Ocean Roaring
Anya Saugstad
Project Description
‘Ocean Roaring’ is a two part site specific dance project that follows the stories of six women on the shore of the ocean at dusk. Part one of this project is a site specific performance piece with live dance and violin. Part two is a site specific installation, in which a film of the work is projected onto fabric hung slightly in the water. The work can function as a pair of projects with the live performance by day and the film by night, or individually. ‘Ocean Roaring’ was created on the beach in Vancouver BC in 2019, and was made into a film in July 2020, aiming to continue to share the work through COVID-19. The piece focuses on tireless and urgent movement as a means to describe distance and longing between people and the land, and directs attention to the ocean as a scarce and vital resource.
Artist Profile
Anya Saugstad and her collaborators work and live on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlil̓ ilw̓ ətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples (Vancouver BC). They focus on telling their stories through dance, music, and film, and have created numerous live performance projects over the past few years together. They are interested in creating raw and honest performance that tells the stories of women through physical and exhausting movement. As a group, they have shared their work through platforms including Vines Art Festival, Simon Fraser University, Youth In Motion (Shadbolt), F-O-R-M Festival, and BLOOM (Mascall Dance).
Choreographer and Key Collaborators
Choreographer/Co-director of film: Anya Saugstad
Co-director/Cinematographer of film: Micah Henry
Original Sound Score: Stefan Nazarevich and Cindy Kao
Performers: Cindy Kao, Daria Mikhaylyuk, Eowynn Enquist, Sabine Raskin, Samantha Priya Wright, and Shion Skye Carter
Community Engagement
Workshops in dance that focus on improvisation, development and learning of choreography, and choreographing for film.
Media Credits:
Photo 1: Ocean Roaring; photo by Mika Manning
Photo 2 + 3: Ocean Roaring; photo by Sheng Ho and Shanna Venor
Project Details
Name of Artist: Anya Saugstad
Title of Work: Ocean Roaring
Type of Work: Dance, Site Specific, live music (Violin)
Audience Type: General
Length in Minutes: Live site specific performance: 20 minutes
Site specific film instillation: 10min-1hr (10 minutes per play, but can be looped multiple times).
# of Performers on Tour: 6, Site specific Screening: 1 plus support staff
# of Support Staff on Tour: Live performance: 1 support staff, Site specific screening: 2 support staff
Package Includes: For the live performance all the materials are included. If the work is performed at dusk or later, we will require lighting and a power source for lights. For the live screening, the projector, screen stands, and fabric are included. For this version of the work we will need a connection to a power source, extension cords, and speakers.
Preparation Required: At least one day in the location prior to the performance for rehearsal and run through with performers. No technicians needed or crew needed.
Site specific screening: 3 hours set up for projection, speakers, and screen. 1 crew.
Space Required: Both versions of the work can be performed in any body of water (streams, oceans, rivers, lakes, fountains) or even dense environmental spaces with a lot of foliage, such as forests with depth, and fields with tall grass.Available to Tour: Fall 2020 through Summer 2022; Not available April 25th to May 12th 2021. Live outside performance can only be toured in warm weather.
Technical Requirements: Live performance: Lights and a power source if it scheduled past sundown.
Site specific screening: Access to a power source, speakers.
Contact Person: Anya Saugstad
Location: #1 2118 Trutch St, Vancouver, CANADA
Phone Number: 778-686-2692
Email Address: anyaallegra@gmail.com
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