Multi-Arts Design

"Stunning digital film" - Boston Herald, March 6, 2005
Public domain footage of a peaceful student "sit-in" provided the story for a dance, music and film collaboration.

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Documentary

This short documentary, Connecting Cultures, interviews five African-American dancers before and after a trip to Senegal, West Africa. Performance and rehearsal footage complete this bittersweet tale of pilgrimage to the Mother Continent.

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Wedding

The bride wanted her wedding ceremony and reception videotaped with sensitivity and simplicity.  This minute features highlights of the ceremony documented with one camera in silent observer style.

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Music Video

Marlon Saunders' lyrics, "Somethin' inside me sayin', Keep doin' what ya do" inspired Robert's video about freedom of speech and responsible action. When Saunders saw it, the singer/songwriter commented, "It's amazing to see where one artist will take another artist’s work."

Check out Marlon's website at www.marlonsaunders.com

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Promotion

Presenters Dance Cleveland and Tri-C Center for Arts and Culture hired Robert to design a 60-second spot from existing performance footage.  It announced an upcoming Evidence Dance Company performance on the giant videoboard outside Cleveland’s Ohio Theatre.

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Digital Film

New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) awarded Robert a 2006 Individual Artist Grant in Film and Video/New Media Technologies for his project, Test Patterns.  This excerpt "samples" and "remixes" a 1950s public service film about neighborhood diversity.

More on public domain films
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