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2016; 2017; 2018; 2023 · Dance – site-specific / aerial

Coyote Waltz (dance film)

Archive folder: Coyote

Amelia Rudolph (director) · BANDALOOP

A roughly nine-minute site-responsive dance film shot on and around the Rostrum, the Merced River and Turtle Rock in Yosemite. It reimagines the waltz form musically and choreographically as a playful look at people's relationship with the wild. It was created from BANDALOOP's 2016 National Park Service Centennial project.

Premiere
2019-11
Venue
San Francisco Dance Film Festival 2019 (Bay Area Shorts program)
Where
San Francisco, CA
Performances
A trailer/teaser with music by Ben was made in Nov 2016, used before dancers entered the wall at a live show. The full film was scored and edited in March 2017 and March-June 2018 (music session at Utah Arts Festival, June 2018). An excerpt was shown at the Utah Arts Festival (June 2018). Submitted to SF Dance Film Festival and SF Green Film Festival in 2018. Coyote Waltz film files were shared for 'Windsor' in June 2019 and an event version ('coyote Waltz_v13_event') in Jan 2022. A 2023 folder suggests further reuse.
Credits
Director: Amelia Rudolph. Composer: Ben Juodvalkis. Editor: Michaelle McGaraghan. Cinematography: James Adamson, Michael Graber. Performers: BANDALOOP dancers.

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