P–009 / Project
The Circadian Cycle
The Circadian Cycle is a short film conceived and directed by Garry Stewart with cinematography from renowned director and film maker Cordelia Beresford.
The film charts the cycle of a day in nature – sunrise, midday, late afternoon into night. Using the dancing body as a metaphor for the morphologies and behaviours of creatures in nature, the film moves through a cycle of nascence, awakening and the brutality of predation.
The film draws upon the choreography from Australian Dance Theatre’s mainstage work, The Beginning of Nature, shot in stunning locations across South Australia including: Flinders Chase National Park, Lake Bumbunga, Lake Gairdner, Maslin Beach, Mount Lofty Botanic Garden and Mount Remarkable National Park.
Australian Dance Theatre and the Producers of The Circadian Cycle acknowledge that filming took place on the Traditional Lands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. We respect and recognise their Elders past, present and future and the ongoing custodianship of the land and water by all members of these communities.
The Circadian Cycle has been produced by Australian Dance Theatre and was made possible by the generous support of Adelaide Airport, Adelaide Festival Centre and the South Australian Film Commission.
Selected Festivals and Wins Brooklyn Film Festival (Winner of Best Experimental Film) Brooklyn, NY May 8, 2020
Experimental, Dance & Music Film Festival Toronto, Ontario August 27, 2020
Imagine Science Film Festival Brooklyn, October 1, 2020
Adelaide Film Festival Adelaide, October 14 – 25 2020
kNOwBOX dance Film Festival November 1, 2020
Athens video dance project 18, 19 and 20 December 2020
Dance Camera West (Best of Fest Jury Award Winner) Los Angeles, California January 7, 2021
FLICKFAIR February, 2021, Online
Credits
- DIRECTOR/WRITER
- Garry Stewart
- Music Composition and Sound Design
- Brendan Woithe
- CHOREOGRAPHY
- Garry Stewart and the dancers of Australian Dance Theatre
- CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Cordelia Beresford
- EDITOR
- Mark Bennett
- PRODUCERS
- Garry Stewart & Eira Swaine, Australian Dance Theatre