The Body Electric is a short film collaboration between Open Position Productions and Zoetic Dance Ensemble. It features four dancers - Nicole Kedaroe, Jacquelle Blythe, Amanda Thompson, and Mallory Baxley - improvising relationships in Atlanta's Castleberry Hill area, which was filmed by Hadass Wade, Brittany Flanigan, and Mavra Peponis. The filmmakers created a five-part short film from the footage that explores relationships between women.

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Dancers:Nicole Kedaroe, Jacquelle Blythe, Amanda Thompson, and Mallory Baxley
Choreography/Director of Dance: Melanie Lynch-Blanchard
See it Now at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Grl0swoFPU
url: http://open-position.blogspot.com/
The Body Electric
The Body Electric is a collaboration
between Open Position Productions and
Zoetic Dance Ensemble. Four dancers set
upon the Castleberry Hill area of Atlanta
with the task of improvising on the
subject of relationships in front of three
cameras. The filmmakers, Hadass Wade,
Brittany Flanigan, and Mavra Peponis
took this footage and created a five-part
short film that speaks to the relationships
between women.
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About the Cast and Crew
DeKalb resident, Hadass Wade, graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgia State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in
Film and Video. Her student films have been jury selections at the GSU Film Festival three years in a row, including Best Documentary
in 2011. She is currently working in collaboration with T. Lang Dance and Open Position Productions to produce a video project
for Ms. Lang’s feature length performance Mother/Mutha. Future projects include a photography-based initiative for urban youth
and establishing a film collective.
Brittany Flanigan is a recent graduate of Georgia State University with a B.A. in Film and Video. She produced many short films
during her time at Georgia State University, and is currently working with T. Lang Dance on a video piece for a dance performance.
Mavra Peponis is a recent graduate of Georgia State University with a B. A. in Film and Video.
Zoetic Dance Ensemble was created to give voice to the extraordinary potential of the human body and spirit. Coming from
the Greek word zoe, zoetic means living, vital and animated which accurately describes the company’s approach to movement.
Zoetic is committed to performance, dance education, mentoring and advocacy.
18 We Are DeKalb Magazine • www.wearedekalb.com • June/July 2012