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Bats, birds, footballs, helicopters and jet planes occasionally punctuate the otherwise subtle changes that occur overhead.

Central Park West

one hour of evening sky captured in May of 2004

On May 13th, at approximately 7:30pm, I set up my camera on a tripod in Central Park and videotaped the night sky until dusk. I was thrilled to discover that a bright celestial object, perhaps a planet, was poised to enter the frame just as night was falling. The purpose of this shoot was initially to provide a video backdrop behind a dance performance held by the of Boston. However, I consider the piece to be an elegant chronicle of the painted sky, shrouding the active city below.

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On June 11th and 12th of 2004, members the Dance Collective performed in Boston University's Sargent Gymnasium, using "Central Park West" as a video backdrop.

 

Boston Globe, June 12, 2004: "Collective's 'LAUNCH' puts gym to good use:" "The airplane that passes Hall's screen every now and then hints at progress from point A to B."

Boston Phoenix, June 18, 2004: "Ropework: 'Launch' at BU": "The most interesting site component of Dance Collective’s site-specific event "Launch" last weekend was outside the door, and it didn’t reveal its identity until after the concert. Videographer Mike Hall filmed the skyline ... as a backdrop to Not Never Anywhere, an improvisational duet by Olivier Besson and Liz Roncka. The buildings and sky looked pretty anonymous projected onto the back wall of the Sargent performing space. The camera apparently did nothing during the real time of the dance, about 40 minutes, but the skyscape gradually darkened. Lights glimmered on in buildings. Planes and helicopters crossed from east to west. Once in a while a bird flew up. A bright star came out. Before we learned whether the clouds gathering around the edges were going to produce a storm, the dance ended."

 

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Micki Taylor-Pinney: two performances at Boston University

On June 11th and 12th of 2004, Micki Taylor-Pinney performed a solo, choreographed dance to a Sarabande by J.S. Bach, as part of a site-specific, multi-media event titled "LAUNCH!" in the Sargent Gymn... more

 

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