a dance film (runtime ~28 minutes) produced over fall 2020
for the nov 20, 2020 first quarter moon in Aquarius
nov 20, 2020 / world premiere / ISSUE Project Room
feb 5, 2021 / screening + discussion / Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance
"Lloyd believes that viewers already remember a place called Mellowland, a place that lives on the edge of quietude and the ordinary. It gives viewers permission to honor their intuitive listening and yearns to deepen the ways in which we experience the minutes, hours, and days that we are moving through."
(see full press release)
Credits
choreographer, performer, sound, and visual director/designer: Jordan Demetrius Lloyd
performances by: Breeanah Breeden, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, Demetries Morrow, and Ariana Speight
text by: emily rose cannon, Stephanie George, Jordan Demetrius Lloyd, and Wesley Pierre
dramaturgy: Stephanie George