Tukuhnikivatz – title for an evening-length projected film installation for the performance of Utah * Spirit Place * Spirit Planet * Tukuhnikivatz, a multimedia dance work commissioned by Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center Great Dance in the Bandshell, August 20, 1996.  Tukuhnikivatz ,  the name of a sacred mountain in southern Utah and the abbreviation, TUK, became  title(s)for other dance films.   In 1996 Maida Withers Dance Construction Company and filmmakers, James Byrne, spent six weeks in southern Utah creating and filming dance in four unique and challenging land sites. Over a six year period Maida Withers and Verabel Call Cluff, Utah filmmaker, continued the research in southern Utah.  The original Tukuhnikivatz film for the Lincoln Center premiere features footage of ancient rock art in Utah, and other land and dance images to tell the story of Utah * Spirit Place * Spirit Planet * Tukuhnikivatz.

Tukuhnikivatz:  FILM  (01:03:45) 1996 Projected installation for the full evening, live premiere performance commissioned by Lincoln Center – a visual story of creation, life and planet earth. A large scale production of dance with live music, earth film projection – evolution of understanding, perhaps.!

Tim Harling, Dancer   Bruce Hucko, Photographer

Tukuhnkivatz:  FILM (39:58) 1996 Dancers on Utah landsites coupled with images from the projection film for the stage work,Utah * Spirit Place * Spirit Planet * Tukuhnikivatz – images of science, mythology and dance.”  Editor Stefani Altomare-Sese.(2020)

Tukuhnikivatz: FILM (12:46)  Excerpts from the original film Tukuhnikivatz.- dancers on Utah landsites coupled with images from projection film for the live performance, Utah * Spirit Place * Spirit Planet * Tukuhnikivatz and images of science and mythology. See above. Editor Stefani Altomare-Sese (2020)

TUK (Tukuhnikivatz): FILM (18:04) Extraordinary journey of six souls on exotic earth sites in remote Utah lands (split screens).  Editor: Ludovic Jolivet. (2011)

TUK (Tukuhnikivatz): (00:52) Dance Film Trailer.  Editor: Ludovic Jolivet Film (see above). (2011)

TUK I: FILM  Short (02:29) Roadside Rock – dancers inhabit red earth in a simple primal ritual in Utah wilderness near the famous  twin “BEARS EARS mountains.”

TUK (00:43)  FILM  unfinished trailer……dancers on Utah exotic red earth landsites. Edited by Maida Withers from film by Editor Stefani Altomare-Sese.

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LINCOLN CENTER, NEW YORK CITY, PREMIERE:
Utah * Spirit Place * Spirit Planet * Tukuhnikivatz  (01:01:39) Documentary video of the premier of the evening-length multimedia performance of dance on stage with projections of video and earth slides on the 60′ bandshell, at Lincoln Center premiere.

Utah*Spirit Place*Spirit Planet*Tukuhnikivatz  (TRAILER 02:29) Excerpts from Lincoln Center Premiere documentary video of dance with projections from 2nd half of the performance.

AMAZING EARTHFEST, Kanab, Utah – Presentation
Utah*Spirit Place*Spirit Planet*Tukuhnikivatz  Presentation by Maida Withers for the 2020 Amazing Earth Fest in Kanab Utah, Maida’s birthplace.  Edit from https://vimeo.com/463900011/

Utah*Spirit Place*Spirit Planet*Tukuhnikivatz (30:00)  (26:58) Excerpts from Lincoln Center premiere documentary video of dance with projections. (low quality of images)  – 2 screen excerpts of dancers on Utah land sites.

Utah*Spirit Place*Spirit Planet*Tukuhnikivatz (30:00)  (26:58) Excerpts from Lincoln Center premiere documentary video of dance with projections. (low quality of images)  – 2 screen excerpts of dancers on Utah land sites.

(See projected film above)