AMYGDALA is an intimate single take capture of dancer Madaline “Mad Linez” Riley conceived in a classic, cinematographic black and white style. Highlighting a purity of expression, Mad Linez speaks in the languages of hyper-expressivity, mutation, animation and tutting, among others, through an improvised close-up performance. A poetics of the human experience embodied, the film takes the viewer on a journey of unfiltered emotion.
“Amygdala refers to the center of our brains where our emotions are generated, stored and allocated. It is the first thing I thought of when I saw Madeline 'Mad Linez' Riley dance in the raw footage my creative collaborator Petra Richterová initially sent me. Mad Linez's movements and the added intensity of Petra’s unedited cinematography inspired the music and the title of this piece. I used the tempo of the dance to create the song, and most importantly, I watched the performance as I played over the song, having my band record to the video directly. All disciplines involved focus on capturing and preserving precious moments."
- Marcus Strickland
“Amygdala” is now available at:
iTunes - apple.co/3U342Hz
Spotify - bit.ly/AmygdalaSpotify
Bandcamp - bit.ly/MSbandcamppage
“Amygdala”
Written and performed by Marcus Strickland, Strick Music (BMI)
Marcus Strickland - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, composer, producer
Charles Haynes - drums, co-producer
Mitch Henry - keys, organ
Kyle Miles - bass
Album: The Universe’s Wildest Dream (Strick Muzik, 2023)
A film by Petra Richterová
©2022 Roc Nomadia Productions. All rights reserved.
Dance Performance by Madaline “Mad Linez” Riley
Directed and Produced by Petra Richterová
Cinematography by Petra Richterová
Edited by Roberto García Matus
More about the artists at www.marcusstrickland.com www.madalineriley.com
www.petrarichterovaphoto.com
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