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Les danseurs de l'herbe

2009 2 min
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Éblouissante démonstration d’animation image par image, Les danseurs de l’herbe illustre avec éclat la majesté de la danse du cerceau, une tradition symbolisant l’unité de toutes les nations.

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Les danseurs de l'herbe
  • Vistas
    Vistas
    2009 13 films
    Vistas est une série de courts-métrages sur le thème de la nation. D'Halifax à Vancouver, chacun des studios du Programme anglais de l'ONF a participé à ce projet qui culmine en la présentation de 13 films uniques réalisés par 13 réalisateurs autochtones.

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Éblouissante démonstration d’animation image par image, Les danseurs de l’herbe illustre avec éclat la majesté de la danse du cerceau, une tradition symbolisant l’unité de toutes les nations.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis)
Dance
All subjects
  • script
    Melanie Jackson
  • direction
    Melanie Jackson
  • producer
    Dennis Jackson
    Melanie Jackson
    Anand Ramayya
  • series producer
    Vanessa Loewen
    Joe MacDonald
  • series executive producer
    Derek Mazur
    Peter Strutt
  • None
    Cam Lizotte
    Allison Brandt Malinski
    Melanie Jackson
    Rick Stefanowski
    Tony Wytinck
    Linda Nemeth
    Scott Collins
  • animator
    Andrew Doll
    Cam Lizotte
  • set construction
    Clayton Malinski
  • scenery construction
    Melanie Jackson
  • puppet making
    Amber Rees
    Stacia Verigin
    Jordan Yaworski
  • director of photography
    Andrew Forbes
  • electrician
    Craig Olson
  • head grip
    Craig Olson
  • stage hand
    Ryan Lalonde
  • editor
    Jennifer Prokop
  • editing assistant
    John Thronberg
  • special effects
    Bryan MacCallum
  • lighting
    Andrew Gordon
  • equipment
    Andrew Gordon
  • post production supervisor
    John Thronberg
  • audio post supervisor
    Ross Nykiforuk
  • sound effects creation
    Daryl Pierce
    Randy Woods
  • sound effects
    Daryl Pierce
    Randy Woods
  • production coordinator
    Rolande Petit
  • program administrator
    Cyndi Forcand
  • marketing officer
    Leslie Stafford

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Education

Ages 10 to 17

Arts Education - Visual Arts
History and Citizenship Education - Culture and Currents of Thought (1500-present)
Indigenous Studies - Arts
Media Education - Film Animation

Discuss how the hoop dance is a rich form of storytelling and an intergenerational way to share history among First Nations people. Explore why the filmmaker chose to stop-motion animation to document hoop dancing. Show a live motion clip that deconstructs the different motions behind an actual hoop dance performance and compare this to the animated short. Have students develop a flipbook or stop action short.

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