HIMMELN /REACHING OUT TO THE HEAVENS, 2006,  after the poem HIMMELN by Felix Philipp Ingold,

performance for poem,  2 dancers and video installation.

video installation: the video shows the traces of the choreographed dance sequence which is then performed parallel, life in synchronization.

dance:                     the rhythms and metaphors of the poem are the inspiration for the choreography and serve as "music".
 

concept, choreography, realization: Judith Scherer
dancesr:  Vicky Lam and Megan Alford

After Effects treatment of video component: Jamie Mac Kay

lighting design and technical coordination of performance: Don Burnett

video camera of documentation: Bill Woods
editing: Judith Scherer

The poem REACHING OUT TO THE HEAVENS by Felix Philipp Ingold is the starting point for an exploration into rhythm - rhythm as a component of movement/dance, sound/music and visual element/light. The meter of the poem is juxtaposed with a 5/4 time signature of the choreography and explores  the correlation of the tempo of the heart beat with the measurement unit of the second.  Parallel with the live performance a video element dublicates the dance and reveals the danced patterns and forms through traces of light in space.

This piece was made possible with support from the Prince Edward Island Council of the Arts and Island Media Arts Co-op