Dancers take over the Brooklyn Museum, exploring the tension between individuality and belonging

What does it mean to exist both as individuals and as part of a society? Considering the delicate balance point that allows us to thrive in both spaces, multi-disciplinary artist Samuel Schler and photographer-director Philipp Palaus explore the dynamics between the ‘self’ and the collective mindset through dance for short film Transient. Performing against the neoclassical architecture of the Brooklyn Museum, with costumes created by New York-based designer Peter Do, dancers reflect the themes of identity, individuality, belonging and longing – caught in a push-and-pull of uniqueness, and the magic of social osmosis... read more at nowness.com _______________________________________ Subscribe to NOWNESS here: http://bit.ly/youtube-nowness Like NOWNESS on Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-nowness Follow NOWNESS on Twitter: http://bit.ly/twitter-nowness Daily exclusives for the culturally curious: http://bit.ly/nowness-com Behind the scenes on Instagram: http://bit.ly/instagram-nowness Staff Picks on Vimeo: http://bit.ly/vimeo-nowness