Dancer Fukiko Takase interprets “Spiritus Naturae Aeternus,” in an evocative dance and choreography, a performance relationship between nature and urban settings, in a music video for the American composer and pianist Dustin O’Halloran.

Dance and choreography together as a poignant allegory for the cycle of life, Spiritus Naturae Aeternus was directed by Austrian filmmaker Markus Englmair, and Shot in Iceland in December 2023.
The video explores O’Halloran’s the haunting melodies haunting melodies through movement, set against different facets of Iceland's striking natural landscape.

O’Halloran explains the concept of performance for “Spiritus Naturae Aeternus, [it] serves as a requiem for nature, encapsulating our deep connection to it and the increasing disconnection from it”.

“The contrast between Iceland's natural beauty and the desolate urban settings provides a transformative journey from organic to artificial environments. Within a bleak world, Takase's dance becomes an expression of the enduring process of growth, renewal, and eventual decay,” explains the filmmaker, Markus Englmair.

Dustin O'Halloran. Our Saturday music video. (Official video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT.

Credits.-
Directed by Markus Englmair.
Choreography and Performance.- Fukiko Takase.
Producers.- Erlendur Sveinsson, Kári Úlfsson.
Costume Designer.- Sigrún Jörgensen.
Costume Assistant.- Guðmundur Ragnarsson.
Cinematography.- Markus Englmair.
1st AC.- Hjálmar Þór Hjálmarsson.
Production Company.- Sensor.tv
Music Composed by Dustin O'Halloran, Bryan Senti.

Shot in Iceland in December 2023.
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Published on: March 2, 2024
Cite: "Nature and urban settings. Spiritus Naturae Aeternus by Dustin O'Halloran" METALOCUS. Accessed
<https://www.metalocus.es/en/news/nature-and-urban-settings-spiritus-naturae-aeternus-dustin-ohalloran> ISSN 1139-6415
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