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magnificent sadness (2009) video: 4:29

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol8ovtwX6EQ

 

 

 

A contemporary dance video about longing and loss, adapted from a stage choreography.

 

 

 

choreography, camera, editing: Dianne Reid

 

performance: Luke Hickmott

 

music: Rob Vincs

 

 

 

Choreography originally commissioned by Dancehouse, Melbourne, Australia, for the “Girls on Boys” season (2008) curated by Gulsen Ozer.

 

 

leaving loved ones

 

cradling a dying creature

 

not revealing your heart

 

a survivor of violence

 

a wailing song

 

sharing someone’s pain

 

love from a distance

 

holding someone’s last moment

 

setting fire to the body

 

forgiveness

 

empathy

 

longing