How Are We Different?E X P L O R I N G C U LT U R E T H R O U G H D A N C E

SEETA KANHAITHESIS 1 | ANEZKA SEBEK

FALL 2011

Concept o MUSIC VIDEO

– Observation of Culture through dance and similarities in form

– Visualizing similarity that people do not normally recognize

o AUDIO REPRESENTING MUSIC THEORY OF EASTERN & WESTERN WORLDS– through percussion and string based

instruments

Contr ibution & Target Audience

o CONTRIBUTION:– A/V aid to remind or enlighten on the traits we

share, even with geographic differences

o TARGET AUDIENCE:– Cultural anthropologists?– Dancers & Dance enthusiasts?

Precedents

o TEXT – – moving history/dance cultures

a dance history reader

o EXAMPLES OF SECULAR DANCES –– Bharatanatyam (South Indian)– American Ballet– West African

o CONTEMPORARY MUSIC –– Thievery Corporation – The XX – Bonobo – Gotan Project

Media & Form

• FILMED in HD footage• TIME manipulation • GOAL – illustrate similarities found in different world dances with

continuous transition throughout piece (choreography/editing)

[Shot Prototype]

WIDE SHOT of West African Dance

West African choreography transitioning to Bharatanatyam

ARM & LEG REPOSITIONING

CAMERA DIRECTION: Tilt movement following left leg, from top to bottom

Bharatanatyam transition to American Ballet (PLIE in MEDIUM SHOT)