Company XIV

Folies d’Espagne


A piece based on reconstructed Baroque notations by Raoul Auger Feuillet. A mysterious woman comes to court where nuance and manner are essential. Within this structure, a tangled web of emotions and relationships are explored….

Ten minute short film shot on HD digital film. Made possible by a grant from Dance Films Association, Susan Braun Award 2007. FOLIES D’ESPAGNE was nominated for the 2008 Jury Award and screened in the Dance on Camera Festival at the Walter Reade Theatre, Lincoln Center. Also nominated for awards at Cinedans Film Festival in Amsterdam, Galerie Michel Journiac Paris, France, Wisconsin Film Festival, and the Madison Circle Cinema; Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Choreographed and Conceived by: Austin McCormick
(Inspired by Baroque choreography by Raoul Auger Feuillet)

Director: Philip Buiser
Costume Design: Olivera Gajic
Director of Photography: Seth Melnick
Camera Operator: AIleen Goodin
Lighting Design: Aida Artieda
Electrics: Jack Foster
Editor: Joan Raspo
Music Mixing: Andrew Przbytkowski
Cellist: Raphael Dubbe

Danced by COMPANY XIV:
Samantha Ernst
Bobbi Smith
Yeva Glover
Laura Careless
David Martinez
Davon Rainey
Austin McCormick

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