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Tag Archives: improvisation

Visual Journal: Bodies on the Line

Visit Katherine G. Moore’s Blog for more information on the concept and process.

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This entry was posted in Choreography, Collaborations and tagged Collaboration, Contemporary Dance, improvisation, Somatics on April 18, 2017 by bitabell.

Photo Journal: 1st Quartet Rehearsal

This entry was posted in Choreography, Collaborations and tagged Choreography, Contemporary Dance, Group Pieces, improvisation, Tableau on November 16, 2016 by bitabell.

Friday Studio Time: Improv

This entry was posted in Choreography, Solos and tagged Choreography, Dance Studio, improvisation, Piano, Short Film, Solo Dance on November 14, 2016 by bitabell.

Dancing in Berlin

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Director and Filmmaker: Paiman Davari Fard
Dancer and Editor: Bita Bell
Made while in Berlin for two days!

This entry was posted in Choreography, Exhibition and tagged Berlin, dance photogaphy, dancer, Germany, improvisation, modern, night, photography, project, travel on September 4, 2016 by bitabell.

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#dancing photos and #post #performance silliness from our #show @europride2019 with @wearepussyriot : thanks to my partners in crime @nadyariot @mjbaez @rachel.fannan @sofeev for making this happen . Very very #special #thanks to @hannah_maria_ I’m so glad we did this #together ! #pussyriot #europride2019 #vienna #austria

Some smoking moments from #dancing @europride2019 In #Vienna #rathaus with @hannah_maria_ @wearepussyriot @nadyariot @mjbaez @rachel.fannan 🚬 photos by @sofeev

#backstage photos from @europride2019 in #rathaus with @wearepussyriot we passed by the Mayor of Vienna and the Austrian President !! I met @loreenofficial before we go on the stage !! So fun ! #europride2019 #vienna #austria #dancer #dancing #pussyriot

Some awesome shots by @sofeev and @nadyariot ! #dancing with @wearepussyriot #pussyriot @novarockfestival #novarock #dancer #vienna #austria

High #kicks for high #hopes ! #dancing with @wearepussyriot #pussyriot @novarockfestival #novarock #dancer #vienna #austria Photos by @radiofm4 and @sofeev

#powerteam 💎#dancing with @wearepussyriot #pussyriot @novarockfestival #novarock #dancer #vienna #austria Photos by @sofeev

If you thought that teachers don’t make mistakes - you’re right! Hahah a lot of teachers I’ve observed try to cover up their hiccups , even little silly miscounts or forgotten steps etc but in reality teachers are also learning the materials they are teaching every single time through their changing bodies and through the exploration of their students . I offer my own teaching with a sense of curiosity and I always feel that we are learning together . So with that being said; here is a little blooper at the end of our phrase ! And a note on the second track: from Mr Raoul K and Album Still Living In Slavery . Contemporary dance and music is NOTHING without the excellent contribution and often times unapologetic theft from Black culture and aesthetics. #blackexcellence . . . #vienna #wien #dance #contemporarydance #dancers #dancer #teacher #dancechallenge #danceteacher #dancing

#vienna #wien ! Let me share with you some moves ! I’d love to teach: to make fun phrases like this where we challenge our weight and orientation on the floor. Release of the femur allowing the pelvis to move easily. Unexpected stop of flow to rebound to a new direction. I care about contemporary music being present along side contemporary dance : this one is by Bokante - a renowned ‘world music’ group singing in Creole and French often times about global issues of racism , refugee crisis , and our endangered planet. And yes - for me having fun and learning and growing the techniques of our bodies also come with progressive and critical thinking. Open minds and released bodies . . . #dance #contemporarydance #dancers #dancer #teacher #dancechallenge #danceteacher #dancing

Excited to have our dance short film ‘OFF’ have its first international screening this week @screen.dance @horsecrossperth Scotland ! Cinematographer and Videographer Kathryn Nusa Logan @lanusa_the Choreographer, Dancer and Sound Designer @bitabell —— Derived from the courageous stories of migration in boats and contradicted with the derogatory term “FOB”, OFF is an exploration of bodies in misplacement. This film makes palpable a vulnerable experience through the sensibilities and motions seen on the skin, spine, hands and feet. The camera creates a placeless of place , ungrounding and situating the body in a void. OFF aims to create an emotional landscape through physicalizing the cinematic experience in order to seize a deeper human connection. —— #promovideo #trailer #shortdancefilm #danceshortfilm #dancefilm #dancefilms #dancefilmfestival #screendance #thresholdartspace #perththeatre #scotland #horsecrossperth #perthconcerthall #dance #choreography #film #artistsoninstagram #dancers

