Moving Worlds: A Programme of Dance Films

Created and introduced live by Rosemary Lee

A gathering of little images, a boy kneeling on wind rippled sand, looking at you, a girl in white on tiptoe in a topiary garden, dancers in red passing though trees, a man curled upside down under a desk and a portrait of the choreographer in outdoor gear sitting in on a beach looking out to sea

About Moving Worlds: A Programme of Dance Films

An amazing body of humanitarian, nostalgic and very beautiful work. Made my heart race.

(Audience member for Moving Worlds)

A dramatic kaleidoscope of evocative images.

(Rose An Thom, Dance Magazine)

 …the real deal…one of the most gifted, level-headed, and articulate artists in the UK.

(Donald Hutera, Animated)

A celebration of the legendary choreographer and filmmaker Rosemary Lee’s unique contribution to dance film making over the last 35 years. Presented by the artist herself in an informal setting, Moving Worlds will be a chance to see a wide variety of ground-breaking international renowned dance films rarely seen, from the 1990s to the present day. Known for her articulacy, she reveals how and why she made them and answers audience questions, in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere.

These award-winning, magical dance films transport you to beautiful places whilst highlighting the grace and individuality of every performer. From a nine-year-old boy leaping through sand dunes, a little girl dancing in a forgotten garden, to over seventy performers of all ages gliding through a cathedral of trees, they reflect our humanity and unspoken connection to each other and the environment.


About Rosemary Lee

Rosemary Lee, choreographer, and film maker has been making work in a variety of contexts, constituencies and media for four decades. These include site specific works in settings ranging from a disused tyre factory, a vast windswept beach, to the canopies of mature urban trees. She is known for working with professionals and non-professionals, from children to elders, working with soloists to huge casts. Her award-winning films and installation have been made for broadcast, and toured galleries and festivals internationally.

Rosemary Lee

CAST & CREATIVES

Films were created with a range of collaborators including film makers Peter Anderson, David Hinton,Roswitha Chesher, composers Graeme Miller, Terry Mann, Adrian Johnson, Designer Louise Belson, they feature a wide range of performers from aged 9-80+ years old.

Moving Worlds was commissioned by The Place. Films were supported by a range of funders including the Arts Council England, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, ArtsAdmin, Culture company 2013, BBC, Greenwich Dance, Greenwich Council, Dance Umbrella, Big Dance, Royal Philharmonic Society, PRS Foundation, NPS Holland, RVW Trust.

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Images

  • a triptych of images, the central one is of a paved pathway through stately trees with golden daylight, the two mirror image portraits of either side are of a little girl looking intently up as if listening. she is mysteriously enveloped on the greenery of the trees
  • A line of white shirted dancers, arms outstretched as if walking a tightrope, walking up a city street in Derry, just passing a bar that sells Guinness.
  • a dancer is tossed in the air by a group of people all looking up at her, arms stretched up to catch her. They are on a Derry street with the panoramic hillside streets of bogside behind them.
  • A triptych of images, the central one of a dancer amongst trees in a shimmering gold outfit, the two outer images are mirror image portraits of a fair haired little girl, thinking quizzically in vivid red.
  • A triptych of images, the central one of a dancer amongst trees in a shimmering gold outfit, the two outer images are mirror image portraits of a fair haired little girl, thinking quizzically in vivid red.
  • A man in a dark grey overcoat stands with his back to us in a wintery leafless wood, his hands are up over is head amongst the dry crisp autumnal leaves that are falling from his head and flying in the wind
  • A gathering of little images, a boy kneeling on wind rippled sand, looking at you, a girl in white on tiptoe in a topiary garden, dancers in red passing though trees, a man curled upside down under a desk and a portrait of the choreographer in outdoor gear sitting in on a beach looking out to sea