Interview with TAGsf’s Brian Gibbs pt. 2 – New Dance Film Shorts “Grey Halos”
San Francisco-based choreographer Brian Gibbs/Btroubles of TAGsf sat down with PianoFight’s Evan Winchester to talk about his two new dance films, and discuss the creative process in the Bay Area. We will be covering those two projects on the blog here. See examples of Brian’s work here and here. Click here for Part 1 of the interview.
Evan Winchester: What’s your fascination with film/multi-media?
Brian Gibbs: My fascination with film and multi-media is the endless possibilities. Any idea that I have no matter how visceral weird or out there can be achieved in those mediums. We have yet to fully integrate multi-media into any of our shows so it’s pointless to go into any detail about that. Plus I don’t want motherfuckers stealing my shit.
Film holds a special place in my heart because of nostalgia. Just like listening to a piece of music and how it can transport you back to another place and time, film has that same sensation, especially in the recording/preservation of the performing arts. A cool thing about looking back is how far you’ve come. 5 years ago I wanted to be the best choreographer that ever lived which seems retarded to me now. 5 years later my goals are much different and so is my work. I can’t even imagine choreographing a strict dance piece anymore, nor am I interested. Whenever I go back and look at anything I’ve created, my mind always goes back to the process of how the piece even got created which is really what I care about. The process and making sure that my artists enjoy it as well. Life’s all about the journey.
EW: What’s it like to work with Btroubles?
BG: Troubs is a cool dude. He’s kind of a bitch and a little bit of a control freak but he’s a loveable fellow. We met back in college and he is everything that I am not so it’s cool to work with someone like that. I’m super lazy but get these crazy ideas all the time and Btroubles is responsible for making sure that they happen. I’d probably die without him.
EW: What’s in the box in the video?
BG: Next question.
Posted January 25, 2012 at 12:29 pm
[...] San Francisco-based choreographer Brian Gibbs of TAGsf sat down with PianoFight’s Evan Winchester to talk about his two new dance films, and discuss the creative process in the Bay Area. We will be covering those two projects on the blog here. See examples of Brian’s work here and here. Part two of this interview and the two dance shorts can be found here. [...]