The Dance of Light Trailer
Watch the film here: youtu.be/C2U98Slb4XY?si=LBVZmAAFfuDaGkva
The Dance of Light, UHD Video, 10 mins 10 secs, 2024
This experimental film explores the primal and transcendent nature of dance, set in a series of disparate yet interconnected land and cityscapes. It is structured as a kaleidoscope of moments; each a self-contained vignette exploring another style of performative ritual or dance.
The journey begins on a conventional theatrical stage, where dancers perform before animated neon backdrops. As the film progresses, it sheds the constraints of the known, moving into the twilight of a dense forest where the boundaries between performer and environment blur. The trees, swirling fog and shards of sunlight each take part in the evolving transformations. The setting then shifts to an abandoned silo, a relic of industrial decay, where surreal ritual reverberates against cold, lifeless walls.
The city of Prague offers a further stark contrast, becoming the stage for playful expressions of contemporary rhythmic dance. Here, ritual adopts another form, as cyborg like creatures perform within the city’s labyrinthine architecture.
The film culminates in a foggy marshland, a liminal space where robed figures gather in silent reverence around holy egg-shaped relics. This location is a place out of time, where the sacred and the surreal coexist, and the act of worship becomes the dance, ancient and ineffable.
The imagery throughout the film was generated using Midjourney AI. These images were extended into motion using Runway and Kling AI. Finally, the footage was upscaled to UHD using VideoProc Converter AI. The soundtrack remixes a series of electroacoustic soundscapes by La Faena, El Wud and D.R. published on The Free Music Archive.
The Dance of Light Trailer
Watch the film here: youtu.be/C2U98Slb4XY?si=LBVZmAAFfuDaGkva
The Dance of Light, UHD Video, 10 mins 10 secs, 2024
This experimental film explores the primal and transcendent nature of dance, set in a series of disparate yet interconnected land and cityscapes. It is structured as a kaleidoscope of moments; each a self-contained vignette exploring another style of performative ritual or dance.
The journey begins on a conventional theatrical stage, where dancers perform before animated neon backdrops. As the film progresses, it sheds the constraints of the known, moving into the twilight of a dense forest where the boundaries between performer and environment blur. The trees, swirling fog and shards of sunlight each take part in the evolving transformations. The setting then shifts to an abandoned silo, a relic of industrial decay, where surreal ritual reverberates against cold, lifeless walls.
The city of Prague offers a further stark contrast, becoming the stage for playful expressions of contemporary rhythmic dance. Here, ritual adopts another form, as cyborg like creatures perform within the city’s labyrinthine architecture.
The film culminates in a foggy marshland, a liminal space where robed figures gather in silent reverence around holy egg-shaped relics. This location is a place out of time, where the sacred and the surreal coexist, and the act of worship becomes the dance, ancient and ineffable.
The imagery throughout the film was generated using Midjourney AI. These images were extended into motion using Runway and Kling AI. Finally, the footage was upscaled to UHD using VideoProc Converter AI. The soundtrack remixes a series of electroacoustic soundscapes by La Faena, El Wud and D.R. published on The Free Music Archive.