COLD from Forward MotionTheater on Vimeo.

Cold was created as a studio performance at FMT. The audience experienced the dance simultaneously on stage and in video. Slipping in and out of sync, the camera creates another perspective of the actions on stage, where movement has been time-shifted and altered, challenging the viewer’s memory and perception of time.

Video artist Holly Daggers captured the dancers against bluescreen, divorcing the performers from their environment. The camera feed was processed with live effects and dynamic time sampling through a video buffer. Dancers Eric Dunlap and Rebekah Kennedy created a structured duet investigating themes of emotional distance, longing, and regret.