IL COREOGRAFO ELETTRONICO
17TH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF VIDEODANCE
Friday 14th and Saturday 15th of May 2010
Museum PAN - Palazzo delle Arti Napoli - via dei Mille, 60 - Naples - Italy
No stop videoprojection from 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Free admittance
During days of 14th and 15th of May, the 17th edition of International Festival of Videodance 'IL COREOGRAFO ELETTRONICO' has taken place at PAN Museum in Naples. Great success and participation of people.
The Jury of three experts has watched videos in contest inside rooms of 'Centro Documentazioni' of PAN Museum, starting at 5 p.m. of day 13th and continuing both mornings of 14th and 15th, judging almost 60 works at day of 170 videos admittes to the final contest of Festival.
Starting from 4 p.m., during evenings of 14th and 15th, inside two rooms equipped with 'Videowall' monitors, all 170 reductions to three minutes of each video in contest have been projected cycle-continuosly until 9 p.m. and, at same time, 'Jury Room' of PAN Museum has been opened to public people, in which selected videos, chosen by jury the same day, have been projected.
Friday 14th will be remembered, starting at 6 p.m. , for performance 'Re-play' - Tribute to Pina Bausch by Antonio Carallo, edited by ChiaraDanza, which has been appreciated a lot by many people present; after this event, at 7 p.m., in the near room some videos have been shown with preliminary comment by respective young authors and/or italian independent productors present in person to the Festival.
Saturday 15th, starting at 5:30 p.m., videos belonging to cathegory 'Technical experiments' and those chosen by jury to final prizes have been projected. The Jury, at 8:30 p.m., has awarded two winners and pointed out two special mentions, argumentating first to many people present its motivations.
Aften winners' proclamation, at the end of evening all awarded videos have been shown once more.
The Jury of 'Il Coreografo Elettronico', composed by Susanne Franco (President), Roberto Casarotto and Gitta Wigro, after a deep analysis of works in contest, has stated this:
First prize Napolidanza to:
Derrière elle (Belgium 2009, 12'41'')
directors: Ishrann Sigidijan, Thomas Turine, Natalia Sardi, Laida Aldazchoreographers: Natalia Sardi, Laida Aldaz
photographer: Ishrann Sigidijan
dancers: Natalia Sardi, Laida Aldaz
musics: Thomas Turine
production: Pendule Productions
coproduction: Cie Delivery
To honour “Derriere Elle” was a unanimous decision by the jury. This collaboration by two dance artists, a filmmaker and a composer is the result of a strong idea and a layering and condensing of creative elements. The photography shows a rich awareness of the possibilities of the frame - the camera constructs, rather than records space, by placing as much importance on what it excludes as it includes. The approach to movement equates bodies and objects, employing passive movement to create an unsettling ambience. The film displays a thoughtful identity that is all its own.
Prize Young authors/Indipendent productions to:
Francesche (Italy 2009, 13'25'')
directors: Fiorenzo Zancan, Chiara Bortolichoreographer: Chiara Bortoli
photographer: Fiorenzo Zancan
dancers: Francesca Contrino, Francesca Raineri, Francesca Trevisan, Chiara Bortoli
musics: Andrea Cera
production: Jennifer Rosa
This personal portrait, despite some flaws, is refreshing for its levity and warmth. In contrast to the mediated aesthetics of Second Life, it offers a look at how real women might consider their identity in ‘first life’.
Special mentions to:
- Find the Dancers (The Netherlands/Israel 2009, 4'25'')
directors: Sirah Foighel Brutmann, Eitan Efratchoreographers: Sirah Foighel Brutmann, Eitan Efrat
photographer: Eitan Efrat
dancer: Sirah Foighel Brutmann
This video deserves a special mention for its sideways approach. Tongue firmly in cheek, they invite us to play a game, underlined by a home video look and gameboy music.
- Promise of Fallen time (Spain/UK 2009, 18'52'')
director: Isabel Rocamorachoreographer: Isabel Rocamora
photographer: Nic Knowland
dancers: Anna Mittèl, Eric Majò
musics: Jem Noble
production: Isabel Rocamora for Infinito Production
This work is a poetic meditation on ageing, memory and bereavement. With so many works of video dance made by young authors at the beginning of their lives, mortality is rarely explored. This is a touching depiction of mortality from a mature artist.
