dance | film — dustin maxwell

current dance projects

small things dying under a clear blue sky

small things dying under a clear blue sky, is an exploration of the simultaneity of dying and living – a polyrhythmic pulse on the continuum of Life. Meanwhile, the impartial sky bears witness to this perpetual dance and says nothing. This project is an ongoing and continually evolving visual art performance and practice formed through embodied research on dying, desire, persistence, and transmutation. To date, there are 7 incarnations of the performance, dozens of dance artifacts, and 1 film.

Below you will find some of the incarnations

All music by Aaron Rourk

small things dying - incarnation 7

Galleri 54 - Gothenburg, Sweden

This is a durational performance, installation, and exhibit of the small things dying dance artifacts and film. It showed for three days and the performances were 3-4 hours long.

This is a short tour of the space. (video by Benedikte Espiri, Sound by Aaron Rourk)

Short Excerpts from day 2

Interview about small things dying and film by Denis Romanovski

Long excerpts from day 1

small things dying - incarnation 6

Quartet for Movement Research Fall Festival 2019 at Danspace, NYC - 1 hour

small things dying - basic material for all incarnations

still from footage by Benedikte Esperi, edited by dustin maxwell

in a dark forest partly illuminated

in a dark forest partly illuminated is a multimedia project including painting, drawing, sculpture, film, sound, and performance. It is based on the concept that what we are able to perceive with the five senses is only a sliver of the whole body of reality and that seeing and being seen can be both empowering and dangerous. The project is a practice and ritual for gaining the sensitivity to be able to perceive and integrate that which is hidden.