DANCE PUMPKIN DANCE
I AM RAJA
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THE PROTOCOL
TOKYO TOKYO
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Avatâra has directed four works so far: Dance Pumpkin Dance (UK), Tokyo Tokyo (Japan), I am Raja (Morocco), The Protocol (UK) funded respectively by Akademi South Asian Dance, Lisa Ullman Travelling Fund and Arts Council England, Spanish Embassy in London. Her latest project, Three Women Three Films, is a future trilogy on women and extreme landscapes (the desert, the Arctic and the underwater world).
In her cinematographic style there is a clear influence of her choreographic style. Her personal understanding of movement, stillness and rhythm is present in every frame. She pays special attention to the camera's movement (the camera's choreography), becoming another character in the film. When you ask Avatâra about the shifting from dance to film, she seems to see a smooth transition and replies confidently that her passion for dance filmmaking started as soon as she developed her first choreographies. She became fascinated by the editing process because, according to her, it is a very important part in any choreographic project: what remains? What is left behind? When do you shift ideas? How do you direct the eye of the audience to where you want? How can you convey your meaning?.
These dance films have been shown alongside Avatâra's production on stage and as part of several festivals around the world:
In her cinematographic style there is a clear influence of her choreographic style. Her personal understanding of movement, stillness and rhythm is present in every frame. She pays special attention to the camera's movement (the camera's choreography), becoming another character in the film. When you ask Avatâra about the shifting from dance to film, she seems to see a smooth transition and replies confidently that her passion for dance filmmaking started as soon as she developed her first choreographies. She became fascinated by the editing process because, according to her, it is a very important part in any choreographic project: what remains? What is left behind? When do you shift ideas? How do you direct the eye of the audience to where you want? How can you convey your meaning?.
These dance films have been shown alongside Avatâra's production on stage and as part of several festivals around the world:
- Official Selection Biennal WomenCineMakers
- Underwire Film Festival (Rebel Girls Category)
- Long Legs Short Films in New York City.
- Indie Film Festival at Braziers Park Bristol
- Festival de Videodanza de Palma
- UNICEF Water Day Dresden March Festival
- Official selection for Silk Road Film Awards Cannes
- Official Selection Short to the Point festival 2020 (Bucarest)
