CONSTRUCTED SIGHT: a series of dance for films blending public works of art and dance
Constructed Sight 2022 + Dance For Film Festival
March 4-12, 2022
Opening Night Celebration/Premiere Event
Friday, March 4, 7:30pm
Dance Film Festival available online
March 4-March 12, 2022
Access anytime
Online Location details TBD
Film Workshop
Details TBD, Saturday, March 12, afternoon
Closing Night Online Event-Pittsburgh Artist Showcase
Saturday, March 12, 7pm
March 4-12, 2022
Opening Night Celebration/Premiere Event
Friday, March 4, 7:30pm
Dance Film Festival available online
March 4-March 12, 2022
Access anytime
Online Location details TBD
Film Workshop
Details TBD, Saturday, March 12, afternoon
Closing Night Online Event-Pittsburgh Artist Showcase
Saturday, March 12, 7pm
CALL FOR ARTISTS!!!
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Shana Simmons Dance seeks guest artist submissions for Constructed Sight: 2022, a dance film series + dance film festival!
Films must be: -20 minutes or under -shot in HD quality, can be shot by mobile devices -must incorporate some form of "movement" (this may include any form of dance including dance theatre works) -uploaded to YouTube with a downloadable link (can be Private or Unlisted) Through a curation process from 4-6 panelists, films will be selected for the dance film festival portion of the Constructed Sight program. This festival will be uploaded and online for anytime access for one week. Tickets will be sold online for access to the festival. CASH PRIZE: 2-3 Guest Artist submissions will be selected for the Opening Night Premiere Event, featuring the Constructed Sight films. These guest artists will qualify for a cash prize, based on ticket sales. Multiple Finalists will be selected and featured via social media platforms! -There is no cost to submit an application! -Artists may submit up to THREE works for review. Deadline for submissions is January 4, 2022. Applicants will find out whether accepted by February 1, 2022. CLICK BUTTON BELOW TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION: |
Audience member Erica Rabbin viewed the first Constructed Sight program from September 2020 and had this to say:
“I felt different connections to the sculptures than I had previously, which I had seen before.”
“I felt different connections to the sculptures than I had previously, which I had seen before.”
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Shana Simmons Dance (SSD) presents Constructed Sight 2022, an online dance for film series + dance film festival.
Originally created as a direct response to Covid-19, Constructed Sight has featured new dance films through a series of entertaining online "shows" featuring guest artists and hosted by mystery guest personalities since Fall 2020. Created by Shana Simmons, Jamie Erin Murphy, and Brady Sanders, three seasoned choreographers collaborated on generating new films through site specific choreography inspired by public works of art around Pittsburgh. The trio has individually created 15 separate films to date. Constructed Sight: Winter 2021 went a step further connecting the separate films with one work of art at the Wood St. T-station downtown. The dance films premiere online via YouTube Premiere and we have an exciting line up for the 2022 installment of this program! |
To view previous Constructed Sight series (click button below):
WINTER 2021
Featuring films by:
Kusanagi Sisters (Japan), Caleb Mathura (Pittsburgh), Kisa (Florida), Shannon Murphy (Philadelphia), Alexandra Bodnarchuk (Minneapolis), Terrell Rogers (Texas), Anna McDunn (New York City), Shakespeare Moves (global collective)
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SSD Company Members: Shana Simmons, Brady Sanders, and Jamie Erin Murphy
Kusanagi Sisters (Japan), Caleb Mathura (Pittsburgh), Kisa (Florida), Shannon Murphy (Philadelphia), Alexandra Bodnarchuk (Minneapolis), Terrell Rogers (Texas), Anna McDunn (New York City), Shakespeare Moves (global collective)
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SSD Company Members: Shana Simmons, Brady Sanders, and Jamie Erin Murphy
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FALL 2020
Featuring films by:
Theodore Alexander, Joy-Marie Thompson and Sherah Shipman, Jessica Marino Mitcham (in collaboration with Shana Simmons), Michael Caye
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SSD Company Members: Shana Simmons, Brady Sanders, and Jamie Erin Murphy
Theodore Alexander, Joy-Marie Thompson and Sherah Shipman, Jessica Marino Mitcham (in collaboration with Shana Simmons), Michael Caye
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SSD Company Members: Shana Simmons, Brady Sanders, and Jamie Erin Murphy
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