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Roberta Jean - ROPE

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Channel: Sadler's Wells · 2018 · Entertainment

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ROPE is the second in a sequence of three films, together forming a new screen version of Roberta Jean’s critically acclaimed live work Brocade. 
 
Brocade is a poetic response to historical and contemporary notions of craft and physical work. Movement and sound are propelled along a catwalk and sonic textures resonate with the presence of women forging alliances. Somewhere between a procession and a concert, this meditative piece has the precision, strength and delicacy of an intricate piece of lace.  
 
Brocade was born out of a desire to explore the alchemy that occurs when movement and sound are combined. It arose from a period of experimentation and practice, with an ensemble of female contemporary dancers and sound-based practitioners working in the same space.
 
ROPE features Welsh violinist Angharad Davies. Her approach to sound involves attentive listening and exploration beyond the sonic confines of her instrument, her classical training and performance expectation.
 
Director and Choreographer: Roberta Jean
Digital Producer: Suzy Glass
Cinematographer: David Stewart
Video Editor: Stephen C Horne
Sound Recordist: William Aikman
Sound Mix: Jonathan Webb
Violin: Angharad Davies
Dancers: Stephanie McMann, Carys Staton

Filmed at Glasgow Sculpture Studios

This work was made with support from Creative Scotland and Dance Base.

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