Ahead of the release of her new album Nested in Tangles on Friday, Hannah Frances has shared its final advance single, the cathartic, Daniel Rossen-featuring ‘The Space Between’. It follows previous cuts ‘Falling From And Further’, ‘Surviving You’, and ‘Life’s Work’. The music video is part of a series of accompanying visuals made in collaboration with Vanessa Castro. Check it out below.
“In ‘The Space Between’ Hannah Frances performs a modern ballet duet with an avant-garde twist choreographed by New York City Ballet’s Emma Engel,” Castro explained. “Inspired by Marcel Dzama’s plays and the surrealist imagination of Leonora Carrington, the piece follows Hannah’s younger self, also played by Engel, who guides her through a dialogue with her many parts. These selves are embodied by a cast in animal masks, moving through a dreamlike world that blurs childhood imagination play with the discipline of growing up as a performer.”
Engel added: “The choreography is dreamlike, built on playful shapes and gestures that return throughout the video. At first the movement is light and silly, but as the two characters grow closer, it transforms into something more powerful and heartfelt. Blending hints of ballet with free and abstract movement. The dance reflects connection, love and the joy of moving in sync with someone else and ultimately yourself.”
