The Interpreter
Short Cuts
BBC
4.8 • 788 Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2020
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
From the act of translating dance into words to finding understanding between two divorced parents - Josie Long presents stories of interpretation.
What Is This Shape? Producer: Jess Shane Music: Daniel Pencer Featuring. iele paloumpis, Seta Morton, Alejandra Ospina and Krishna Washburn This research featured in this doc was catalyzed by the evening-length dance performance of In place of catastrophe, a clear night sky, which was set to premiere at Danspace Project in May 2020, but has been postponed due to COVID-19. It was directed by iele paloumpis in collaboration with Marielys Burgos-Meléndez, Seta Morton, Alejandra Ospina, Monica Rodriguez, Ogemdi Ude, Krishna Washburn, Adrien Weibgen and Marýa Wethers. For more information, please visit inplaceofcatastrophe.com The project featured in this doc was made possible, in part, by the Danspace Project Commissioning Initiative and Production Residency Program funded by the Lambent Foundation Fund of the Tides Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; with additional support through a 2019 Movement Research Residency, funded by the Scherman Foundation’s Katharine S. and Axel G. Rosin Fund; and is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC); as well as Dance/NYC's Disability. Dance. Artistry. Dance and Social Justice Fellowship Program, made possible by the generous support of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs CreateNYC Disability Forward Fund and the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation, and with additional support from the New York Community Trust. Creative developmental residencies at The Chocolate Factory Theater, Queer|Art Pride at Abrons Arts Center, AUNTS Residency at Mount Tremper Arts, and the Zil Culture Center in Moscow through the GPS/Global Practice Sharing program of Movement Research with funding from the Trust for Mutual Understanding, have also contributed to this ongoing research.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm just checking the levels here and they do seem to be good. |
| 0:05.9 | I'm Jacey Long and you're listening to Shortcuts. |
| 0:08.6 | First one back, first one back! |
| 0:10.7 | I'm so excited. |
| 0:12.7 | Also, I'm a little bit worried because I think you can probably pick up this noise |
| 0:15.7 | and the reason I've got it is we are in lockdown currently recording this |
| 0:20.1 | and I'm recording hiding under my |
| 0:22.2 | down jacket that I use for hikes to create a kind of makeshift studio but did not fully appreciate |
| 0:30.7 | how much I shake my head all the time so I hope it's not too much of an ASMR experience. |
| 0:42.0 | This is Shortcuts. |
| 0:47.3 | Brief encounters, true stories, radio adventures, and found sound. |
| 0:58.5 | Today, I'm so sorry if it hasn't felt like... |
| 1:02.7 | The interpreter. |
| 1:03.9 | I'm so sorry you've been feeling. |
| 1:07.4 | What is this shape? |
| 1:09.6 | Tell me about it. |
| 1:10.9 | We all have the capacity to feel other people's movements. |
| 1:15.8 | I push in so hard that it makes my rib cage change. |
| 1:20.4 | You're going to feel what it's like to jump three feet in the air. |
| 1:24.4 | And all of a sudden, whenever I want it, I can let it shoot out my arm. |
| 1:29.3 | Sound of time passing. |
| 1:31.3 | I look up from my desk and it's been a month. |
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