BIGTHINGSmallthings
At its core, BIGTHINGSmallthings represents a juxtaposition of my experiences of Toronto and Newfoundland.
Year: 2022
Choreographer: Philip McDermott
Dramaturg: Lois Brown
Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Composer: grej
Lighting Designer: Phil Winters
Photographer: Ned Pratt
Supported by:
Canada Council FOR THE ARTS , Toronto Arts Council, ARTS NL , NEIGHBOURHOOD Dance Works and Private Donors
"This was probably my favourite piece at the festival." - The Independent
U Were & I Was 2
Year: 2022
Dancer & Interrupter: Aiyana Ruel
Choreographer & Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Music: Pink Floyd
"A dance about loss or Grieving, and establishing ones character again to have strength to move forward. Those whom think have departed or or left, may actuality be within us or besides us still. This depicts the out come, finding clarity threw stillness in natures natural beauty or and human emotions."
FREE FALL
"Mayflies is a series of one-minute solos at the crossroads of performance and technology. Inspired by Al Pittman’s ‘Dance of the Mayflies’, each dance is here and is at once gone again."
Year: 2021
Choreographer & Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Music: Pyramid Songs
Dedicated to: Labrador City
SHIPWRECK
Year: 2020
Directed by: Simon Alteen
Choreogrpahy by: Philip McDermott & Jenn Edwards
Composer: grej
A short film set against urban and natural landscapes in St. John's, Newfoundland during the COVID-19 lockdown, Shipwreck uses contemporary dance to highlight the tension between isolation and connection, and between confinement and possibility. Featuring music by award-winning Canadian composer Greg Harrison (Grej), from his album "In Search Of..." which he recorded during isolation in April, 2020.
OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
"Audience Choice" WildDogs International Screendance Festival - ​Frostbite International Indie Fest - Frame x Frame Film Festival - ​Filmfest by Rogue Dancer
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U Were & I Was 2
Year: 2022
Dancer & Interrupter: Aiyana Ruel
Choreographer & Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Music: Pink Floyd
"A dance about loss or Grieving, and establishing ones character again to have strength to move forward. Those whom think have departed or or left, may actuality be within us or besides us still. This depicts the out come, finding clarity threw stillness in natures natural beauty or and human emotions."
"A dance about loss or Grieving, and establishing ones character again to have strength to move forward. Those whom think have departed or or left, may actuality be within us or besides us still. This depicts the out come, finding clarity threw stillness in natures natural beauty or and human emotions."
Year: 2022
Dancer & Interrupter: Aiyana Ruel
Choreographer & Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Music: Pink Floyd
U Were & I Was 2
U Were & I Was 2
Year: 2022
Dancer & Interrupter: Aiyana Ruel
Choreographer & Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Music: Pink Floyd
"A dance about loss or Grieving, and establishing ones character again to have strength to move forward. Those whom think have departed or or left, may actuality be within us or besides us still. This depicts the out come, finding clarity threw stillness in natures natural beauty or and human emotions."
"A dance about loss or Grieving, and establishing ones character again to have strength to move forward. Those whom think have departed or or left, may actuality be within us or besides us still. This depicts the out come, finding clarity threw stillness in natures natural beauty or and human emotions."
Year: 2022
Dancer & Interrupter: Aiyana Ruel
Choreographer & Filmmaker: Philip McDermott
Music: Pink Floyd