LAKE BURST FILM
Video - Performance (15 mins duration)
Lake Burst re-imagines an Irish folktale “River Claiming It’s Due” -the lore of a lake calling for the inevitable death of its next victim -as a story of inner conflict & spiritual rebirth. Performed through site-responsive movement improvisation, the film captures the Irish-Trinidadian artist’s process of connecting to landscape as a pathway to healing.
Thus far the film has been presented in two formats; the first being a conventional cinema style screening, and the second involving a screening accompanied by a live musical performance of the original film score featuring Maïa on vocals and Brendan Jenkinson on Clarinet.
Lake Burst is a performance-film by Maïa Nunes, directed by Clodagh Farrelly. Supported by Wicklow Arts Office, Live Collision International Festival, field:arts, Mermaid Arts Centre, Emma O’Kane Bursary, 2023. Shown at Mermaid Arts Centre (2023), Presidio Theatre San Francisco presented by Irish Culture Bay Area (2024), Project Arts Centre at Live Collision International Festival (2024), GAZE International Film Festival (2024), The Blue Coat Liverpool (2025). | Original Film-score performed live at Project Arts Centre with Live Collision International Festival (2025), Light Moves Screen-dance Festival (2025), Limerick City Gallery of Art (2026).
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