Excited to have our dance short film ‘OFF’ have its first international screening this week @screen.dance @horsecrossperth Scotland ! Cinematographer and Videographer Kathryn Nusa Logan @lanusa_the Choreographer, Dancer and Sound Designer @bitabell —— Derived from the courageous stories of migration in boats and contradicted with the derogatory term “FOB”, OFF is an exploration of bodies in misplacement. This film makes palpable a vulnerable experience through the sensibilities and motions seen on the skin, spine, hands and feet. The camera creates a placeless of place , ungrounding and situating the body in a void. OFF aims to create an emotional landscape through physicalizing the cinematic experience in order to seize a deeper human connection. —— #promovideo #trailer #shortdancefilm #danceshortfilm #dancefilm #dancefilms #dancefilmfestival #screendance #thresholdartspace #perththeatre #scotland #horsecrossperth #perthconcerthall #dance #choreography #film #artistsoninstagram #dancers

Excited to have our dance short film ‘OFF’ have its first international screening this week @screen.dance @horsecrossperth Scotland ! Cinematographer and Videographer Kathryn Nusa Logan @lanusa_the Choreographer, Dancer and Sound Designer @bitabell —— Derived from the courageous stories of migration in boats and contradicted with the derogatory term “FOB”, OFF is an exploration of bodies in misplacement. This film makes palpable a vulnerable experience through the sensibilities and motions seen on the skin, spine, hands and feet. The camera creates a placeless of place , ungrounding and situating the body in a void. OFF aims to create an emotional landscape through physicalizing the cinematic experience in order to seize a deeper human connection. —— #promovideo #trailer #shortdancefilm #danceshortfilm #dancefilm #dancefilms #dancefilmfestival #screendance #thresholdartspace #perththeatre #scotland #horsecrossperth #perthconcerthall #dance #choreography #film #artistsoninstagram #dancers

I am so excited to be in conversation tonight with @faridehsakhaeifar following the showing of her short dance film Halabja . #Repost @emruzfest.nyc ・・・ Farideh Sakhaeifar @faridehsakhaeifar (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist born in Tehran, Iran. She received her MFA from Cornell University in 2011 and her BFA from Azad Art and Architecture University in Iran in 2008. Sakhaeifar’s work ranges from photography to installation and sculpture. Her work seeks to produce a translational understanding of the social and political struggles in which she has been involved either directly or indirectly. Sakhaeifar was awarded a Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency in 2012-13, Bric Media Arts Fellowship, Residency Unlimited, 2017, Queens Museum Studio Program 2018 and The Shed Open Call 2019. Her work has been widely covered including in ArtFuse, The Guardian, and Hyperallergic. "Halabja, 1988" is about the chemical attack Saddam -- with support from his western allies including the U.S -- carried out against the Kurds of Halabja of Iraqi Kurdistan. Saddam committed the genocide in the closing year of the eight years war between Iraq - Iran in which Iraq invaded parts of Iran. He used chemical weapons in Halabja forty-eight hours after the Iranian forces peacefully entered the village. As a result of the attack, 3,200 to 5,000 lives perished and 7,000 to 10,000 were gravely injured. To this date, the chemical attack on Halabja remains the largest case of using chemical weapons against the civilians. This piece is a poetic interpretation created from collective narratives of the attack survivors. "Halabja, 1988" is a collaboration between Farideh Sakhaeiand Isabel Umali. "Halabja, 1988" by Farideh will be on screen April 20th at @spectrum_nyc #newyork #contemporary #artist #artists #contemporarydance #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #film #shortfilm #theatre #performance #music #festival #artfestival #iranian #independent #independentartfest #contemporary#artist #emruzfest #artoftheday #performanceart #livemusic #theater#iraniancinema #literature #artfest #diasporaart

What an exciting program ! Can’t wait to meet other Independent Contemporary Iranian Artists @emruzfest.nyc ! April 19-21 and 26-28 #newyork #contemporary #artist #artists #contemporarydance #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #film #shortfilm #theatre #performance #music #festival

Independent Contemporary Iranian Artists @emruzfest.nyc April 19-21 and 26-28 #newyork #contemporary #artist #artists #contemporarydance #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #film #shortfilm #theatre #performance #music #festival

Free performance of Dam Noosh on Friday 29th March at 1:30pm in the Dance Studio of Ohio State Union. Choreographer and Performer @bitabell Music Composition in collaboration with Cellist and Singer @aubreyliston Clarinetist @sekorneiseljaegers Mirror Installation by Bita Bell Photos @studio__kin #contemporarydance #performance

Intensity Breath Exhaustion . “Dam Noosh” Choreography and performance by @bitabell Full video link in my bio . Video @studio__kin edited by @bitabell #contemporarydance #performanceart

Air within solidity Lightness within heaviness Beauty within pain Flight within standing Freedom within boundaries . “Dam Noosh” Choreography and Performance by @bitabell Video Link in Bio Photo @studio__kin #contemporarydance #performanceart

To seek comfort, affection, and intimacy. . . ‘Dam Noosh’ link in Bio! Photo @studio__kin #contemporarydance #performanceart

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