Rewind: The Physical TV Company

In this season’s edition of Rewind, we connect with Karen Pearlman and Richard James Allen, also known as The Physical TV Company: Australia’s premier company for the production and distribution of “stories told by the body.”

We discuss their multi-decade collaboration and how, among other things, they derive inspiration from classic cinema and reframe cinema’s history in the process.

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FEATURED

The Physical TV Company

@physicaltv @karenpearlman @richardjamesallen
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WOMAN WITH AN EDITING BENCH (2016)

Dir. by Karen Pearlman

DIGITAL AFTERLIVES (2018)

Dir. by Richard James Allen & Karen Pearlman
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Other Mentions:
Modern Times (1936)
Dir. Charlie Chaplin

BONUS MATERIAL
A Dance of Definitions - Article by Karen Pearlman
After the Facts - Article
Genres of Screendance Venn Diagram

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CHAPTERS

01:56 Introducing: The Physical TV Company

08:30 Woman with an Editing Bench
11:47 Embracing genre-fluidity
19:39 Overcoming The Tyranny of Distance

23:37 Digital Afterlives

27:59 Lessons learned & pearls of wisdom

33:27 Outro

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MAP Lab

June 4th - 6th

Online via Zoom

Introducing MAP Lab: Movement, Architecture, and Production. A brand new virtual workshop that culminates in the creation of your own (virtual) site-specific dance film!

In MAP Lab, you will have the opportunity to create your own tool kit for composing bodies in space in the virtual realm. Throughout the weekend, participants will take classes from renowned architects, dancers, and videographers, learning different topologies and mapping strategies to explore intersectionality of body and space. In between master classes, participants will have the opportunity to immediately apply what they've learned through the creation of their film. During these individual workshop sessions, participants can sign up for one on one consultations with Heidi Duckler to discuss their individual projects.This workshop is perfect for architects and students looking to expand their awareness of the relationship between the body and space, as well as different strategies for placing architecture on film.

We choose to view the virtual space as an opportunity to explore and challenge previous notions of the body and space. We find movement to be the momentum of architecture, and are seeking to investigate the ways in which different creative disciplines characterize space.

Join us for the chance to create your own spatial map for movement, architecture, and production in the virtual space!

No previous experience or equipment needed. For more information about scholarships or questions, please email [email protected].

Do you have an event you’d like to share on the show?

Submit your event announcement here by June 30.

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Got a question? Email us at [email protected]

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