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Zoom Webinar Artist Talk with Anouk Otsea and Marissa Truitt

Click the following link at 10:30am on March 13th to view the webinar: https://juneau.zoom.us/j/93231938790 or watch livestream on Facebook.

Saturday, March 13th (10:30am) Presented on Zoom Webinar & Facebook Live: On Saturday, March 13th, at 10:30 AM the City Museum will host a Zoom webinar with Juneau ArtWorks grant recipients, Anouk Otsea and Marissa Truitt. Both artists will show and discuss the short dance films they created for the Juneau ArtWorks grant.

Anouk Otsea's short film, Solace, was created in collaboration with Ryan Cortez (Director of Photography), and Robert Newman (Composer and Musician). This beautiful piece was choreographed and directed by Otsea who also dances in the film. Inspired by the geography of Juneau, Lingít Aaní, Otsea chose to dance in outdoor wilderness settings around Juneau. "Many of my choreographic works have involved visualizing the geographical wonders of my homeland to inspire movement and art which was then rehearsed and performed on a traditional proscenium stage. The disruption to the dance world due to COVID-19 has challenged me to create not from abstract inspirations, but to physically use those inspirations as part of the creative process. In the case of “solace,” I was given the opportunity to bring my art into nature instead of bringing nature into my art," says Otsea

Marissa Truitt's short film titled, Gū Nū Kū, includes dance as an art medium to explore and expose the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women. Filmed outdoors, Gū Nū Kū is a riveting piece that makes an impact on the viewer. Truitt collaborated with Austin Edwards, Nico Schiavone, and dancer, Sydney Truitt. Marisa Truitt choreographed and directed the film. "Gū’ Nū’ Kū'explores and exposes the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women through the eyes of a Native Female. Using the mediums of dance and film, the lines are blurred between reflection, perceived reality, and self. Reflection influences the dancer as trauma travels through a family tree. We are viewing the complexities of purity and pain, power and trauma, beauty and perseverance," says Truitt.