This film is the first one of a series entitled Plateau, that explores art in any form, it could work as a meditation which deals with frustration and anger, it also could bring peace to the one who practices it, in any form dancing, painting, designing, poetry, music. This project aims to explore dancing as a form of expression. In this case, the protagonist is the dancer Table Kevin who expresses art and beauty through the freedom and the contemporaneity of his dancing poses, in a sequence of stunning visuals and cinematic takes of Paris brutalist architecture. Concrete complexes and austere towers set the scene. Along the way, he jumps in and out of different places, dancing in various locations which bring him from indoor to outdoor spaces. The film is composed of moments that happen in real-time, in the past, and in the future, all mixed up displaying a journey of sorts. The dancer leads and choreographs his Voguing, typically angular and explosive, to create an unexpected gracefulness, almost mechanical to the spectator.

Director Statement

I started following Kevin sometime back after we met through his friend the painter Enfant Précose in Paris back in 2018. As I did, I learned about Kevins Voguin style and dancing inclination, I was intrigued and wanted to learn more about it, see how far he takes it, soon I noticed he is a strong dancer and to add to that, his personality attracted me. Kevin is an empathetic and kind person, something I thought contrasted with the energy of the city today. Soon we started exploring his style, and I was surprised to see how Kevin knows his body so well and how meticulous and precise each and every move is. I had found a source of inspiration that brought everything forward, especially me. We did a few location scoutings and rehearsed there, and the more we did it the more impressive Kevin became, it was evident to me this video has to be made. At the time Kevin kindly invited me to a dance battle where I saw him in action in front of a big crowd, the energy I felt by just being there was what I had been looking for. Now that we've started, I really can't wait to see how far we can go.

Victor Bastidas

Victor Bastidas is a cinematographer with extensive experience working with leading brands from around the world. After earning his bachelor’s degree at Shanghai Jiaotong University in Business and Chinese, he turned his side passion for filmmaking into a career at age 22 he was offered to work with renowned fashion photographer Mario Testino as a videographer, technical director, creative producer and ultimately his Director of photography. Victor has worked coming up with concepts, storyboarding, directing, lighting and filming across Europe, the United Kingdom, South America, Asia and the United States. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Chinese.

PLATEAU N.1