About Slow Dancing
Slow Dancing is a series of 43 larger-than-life, hyper-slow-motion video portraits of dancers and choreographers from around the world, displayed on multiple screens. Each subject's movement (approximately 5 seconds long) was shot on a specially constructed set using a high-speed, high-definition camera recording at 1,000 frames per second (standard film captures 30 frames per second). The result is approximately 10 minutes of extreme slow motion. The trio of portraits will be randomly selected for each cycle, allowing viewers to simultaneously compare dancers from different styles and cultures.
What at first appears to be a series of still photographs unfolds gesture by barely perceptible gesture—a motion portrait in which each dancer's unique artistic expression and technique are revealed. Viewers can choose to focus on one dancer's complete performance or observe the interplay among the screens. The extreme slow motion enables the viewer to share privileged information about the complexity of the simplest gestures, catching details that would normally escape the naked eye.
Past Exhibitions
Upcoming Exhibitions
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Slow Dancing is represented for touring and exhibition by Sunny Artist Management
For Slow Dancing touring & exhibition,
please contact:
Ilter Ibrahimof, President
sunnyartistmangement.com
646-201-9481
info@sunnyartistmangement.com
Slow Dancing was produced by
David Michalek/Moving Portrait, Inc.
Moving Portrait, Inc. is represented by
For inquiries regarding new projects,
please contact:
Lynn Zekanis, Executive Producer
movingportrait@awhielabelproduct.com
3717 Romaine Street, Los Angeles, CA 90046
t: 323-969-0555, f: 323-512-7007
Slow Dancing
2008 Bessie Award Winner for
New Media/Installation
For an overview of other works please visit www.davidmichalek.net
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