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Callum Easter 'Make A Move (Frontiers)' by Eve McConnachie

David Knight - 2nd July 2019

This superb film for Scottish Ballet, with music by Callum Easter, uses movement and film editing to explore the fluidity of gender roles.

And by framing Myles Thatcher's choreography among the monolithic concrete pillars underpinning Glasgow's motorway flyovers, director Eve McConnachie thrillingly presents contemporary dance within an everyday urban landscape.

EVE MCCONNACHIE:

"Frontiers is a film of contrasts; day and night, sunlight and shadow, human and material. It examines the contrasts between bodies and genders, as the fluidity of the human form is placed against cold, stark concrete.

"Frontiers is a journey through the brutalist underbelly of Glasgow's motorways. As vast and monolithic as this type of architecture is, we also see grime and grit. It feels church-like, yet forgotten. In this urban space I wanted to introduce a story about the human body, placing Myles Thatcher's gender-neutral choreography in a setting that allows traditional norms to be stripped back.

"As a woman, I believe that gender shouldn’t be the defining factor of who we are or what we achieve. I explore these themes of identity, diversity, and fluidity through the edit, continuously chopping and changing between six different dancers – forcing the viewer to examine the emotions and reactions brought on by each couple."

David Knight - 2nd July 2019

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Eve Mcconnachie
Producer
Tony Currie
Producer
Beth Allan
Production Company
Production Coordinator
Nicki Reilly

Camera

Director of Photography
David Liddell
Focus Puller
Paul Forest
2nd AC
Fergus Cruickshank
Steadicam
Martin Newstead

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Sean Mcdonald

Wardrobe

Wardrobe
I'll Be Your Mirror
Hair & Make-up
Debbie Black

Editorial

Editor
Eve Mcconnachie

Commission

Label
Lost Map Records

Other credits

CEO/Artistic Director Scottish Ballet

Christopher Hampson

Rehearsal Assistant

Tamarin Stott

Production Assistant

Eilidh Murdoch

Production Runner

Marie Liden

Lighting Technician

Zenon Sept

Photographer

Mihaela Bodlovic

Dancers

Jerome Anthony Barnes, Rishan Benjamin, Brund Micchiardi, Claire Souet, Anna Williams, Aaron Venegas

David Knight - 2nd July 2019

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