"MitiMiti" stars dancer and choreographer Laura Gutierrez as she engages with three different liminal spaces, moving with and without a sculpture made by artist Cesar Kastro. Produced by Flower Shop Collective, an art studio that cultivates the ideas of emerging artists working towards more equitable futures, "MitiMiti" is a conversation of identity, diaspora, and the body.
Dancer and Choreographer: Laura Gutierrez Art Direction and Sculpture: Cesar Kastro Cinematographer: Cameron Speaks Editor: Champ Ensminger |
Multi-GRAMMY nominated Matt Haimovitz performs with performer/choreographer Laura Gutierrez, interpreting Aaron Jay Kernis’ Grace which reimagines the heart of each of J.S. Bach’s Six Suites for Cello Solo, the Sarabande, in search of a timeless musical language. Commissioned by THE PRIMAVERA PROJECT. Filmed on Sarah Crowner’s Platform (Blue Green Terracotta for JC) 2022 at The Chinati Foundation | La Fundación Chinati, 1 Cavalry Row, Marfa, TX. October 2023.
PRIMAVERA IV the heart is the fourth of six albums in a momentous series encompassing 81 world premieres for solo cello. This digital album presents 13 new commissions by The Primavera Project, a collaboration between groundbreaking, multi-GRAMMY nominated cellist Matt Haimovitz, world renowned contemporary artist Charline von Heyl, and director Jeffrianne Young. Each composer responds to Sandro Botticelli’s enigmatic painting, Primavera (circa 1480) and von Heyl’s prophetic large-scale triptych, Primavera 2020. Charline von Heyl (Primavera 2020 Oil and Acrylic on linen 82 x 220 inches, 208.3 x 558.8 cm). Joseph Cashiola, videographer. Jeffrianne Young, director. |