Simon Fildes

The Motion Dance Collective Season 2: Episode 6 brings world renowned screendance artist Simon Fildes into The MDC Talks conversation with Omari 'Motion' Carter and Anna Clifford.  Simon is an international award-winning film-maker, artist, curator and teacher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Simon; a self-proclaimed 'daydreamer', talks about the evolution of terminology in the screendance world, his connection to music and a desire to make art that inspires feeling.  He highlights the importance of making mistakes and giving yourself permission to fail in order to explore your own voice.  We shared our opinions on the value of watching other artists work and allowing yourself to have an opinion.  Simon also discussed some of the common trends in screendance and the impact Covid-19 is currently having on the screendance industry. 

 Simon Fildes: https://www.fildes.work/ http://www.go-at.co.uk/ https://www.screen.dance/ 

 References: 'Pace' - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/w... 'There is A Place' - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thereisapl... "Move on up! The most joyful dance clips to raise the spirits" article with Richard Alston - https://www.theguardian.com/stage/202... Lucinda Childs - https://youtu.be/zW40Su5m0rI motiondancecollective.com 

I did a two hour masterclass and tutorial for a group in Buenos Aires and beyond organised by Videodanza BA and LOIE . I think it went well judging by the feedback.

“Ayer hermosa clase con el querido colega Simon Fildes como invitado en "Videodanza, una danza imposible". . Tema: banda sonora + edición en videodanza. . Agudizando los sentidos . . Organizan: Festival Internacional de Videodanzaba LOÏE. Revista de danza, performance y nuevos medios. . . . #videodanza #screendance #art #film #cine #experimentalfilm

Ive been awarded grant funding  from the  @CreativeScots #createinclusion scheme towards a new film. "Do You Mind Can I Ask What Happened... (To Your Legs?)"   https://www.creativescotland.com/what-we-do/latest-news/archive/2020/07/create-inclusion 

Trio For A Quartet is screening as part of this programme.

This month Rogue Dancer is offering something a little upbeat in this very isolated time we are all experiencing together.  Please join us for the FilmFest by Rogue Dancer:  JOYful Edition JULY 23rd – AUGUST 3rd.

https://roguedancer.org

https://www.facebook.com/RogueDancerJournal/ 

Ill be chatting about editing and showing a film at this zoom meeting tomorrow Friday 8th May if you can join me that would be great to see you. 

“Sense of Centre” is showing at 2020 ScreenDance Festival in Stockholm, Sweden. The work was selected to be part of  2020 screenings during the festival an calendar of activities during 2020 and part of the beginning of next year 2021. ScreenDance Festival will take place in April 2020 at Dansmuseet Stockholm. All information for the festival will be available on: www.screendancefestival.com https://www.facebook.com/ScreenDanceFestival/ http://www.dansmuseet.se

Imagine a home that is living and breathing, that moves from place to place, a home that we are born in and die in. The body is a home, can be a home and should be a home. The notion of 'the body as home' is a way of expressing a much needed sense of belonging and connection in the world. Sense of Centre explores how the body can play its part in this, the body being enough, the body being reliable, the body being a vehicle for change and the potential of the body to serve as a sanctuary or a refuge from the challenges of our current world. Sense of Centre is a search for a deep grounding, softness, connection, tangibility and the need to be home in the moving and dancing body.

Choreography, concept and performance by Jack Webb

Music by Jack Webb

Funded by Creative Scotland Open Project Funding (funds from the National Lottery) and supported by Dance Base.