Windows of Time: London Short Film
The short film will get another screening at Museum London’s open house event. See it on the big screen in the lecture theatre on May 14 at 12:30pm (and repeated periodically throughout the day). The event is free and open to the public.
Province-wide Five Networks Film
Windows of Time_LARGER FILE SIZE_FINAL from Dance Ontario on Vimeo.
Sunday April 3, 2022
5-6pm
O.N.E. Dance Centre, 236 Dundas Street, 3rd floor (not wheelchair accessible)
FREE
Pre-registration required (see form below)
MASKS are REQUIRED at this venue (but can be removed when enjoying snacks)
Join us for the premiere of “Windows of Time: London”, featuring seven London artists: Cynthia Aguiar, Nicole Barnes, Kevin Clements, Hannah Elias, Dana Hambly, Priyanka Topé, and Bizz Varty. It was filmed at local venues 519 School of Hip Hop, Crouch Branch of the London Public Library, and CNRA Park.
The London Dance Network and DanceOntario proudly invite you to celebrate this transformative film. It was created with concept creator/facilitator Andrea Nann and concept creator/filmmaker Henry Mak, and sponsored by DanceOntario.
Windows of Time is a metaphor for the many barriers we face; defined by the Pandemic. The window is a transparent barrier that has protected yet also separated us. Trapped and restricted us, isolated and contained us. It has kept us safe but also apart.
Through intuitive movement the film explores and cultivates hope. Through dance we can begin to transcend some barriers by opening a portal to reconnect us to one another, to ourselves and to nature. Windows of Time is a labour of love, resilience, community and above all else hope.
It is my hope that in doing this work, and by exploring this metaphor we can begin to transcend some barriers by opening a portal to reconnect us to one another, to ourselves and to nature.
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Andrea Nann
Concept Creation, Movement Instigation and Composition for the Film
Andrea Nann choreographs, performs, produces and presents dance to reach across distance, to experience herself and others in celebration of possibility, diversity, connection and belonging. She believes that dance can shift attitudes and ways of being, tuning us into what makes each of us distinct, to what we share, and ultimately how we can live together in wonderment and peace. As artistic director of Dreamwalker Dance Company Andrea creates works for the stage, film, and outdoor sites. She channels her community-building passion into various participatory, collaborative multi-arts experiences. Dance has taken her around the globe and she remains forever grateful.
Henry Mak
Concept Creation, Camera and Film Editing
Henry Mak is a videographer who works in Dance and Theatre. He is a collaborator with Dreamwalker Dance Company, serving as Directorof video content and Editor for the interactive web based performance of “Firehorse and Shadow”. He edited and collaborated on“this is where I find myself today”, a dance film by Andrea Nannand the third year students in Ryerson’s Dance Program. He filmed andedited “Defined by Bone” by Mayumi Lashbrook, which screened as part of CanAsian Dance’s Grit Short Dances program and was as official selection of Homescreen Movement Film Festival . In addition, he has created video for The Canadian Music Centre, Litmus Theatre, MABELLEarts and the Toronto Fringe.
Province-wide Film
Windows of Time Premiere Weekend
February 25th to 27th, 2022
Dance Ontario proudly presents Windows of Time; a weekend of free online events celebrating, uniting, and showcasing the communities of Windsor, London, Sault Ste. Marie, Halton and Dufferin, in collaboration with Dreamwalker Dance Company.
A second film exclusively featuring London artists will be premiering in early April – stay tuned for details!
Seven London artists participated in this project: Nicole Barnes, Kevin Clements, Hannah Elias, Dana Hambly, Cynthia Aguiar, Priyanka Topé, and Bizz Varty.
It was filmed at local venues 519 School of Hip Hop, Crouch Branch of the London Public Library, and CNRA Park.
Windows of Time Provincial Film Screening & Panel Talk Back
Friday, February 25th, 7pm to 8pm EST
7 pm Film Screening
7:30 pm Panel Talk Back with artists and participants
Be the first to see and experience the Windows of Time Film! An exciting multi-city project with concept creator/facilitator Andrea Nann and concept creator/filmmaker Henry Mak. Windows of Time is a metaphor for the many barriers we face; defined by the Pandemic.
The window is a transparent barrier that has protected yet also separated us. Trapped and restricted us, isolated and contained us. It has kept us safe but also apart.
Through intuitive movement the film explores and cultivates hope. Through dance we can begin to transcend some barriers by opening a portal to reconnect us to one another, to ourselves and to nature. Windows of Time is a labour of love, resilience, community and above all else hope. Dance ON proudly invites you to celebrate this transformative film.
REGISTER HERE https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/windows-of-time-film-premiere-tickets-259496399717
Conscious Bodies Workshop with Andrea (Zoom)
Sunday, February 27th, 2-3p EST
Join Andrea Nann’s rejuvenating sensory awakening Conscious Bodies artistic practice which was the foundation of the Windows of Time project and film! Dance ON invites you to enjoy a fulsome and nourishing movement session that will inspire a sense of empowering embodiment. Throughout this session connections with self and space will be activated, sparking insight, imagination, and memory. We will move together to tap into the source of our own personal self-expression, the ‘why’ of our inner artist. Unique individual expressions will surface and emerge through shared gesture, text, and movement motif development.
REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/conscious-bodies-workshop-with-andrea-nann-tickets-255544960857
