"Chrysalis"
ABOUT THE FILM
What must we endure to break through and fly? Chrysalis explores the urgency of transforming our pain through poetry and dance. A brief encounter with a stranger can trigger a fractured memory, release us momentarily from our burdens, or catalyze us into saving a life. Featuring movement artists Tigre Bailando and Micah “Just Jamz” Abbrey, this lushly-shot film asks us to consider the weight of our encumbered past and how we might embody and launch new versions of ourselves.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
TIGRE BAILANDO (Dancer)
Tigre Bailando is a multi-disciplinary artist born and raised in Philadelphia, now based out of Oakland, California. Tigre Bailando’s installation work has been featured at art & music festivals across the globe, including Lightning in a Bottle, Envision Festival, Electric Forest, and Rainbow Serpent. He performs interactive mask theater on city streets across the world and teaches mask-making and performance techniques to students from pre-school to adulthood. Tigre is also a core member of the Butoh-inspired performance company Bad Unkl Sista.
https://vimeo.com/tigrebailando
MICAH “JUST JAMZ” ABBREY (Dancer)
"Micah "Just Jamz" Abbrey, is an artist and teacher- with a concentration in Urban Improvisational Movement and Techniques also understood as "freestyle/streetdance.”
Abbrey specializes in movement innovation and total body integration methodologies with an emphasis in musical aural skills and meditative approaches to movement in order to heighten creativity and self-awareness. He spends most of his efforts traveling, experiencing, and sharing his techniques in various urban arts communities internationally via competition and teaching abroad. Using his unique style and/or approach to dance, which he teaches as, "The Avatar State," he has been able to gain acclaim and respect as a Competitive (Battle) Dancer throughout the U.S and even internationally.
Just recently Abbrey earned the opportunity to represent the U.S. in the International Freestyle Dance Competition, "Keep On Dancing 2018 (KOD)" as well as "Summer Dance Forever 2016" in the Hip Hop categories. On the other side of the coin ,Abbrey has been working closely with Arizona State University' Urban Arts Program alongside Professor Britt for the past 5 years as a guest artist and instructor teaching Urban Styles of movement such as house, locking, popping.
https://www.instagram.com/jamzagram/?hl=en
DIRECTORS: Nicole Klaymoon with Morgani Wise