Between River Rocks and Sand

Filmed where the Russian River meets the Pacific Ocean. The "in-between" of time, space, and the element of nature is the underlying theme that inspired this work.

  • Cherie Carson
    Director
    AloneTogether
  • Cherie Carson
    Producer
  • Kirstin Brown
    Key Cast
    "dancer"
  • Helen Fitanides
    Key Cast
    "dancer"
  • Alissa Kaplan Soto
    Key Cast
    "dancer"
  • Helium Valentine
    Key Cast
    "dancer"
  • David Creech
    Cinematography and Editing
  • Dan Cantrell
    Music
  • Cherie Carson
    Choreographer
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Music Video, Short, Other
  • Genres:
    Dance, Enviornmental
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 20, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    2,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Cherie Carson

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER / VISIONARY / COLLABORATOR / ENTREPRENEUR / INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
Cherie Carson performed her first aerial dance piece in 1990. In 1992, Cherie began to incorporate video into dance and that video collaboration was a finalist for the Robert Bennett Award in LA. In 1998, Cherie performed to sold-out houses at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has performed and studied with 30+ national & international dance makers including Molissa Fenley, Merce Cunningham, Bebe Miller, Tanztheater Rubato, Bridgeman-Packer Dance, Douglas Nielson and Dwight Shelton. She has choreographed dances that have been performed in a planetarium, on stilts, on rollerblades, in sculpture gardens, reflection pools in a dress of 11 yards, on a bungee cord hanging from a Banyan tree, on trapeze, tissu, slings, rope & harness and invented equipment. Cherie has created more than 50 aerial pieces for herself, UpSwing Company & other companies and individual artists.

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Director Statement

The "in-between" of time, space, and the element of nature is the underlying theme that inspired this work.
Created during the pandemic and adhering to social distancing protocols, we took aerial movements from UpSwing's repertoire and reinvented them for a one-time performance on this peninsula between the Russian River and the Pacific Ocean in Northern California. We scheduled and rescheduled in-between the 2020 fires that swept thru the area.
Between salt and fresh water, we danced.
Between rocks and sand we danced.
Between the salty air currents and ocean waves we danced our connections with the land, ourselves, each other and our ancestors.
In our isolation, in these in-between spaces and places we found connection. Connecting with the landscape and its moment-to-moment changes. We danced with the ebb and flow of the waters and experienced the dance when they came together. We found connections with the wildlife that enjoys these brackish waters. We danced in the light shimmering on the water and in our eyes. The landscape transformed the way we moved and felt. Between "River Rocks and Sand" is not just about the landscape, being between the river and the ocean, but also it is a mindscape of our times. Created Dec 2020.