'Brief Candle, Walking Shadow' was inspired from contemplations on consciousness, dreaming, and the ephemeral nature of life: it evolved into a choreographic conversation between the protagonist and God. The vignettes presented inside the film offer the protagonist, and hopefully the audience, an opportunity to reflect on the impermanence of any state, the persistence of memory, the fear of morality that stalks us all, the joy that can be found in being alive, and the harmony of the universe. I chose to create a piece in the medium of film in order to capture intimate, close-up choreographic moments, as well as to transport the dances and the audience to locations outside the theater. What you see is the result of many revisions and changes in direction as the nature of the piece took form.
