Tag Archives: States of Being
‘here and there, now and then’ at Addis Video Art Festival, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024
The video ‘here and there, now and then’ has been selected for the 5th Addis Video Art Festival, running from December 26 – December 30, 2024. The theme of this year’s festival is Re(Cover) Story. Screenings take place at multiple venues, including the Gebre Kristos Desta Center, Modern Art Museum. The video features dancers Rion […]
‘here and there, now and then’ at Intermediaciones, Medellín, Colombia, 2024
The video ‘here and there, now and then’ has been selected for the XI edition of Intermediaciones, International Video Art and Experimental Film Exhibition in Medellín, Colombia, running from October 8-11, 2024. It will be screened on Oct 9th, 2024 at 6 pm at Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellín as part of the […]
‘here and there, now and then’ at Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema, Boulder, CO, 2024
The video here and there, now and then will be presented as a looping installation at the premiere evenings of the Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema on August 30, August 31, and September 1, 2024 at the Museum of Boulder in Boulder, Colorado. For more information on the festival
‘here and there, now and then’ at Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, 2024
The video here and there, now and then will be part of the group exhibit Connectivity at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, from July 13 – August 17, 2024, curated by designer, artist and educator, Anke Loh. From the gallery: CHICAGO––Woman Made Gallery (WMG) is proud to present Connectivity, a group exhibition with work by […]
‘here and there, now and then’ purchased by the City of Ottawa, 2024
The City of Ottawa has purchased the video here and there, now and then for its Art Collection through the 2024 Direct Purchase Program. here and there, now and then, 2024, HD video with stereo sound, 7:11 While interacting with Cheryl Pagurek’s States of Being video and sound installation, dancers Rion Taylor and Wyeth Walker […]
‘here and there, now and then’ at West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival, 2024
‘here and there, now and then’ will be presented as a looping projection on Saturday April 20th, 2024, at West Virginia University in Morgantown, as part of the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival. For information on the festival’s full program of independent works in multiple genres, running from April 18-21, 2024 visit wvmsff.com Looping […]
States of Being interactive installation at Centre d’exposition Art-image, 2024
February 29 to April 14, 2024 Centre d’exposition Art-imageMaison de la culture de Gatineau855, boulevard de la GappeGatineau, Québec OPENING : Thursday, February 29 from 6 to 8 pm with dance performance by Marguerite Ingenito Art-image is pleased to welcome Ottawa artist Cheryl Pagurek with her exhibition States of Being. Starting February 29, discover how […]
States of Being short video screened in Le GIV presents, Montreal, 2024
On Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 7:30 pm, Le Groupe Intervention Vidéo (GIV) presented a program of short videos focused on dance at la Maison de la culture du Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal. Thanks to GIV for including States of Being, a short video of mine featuring dancer Jocelyn Todd. More information about the program […]
Dualities and Pluralities in Multiplié Dance Film, Norway, 2024
Dualities and Pluralities, featuring dancers Shara Weaver and Elizabeth Winkelaar with music by Jesse Stewart, will be screened in the International Program of Multiplié Dance Film 2024 in Trondheim, Norway on January 27, 2024. This dance film program, produced by DansiT Choreographic Center in collaboration with the Minimalen Short Film Festival, is based on the […]
Being and Becoming at Digi6o Filmmakers’ Festival, 2023
Being and Becoming, featuring dance by Shara Weaver and music by Jesse Stewart, was screened on December 15, 2023 as part of the Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival Community Shorts program, at the Ottawa Art Gallery in Arts Court. More on the screening
Interact at Patrick Mikhail Gallery, December 2023
Dancers Rion Taylor and Wyeth Walker will be interacting with the States of Being installation during 2 evening events at Patrick Mikhail Gallery in Montreal, on Thursday December 7 from 6-8 pm and Friday December 8 from 6-8 pm. Rion and Wyeth are both with Montreal’s RUBBERBAND dance company. Visitors to the gallery will also […]
Being and Becoming in HUFF: Hull Underground Film Festival, 2023
Being and Becoming will be screened for the first time as part of HUFF: Hull Underground Film Festival on October 28, 2023 at DAIMON in Gatineau. This short video features dancer Shara Weaver’s interactions with the States of Being installation, with music by Jesse Stewart. More information on the festival, in-person tickets and online viewing
Variations and Permutations in the 9th Dobra International Experimental Film Festival, Brazil, 2023
Variations and Permutations, featuring dance by Jocelyn Todd and music by Jesse Stewart, will be presented in the ninth edition of Brazil’s DOBRA International Experimental Film Festival, in both Rio de Janeiro and Saõ Paulo. On September 29, 2023 it will be screened at the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de […]
Variations and Permutations in Mignolo International Screendance Festival, 2023
Variations and Permutations, featuring dance by Jocelyn Todd and music by Jesse Stewart, will be screened in Mignolo International Screendance Festival’s virtual lineup from September 24 to October 1, 2023. To purchase tickets More information about the festival
Variations and Permutations in Intermediations, Medellìn, Colombia, 2023
Variations and Permutations will be screened on September 14, 2023 in the Videodance Program of Intermediations, the 10th International Exhibition of Video Art and Experimental Cinema, in Medellìn, Colombia. This video features dancer Jocelyn Todd interacting with the States of Being installation, with music by Jesse Stewart. See the program More information on Intermediations
Boundaries and Thresholds at the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival 2023
Boundaries and Thresholds, a short video from the States of Being series, will be presented on Saturday, April 15th, 2023 at West Virginia University in Morgantown, West Virginia, as part of the Performance Videos program of the West Virginia Mountaineer Short Film Festival. More information about the festival schedule See excerpts from Boundaries and Thresholds […]
Dualities and Pluralities video at the 2023 Performing Media Festival
Dualities and Pluralities, a short video from the States of Being series, will be shown at the South Bend Museum of Art in South Bend, Indiana, from January 14 – March 19, 2023, as part of the 2023 Performing Media Festival, an annual showcase of audio-visual performance works. More information about the festival See excerpts […]
Variations and Permutations video in Resolution 2023 screening
Variations and Permutations, a short video from the States of Being series, was selected for Digital Arts Resource Centre’s Resolution 2023 screening, an annual juried members’ showcase. The public screening will take place at Arts Court Theatre in Ottawa, on Thursday, January 26th 2023 at 7 pm. A word from the Jury about Variations and […]
States of Being Interactive video and audio installation, 2022 – 2023
See descriptive statement below, as well as more video documentation and photos. The States of Being interactive video and audio installation reimagines the possibilities for expressive self-representation in the internet age. Instead of the online identities that we perpetually craft and perform via social media platforms, avatars, and video calls, States of Being offers an […]
States of Being series of short videos, 2022-2024
A series of several short stand-alone videos explores specific themes based on the interactions that individual dancers developed during their time experimenting in the States of Being video and audio installation. For more information about the installation itself, click here. Composer Jesse Stewart contributed the musical tracks in the installation. Jean-Claude Batista developed the installation’s […]
Expanded Practice Residency at Digital Arts Resource Centre, March 2022
Building on Connect, my 2019 interactive new media work, I will continue my explorations on site at DARC, working with local dancers in States of Being, a new interactive video and audio installation. It was conceived to further expand the expressive potential of interactivity by inviting dancers to engage and interact with it, shifting Connect’s […]