Centuries-old fado reaches electronic future. Instead of nostalgia and longing, Cross Stitch celebrates the power of presence in an unlikely funeral of the living. Aren't the beloved ones who died still next to us? Aren't we as dead?
The untimely loss of a beloved one and the extra hardship of mourning a death by suicide are the themes behind Cross Stitch. Symbolism and Surrealism inspire a heavily emotional composition reminiscent of Portuguese “fado” while rewriting its tradition. An unusual 5-verse progression built on dark synths and strings and 1990s bass leads to an epic chorus with subtle harmonies rising up to an end that is filled with hope. The Music Video translates this structure into a short narrative condensing a ritual cleansing with copal followed by a body suspension whereby the performer impersonates hope beyond death.
“Saguaro” is a video work made during the period of social isolation due to the Covid-19 epidemic in the world by the artists Duna Dias and Socorro Dias based on the sensations and experiences lived between mother and daughter during this period of Quarantine. Saguaro is a cactus and represents s...
A dance film, but with a twist. A girl lives a life she can't escape, but with time something seems to seep its way in. Will she continue to stay in place or find her inner truth. The answer is found within the viewer.
Maya Baudrand is a freshman at Stoneleigh Burnham, based in Western Massachus...
"Camille" is a video art installation on silence inspired by the sculpture of a bust by Camille Claudel (1864-1943) 'Young woman with closed eyes' (model with bare shoulders and inner look). In addition to a tribute to Camille Claudel, in a very slow movement bordering the apparent immobility of...
