Cinematography

Provenance: a letter to my daughter

Cinematography | Editing

Provenance: A Letter to My Daughter is a short dance film about a transnational adoptee’s personal experiences struggling with identity, belonging, and inclusion growing up in the Midwest of America. Directed and choreographed by Li Chiao-Ping, dancer Elisabeth Roskopf’s exquisite movement and personal story reclaiming her heritage are captured beautifully by cinematographer and editor Christal Wagner.

Provenance premiered in Danceworks Performance MKE’s production of Sobriquet in 2022

Awards
Experimental, Dance and Music Film Festival (2023) – Best Direction
Midwest Regional Alternative Dance Festival (2023) – Official Selection
Phoenix Film Festival (2023) – Official Selection
Milwaukee Film Festival (2023) – Official Selection

Direction: Li Chiao-Ping
Performance: Elisabeth Roskopf
Cinematography + Editing: Christal Wagner

Real Words

Cinematography | Editing

Premiere: Winterdances, January 2021 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Choreography: Joe Goode
Performance: University of Wisconsin Students Community Guests.
Sound Design: Andy Miller

Winter of Gratitude

Cinematography | Editing

Premiere: 4 part series airing online, Nov 2021 – Feb 2022
Danceworks Performance MKE, along with Danceworks Youth Performance Company and dancers from the 50+ Performance Workshop
Music composition: Lawton Hall
Direction: Dani Kuepper

Taking Over

Cinematography | Editing

Premiere: Falldances, September 2020 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Performance: University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Faculty: Mair Culbreth, Maria Gillespie, YNOT, Daniel Burkholder, and Simone Ferro.

Ode To Space and Memory

Cinematography | Editing

Premiere: Falldances, September 2020 | University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Choreography: Maria Gillespie
Performance: Students of the UWM Dance Department

Nelken Line

Project Direction | Cinematography | Editing

Premiere: 2018
Producer: Milwaukee Dance Theatre Network, The Pina Bausch Foundation
Partner organizations: Lynden Sculpture Garden, Alice’s Garden.
Performers: 20+ community members

Exquisite Corpse Milwaukee Movers Edition

Project Direction | Editing

Premiere: May 2020
Producer: Milwaukee Dance Theatre Network.
Artists: 40 movement artists and 2 composers from Milwaukee.
Note: A key element of the project was to help raise funds for the Milwaukee arts community and vulnerable artists who may need more visibility and monetary support to get by.