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The Bop


︎2023



The Bop* is a dance film created in collaboration with the general public.

The Bop invites the audience to engage in a task-based dance project allowing them to explore their interpretation and experimentation in a public space without diverting far from their day-to-day routines. The Bop seeks to challenge our perceptions of what accessibility truly means within the arts community by valuing exposure of process and by centring the involvement of the general public.

*a bop is that sweet feeling you obtain while listening to a banger** of a tune forcing you to repeatedly nod your head in approval.

**a banger is that tune that makes you bop and say ‘tuuuuunneeeee’.
 





















Music Production
Kieran Crowe

Sound Design, Mix and Mastering
Waza

Filmed by
Calum Stewart and Dave May

BTS
Jean-Pierre Mattos


Special thanks to Esem Projects
and Maxed Out Rentals




















Directed/Edited/Performed by Feras Shaheen/// In collaboration with
David Keodara (Animation) Karina Fjodorova (Costume) Strictly DT (Vocals and Lyrics)



















Photography by Jean-Pierre Mattos.
This work was part of Shortwave 2023. Shortwave is a commissioning program from Sydney Opera House that invites interdisciplinary artists to explore their relationship with the screen. This project is supported by Sydney Opera House & Parramatta Artists’ Studios.