Friday, 4. September 2009
Pilobo... What?
Pilobolus. As often, Nils recommended a youtube link to me and I was just stunned.
Discover Pilobolus for yourself:
There's also an interesting interview with them on their work which was very inspiring. Artistic Director Robby Barnett says,
"Shadows are a kind of mask that people wear and you know that it represents a […] facette of nature but not its whole. […] There's something illusive I think about shadows, you know, the real work is hidden and you see an overflection of reality."
I totally agree to this. I like the idea of a part of us which is dark and unexplorable, which cannot be defined. This is why I'm going to use shadow animation or silhouttes to show the underworld part of my film. It's a pity that I can't stick a movie to my mood board which is becoming bigger and more precisely all the time. But I wouldn't miss the movements of the dancers...
How about you? What feelings do shadows evoke? What do you associate with them?
Comments
Darkstrider wrote on Tuesday, 8. September 2009 at 10:45:
Wow, great video!!!! Very powerful and moving. When we can;t see all the details, as in a silouhette, the imagination is free to fill in details, and Pilobolus has exploited that very well here. I've been impressed with some of their other work over the years as well.
Jessica Koppe wrote on Tuesday, 8. September 2009 at 14:50:
Hi Mike,
did you see them live before?
It's absolutely right what you wrote about imagination!
justin wrote on Thursday, 10. September 2009 at 02:29:
WOW!!
That was magical....Loved it...thanks for the link.
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darkstrider wrote on Saturday, 12. September 2009 at 09:48:
No, not live... I've seen them on YouTube and other websites. I first saw them when a mutual friend of Shelley and I sent us a link to one of their videos.
michael wrote on Tuesday, 29. September 2009 at 04:37:
This is something really new... and different. The differences in sizes achived by lighning (distance of the actor to the light source) and the play with it was really something stunning at the beginning. But then, when they develop the idea further... amazing. And soemhow it reminds me of the Black Box Theatre.
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Shelley Noble wrote on Saturday, 5. September 2009 at 03:39:
Inspiring!