Asteroid
Feb 28, 1978
Description:
While in residence at Western Front, Steve Paxton produced Asteroid (1978), which stages a duet between a dancer and a videographer. Set in the EDAM studio, Paul Wong uses the camera as the contact point to trace particular phrases of Paxton’s movement, including a giddying pan in which Paxton spins and orbits around Wong at increasing momentum.Video documentation is available upon request.
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