The Bull Rider

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Shorts Program 6: DocuNation
Mt View ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen #2 Fri, Aug 25, 2023 2:30 PM
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Shorts Program 6: DocuNation
Mt View ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen #2 Tue, Aug 29, 2023 6:45 PM
Seeking inspiration? Look no further than Docunation—an emotional and often uplifting journey through many facets of the world in which we live…a world full of beauty, power, and spirit.
Film Info
Type of Film/Event:Short
Runtime (minutes):2
Genre:Documentary
Original Language:English
Cast/Crew Info
Cast:Ouncie Mitchell
Director:Alexia Oldini
Steven Gray
Executive Producer:Alexia Oldini
Producer(s):Alexia Oldini
Screenwriter:Steven Gray
Cinematography:Steven Gray
James Lamberg
Music By:Philip Glass
Editor:Steven Gray

Description

This experimental documentary short merges meditations on dance from choreographer Martha Graham with music by composer Philip Glass and video featuring Professional Bull Rider/Modern Dancer Ouncie Mitchell, at the 2022 Oakley Rodeo in Oakley, UT. The Graham technique of modern dance emphasizes contraction and release as well as turns, falls, and surges of the body. These are the exact same movements utilized by a successful Bull Rider. If dance is movement in the form of symbolic communication, then Bull Riding, merged with animals and rooted in the land, is a culture of dance with the arena as it's stage.