Evening (Zoetropsis): Dance Film

"Zoetropsis": Finding one’s way in a universe where endings and beginnings are inextricably intertwined. "Zoetropsis" (Evening) is a multi-disciplinary art film created by Beth Jucovy based on the final section of an original poem, "The Subject and Power," by Kyra Jucovy. The full poem depicts a metaphorical journey following a river from the spring to the mouth of the ocean. Evening is the point when the river is destined to dissolve into the ocean. “Gravity, Desire are the forces that pull us forth, but Violence is the force that pushes us on.” Footage recorded at Cedarmere and outdoor spaces across the US that the artists accessed during the summer of Covid-19. Cedarmere is the historic estate of American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878). His most famous poem, "Thanatopsis," is a meditation on the cycle of life, a theme whose philosophy is echoed in Kyra Jucovy's poem "Evening."