In Public Space

 About

Three dances take the viewer to everyday locations and transform them: POTRZEBIE invades an underground train station; Flyaway Productions scales a fire escape and hangs precariously off a roof; and pieces of e dance exchange plays with restricted motion in a car, on stairs, and in a tunnel. "In Public Space" is a sometimes lyrical, sometimes funny exploration of movement and interactions in San Francisco. "A dance based on everyday glances and movements synchronized into something exuberant." – Peter Crimmins, Berkeley Daily Planet

Awarded a Pacific Pioneer Fund Grant for emerging filmmakers Best Art Film, Berkeley Film & Video Fest The "By Women" prize from Luna Fest Shown on Public Television A selection of the American Dance Festival, Summerfest/Dance Festival, Zeitgeist Film Festival

 Back Story

Kia Simon wanted to make a film that would stretch her creatively and be a collaboration with other artists. So she had an open call for choreographers that were interested in doing site specific dance for film. These choreographers came back with the following concepts. Chris Black and Lydia Bueschel of POTRZEBIE wanted to do a dance about movement and interaction (or lack thereof) on public transit taking place entirely in BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). Jo Kreiter wanted to do a dance in a crime ridden urban alley that reclaimed the space through dance. She created aerial dance moves on the fire escape and the edge of the roof of a three story residential hotel. Elise Brewin and Elizabeth Solomon of pieces of e dance exchange wanted to create movement and then fit it into spaces where dance isn't usually found, like the interior of a car, altering the movement to accommodate the restrictions of the location.

 Credits

Commuting
Featuring Choreographed by	POTRZEBIE Chris Black Lydia Bueschel
Performed by
Felipe Barrueto-Cabello Cory Brown Cynthia Bueschel Bill Bynan Terrence Dunlop Michael Finn Jesse Hendrich Melina O'Grady Monty Phillips Diane Shields	Chris Black Andrea Bueschel Lydia Bueschel Kevin Clarke Amy Fink Chris Frumkin Monique Jenkinson Bearded Paul Janet Roitz Lorelei Stewart
Sparrow's End
Featuring Choreographed by	Flyaway Productions Jo Kreiter
Performed by
Angela Bausch Kathy Carbonne Jo Kreiter Susan Maxwell	Jenna Cameron Nahara Kalev Rachael Lincoln Leslie Seiters
Fuzzy Dice
Featuring Choreographed by	pieces of e dance exchange Elise Brewin Elizabeth Solomon
Performed by
Nancy I. Kelly Grace Kong Erin Mei-Ling Stuart Jennifer Tweel	Knute Jenny McAllister Elizabeth Solomon
Directed by Produced by Director of Photography Associate Producer Edited by Additional Editing by Title Design by Rigging Sparrow's End Costumes Production Assistant Rerecording Mixer Audio Post Negative Cutter Color Credit Roll	Kia Simon Kia Simon & Jonathan Crosby Michael Knight, HHM Bryan Boyce Kia Simon Shane King, Dan Janos & Jonathan Crosby Xian Peter Mayfield Alenka Koja Renée de la Prade Steve Limonoff Music Annex JRPost FotoKem MessyOptics
Work Written & Performed by Troy DeRego Sparrow's End Written & Performed by Charming Hostess Trio Big Noise from West Oakland Written & Performed by Ravi Abcarian, Mark Wright, Sandor Moss Tu Sei La Sola! Performed by G. Cammarato Italian Traditional