Callum Easter 'Make A Move (Frontiers)' by Eve McConnachie
David Knight - 2nd July 2019
This superb film for Scottish Ballet, with music by Callum Easter, uses movement and film editing to explore the fluidity of gender roles.
And by framing Myles Thatcher's choreography among the monolithic concrete pillars underpinning Glasgow's motorway flyovers, director Eve McConnachie thrillingly presents contemporary dance within an everyday urban landscape.
EVE MCCONNACHIE:
"Frontiers is a film of contrasts; day and night, sunlight and shadow, human and material. It examines the contrasts between bodies and genders, as the fluidity of the human form is placed against cold, stark concrete.
"Frontiers is a journey through the brutalist underbelly of Glasgow's motorways. As vast and monolithic as this type of architecture is, we also see grime and grit. It feels church-like, yet forgotten. In this urban space I wanted to introduce a story about the human body, placing Myles Thatcher's gender-neutral choreography in a setting that allows traditional norms to be stripped back.
"As a woman, I believe that gender shouldn’t be the defining factor of who we are or what we achieve. I explore these themes of identity, diversity, and fluidity through the edit, continuously chopping and changing between six different dancers – forcing the viewer to examine the emotions and reactions brought on by each couple."
David Knight - 2nd July 2019
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Production/Creative
- Director
- Eve Mcconnachie
- Producer
- Tony Currie
- Producer
- Beth Allan
- Production Company
- FB
- Production Coordinator
- Nicki Reilly
Camera
- Director of Photography
- David Liddell
- Focus Puller
- Paul Forest
- 2nd AC
- Fergus Cruickshank
- Steadicam
- Martin Newstead
Lighting/Grip
- Gaffer
- Sean Mcdonald
Wardrobe
- Hair & Make-up
- Debbie Black
- Wardrobe
- I'll Be Your Mirror
Editorial
- Editor
- Eve Mcconnachie
Commission
- Label
- Lost Map Records
Other credits
CEO/Artistic Director Scottish Ballet
Christopher Hampson
Rehearsal Assistant
Tamarin Stott
Production Assistant
Eilidh Murdoch
Production Runner
Marie Liden
Lighting Technician
Zenon Sept
Photographer
Mihaela Bodlovic
Dancers
Jerome Anthony Barnes, Rishan Benjamin, Brund Micchiardi, Claire Souet, Anna Williams, Aaron Venegas
David Knight - 2nd July 2019