior uses a joyful wisdom to transform his martial arts training into a vehicle of purity, goodness, and beauty. A film which reflects upon the ancient arts…
Mutable Spirals of Ascension
Single Channel Video. 9:12 minutes. 2018. https://vimeo.com/288265309 Mutable Spirals of Ascension is a dance for camera work that follows two dancers as they navigate Shanghai’s bustling streets, urban forests, and massive industrial sites in search…
Quotidian Mandala
Single Channel Video. 8:41 minutes. 2016. [embed]https://vimeo.com/186006396[/embed] Playing with direct confrontation, a solo dancer searches for enlightenment through cycles of repetition. Infused with strength, emotional intuition, and fierce intellect, she embraces her own demure fragility. She…
Filling Her Shoes
Single Channel Video. 10:27 minutes. 2015. [embed]https://vimeo.com/138410385[/embed] The story of a woman’s struggle to fit into the confines of social mores and resist her inner temptations. A struggle that ultimately fails, causing a breakdown of…