Doris Chase Trailers

Conversation Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Multiple overlapping images combine with still-frames of an amorous Puerto Rican filmmaker's telephone conversation with a repairman, coincidentally also interested in film.

Sculpture for Children Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A documentary displaying the use of a set of SCULPTURE FOR CHILDREN in a New York City classroom. Children ages six to nine years were filmed while playing and learning.

Sculpture on the Move Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

A documentary about the artist: working in a steel plant, boat yard, pattern shop, studio. Sculpture and the philosophy behind it; theatre pieces, etc.

Squares Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

An abstract computer-generated film. The image is of squares revolving in space around and through each other.

A Dancer Trailer (1991)

11 August 1991

Part of the By Herself series of individual dramas created for Channel 4, A dancer explores the emotional moment when two former lovers, separated by their profession, meet again.

Rocking Orange III Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A dance film, one of a series of three, based on the kinetic sculpture designed by Doris Chase for ballet and commissioned by the Seattle Opera Company.

Moon Gates III Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A dance film based on kinetic sculpture and employing the Mary Stanton Dance Ensemble. Through the kinetic sculptures, made specifically for the choreographer, move dancers each appearing in separate monochromatic images of cyan, yellow and magenta.

Circles I Trailer (1971)

04 April 1971

Music by Morton Subotnik. "A computer-generated abstract film produced by the world-famous sculptress, with original music by a leading contemporary composer.

The Chelsea Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

"It's an experience a bit like peering through uncurtained windows at dusk. Chase puts this personal account together, not of fame or fortunes made or missed in the Chelsea, but of how creative people live together.

Dance 11 Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Features a duet of sorts between Cynthia Anderson and specially processed images of herself. Similar in technique and intention to DANCE SEVEN, this film is in some ways more lyrical and languorous than the former, emphasizing the overall shaping of the body in dance, rather than isolated movement details such as the virtuoso footwork.

Dance 5 Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

While related in technique and effect to its predecessor DANCE NINE, it serves as more of a summation of Doris Chase's varied involvements with dance and the arts.

Moon Redefined Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

From the Video Sculpture series.

Dance Frame Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

The human form is used in composition with geometric form in an exploration toward a third dimension through juxtaposition of color and line.

Dance Twelve Trailer (1981)

01 September 1981

Set to an Albinoni score, Chase hypnotically manipulates line and block patterns.

Full Circle: The Work of Doris Chase Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A documentary focusing on Doris Chase's creative process. A pioneering filmmaker of expanded cinema and early computer technology.

Tall Arches Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Dance 7 Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A videotape-to-film transfer based on the solo dancing of Marnee Morris, of the New York City Ballet.

Dance 4 Trailer (1977)

16 March 1977

Dance 3 Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

Music by George Kleinsinger. Choreographer Kei Takei structured the dance on a theme from "light Part Nine.

Rocker Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

The graphic image of one of the "Chase Kinetic Sculptures for Dance" was synthesized with the assistance of Steve Rutt.

Line Up Trailer (1981)

01 September 1981

Chase's frenzied line manipulation creates dazzling patterns. With music by Gwen Watson.

How Do You Feel? Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

A video animation "commercial" on body movement and self awareness. Charming musical score of George Kleinsinger gives a "sing-along" pattern for dancers Lloyd Ritter and Kei Takei.

Dance 9 Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

A sophisticated example of the creative possibilities of videodance. This truly collaborative work is based on an idea developed out of Doris Chase's earlier films of dance with sculpture.

Rising II Radar Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

From the Video Sculpture series.

Dance 10 Trailer (1977)

01 January 1977

A duet of Jonathan Hollander, choreographer-dancer, and a video synthesized image of one of the "Chase Kinetic Sculptures for Dance.

Line Out Trailer (1981)

01 September 1981

Chase fuses undulating lines with undulating an disco sound.

Circles II Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

A dance film that explores new dimensions in color and space. The film develops like a fugue, with dancers (and giant undulating circle) moving through repeated themes and variations; All the while Brown and Olvey's dazzling color and printing effects electrify the viewer.

Plexi Radar Trailer (1981)

01 January 1981

Plexi Radar is the act of filming a gyrating motion of a circular plexiglas sculpture, which is then looped by a computer.

Travels in the Combat Zone Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

It renders poet Jessica Hagedorn’s views of “some of the harsh and beautiful realities of city living” for women in a man’s world.