In the editing room: Beth Gill | Electric Midwife
OntheBoards.tv flew down to Austin, TX to capture this intimate dance performance by NYC choreographer Beth Gill. Read about her work at the Fusebox Festival where it all happened.
Electric Midwife is viewed by an intentionally small audience of 14 people each night who sit directly center, opposite the dance, in order to best experience the symmetry. With each touring opportunity that the piece receives I try to reimagine the seating in a way, which can suite the new theater yet, honors the original concept of the dance.
-Beth Gill
Coming up Next: Half Straddle/Tina Satter Seagull (Thinking of you)
Get a peek at Seagull, the theater performance we filmed while we were in NYC at the 2013 Coil Festival. Look for the full performance next month!
Read more and watch the trailer now!
Available now: Pavel Zuštiak / Palissimo Amidst (The Painted Bird II)
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An immersive and intimate performance surfaces through the haze and special effects of this “high-art haunted house” by Pavel Zustiak (New York Times). Its cast of three navigates a constantly shifting illusion created through dance, visual art and a live band performing a driving score.
Community Screenings Project | Miracle Theatre Group
Wednesday, May 22 at 7pm OntheBoards.tv will be in Portland, OR where Miracle Theatre Group will host a screening of Teatro Línea de Sombra’s Amarillo in conjunction with their concurrent production Dance for a Dollar.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with:
Jorge Vargas | Amarillo director (via Skype from Mexico)
Amalia Gladhart | University of Oregon Professor of Spanish and Head of the Department of Romance Languages
Ruth Wikler-Luker | Curator and Producer of Boom Arts.
When you come, treat yourself to homemade flan and desserts by Mexican catering company Cocina Cultura, brought to you by pastry chef María García!
This will be the third screening of the Community Screening Project. Read about the project here.
More info on the event in Portland here.
Community Screening Project | Mighty Tieton
Join us Friday, May 10th at the Mighty Tieton Warehouse in Tieton, WA for the second Community Screenings Project showing of Amarillo.
Watch the film on the big screen and then participate in a bi-lingual panel discussion with:
Paul Apostolidis | Whitman College Political Science professor and T. Paul Chair of Political Science
Alberto Guzmán | engineer and Tieton resident
Rosalinda Mendoza | private consultant and Tieton resident
Ruth Wikler-Luker | Boom Arts Curator and Producer
Bring your dancing shoes for a post-discussion party featuring members of the Seattle Fandango Project, Yakima musicians, and Esperanza and her taco truck with sopitas, tamales, and tacos al fresco!
Available now: Teatro Línea de Sombra | Amarillo
Watch now: $5 stream | $15 download | Free with subscription purchase (more info) "...stunning, vital, unforgettable.." - The Seattle Times. A man departs for the US/Mexican border and vanishes before reaching his destination: Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo touches on the complex nature of individual and national identity in a time of exodus—both for those who leave and those who are left behind.
Community Screening Project | Amarillo
University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | April 17, 2013 | 4pm | More info
Join us in Eugene TONIGHT for the first of five Northwest community screenings of Teatro Línea de Sombra's filmed performance. Presented by University of Oregon’s Cinema Pacific Film Festival (Eugene), in partnership with OntheBoards.tv (Seattle) and Boom Arts (Portland). The screening will be followed by a discussion with: Jorge Vargas | Amarillo director (via Skype from Mexico), Amalia Gladhart | Professor of Spanish and Head of the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Oregon, Lynn Stephen | Professor of Anthropology at the University of Oregon and Director of the Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies, Ruth Wikler-Luker | discussion moderator, Curator and Producer of Boom Arts. Can't make it? Check out the rest of our tour dates!
Coming up Next: Pavel Zuštiak / Palissimo | Amidst (The Painted Bird II)
In January the OntheBoards.tv film crew went to NYC to film two performances at the 2013 Coil Festival. Get a sneak peek of Amidst, the dance performance we filmed at Performance Space 122.
Made Here | Stage & Screen
OntheBoards.tv is always looking for new ideas about performance and film. We particularly like this latest video by Made Here about how artists work between the stage and screen. Featuring OntheBoards.tv artist Reggie Watts and the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman. Watch the video
National Endowment for the Arts | Spotlight on OntheBoards.tv
Read about our Community Screenings Project on the NEA's blog and check out what other arts organizations are doing with technology to build new audiences.
