Screendance the art of combining film and dance in the void

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what if

you could experience physical movement

the same way a dancer does

you can become fully immersed in a

dancer’s performance

through the lens of screen dance

screen dance a term coined by katrina

macpherson

douglas rosenberg and a group of video

dance experts

is a hybrid art form that combines dance

and film

it provides a new perspective on the

movement and emotion of the performer

allowing for a very profound encounter

where the audience can take a closer

look

at the story being told by the artist

the videographer brings audience members

inside the dancers movement

through the use of close-up and

hand-held camera shots

creating an intimate connection and

kinesthetic

experience so imagine seeing the

dancer’s pupil dilate

their bicep twitch or a bead of sweat

dripped on their forehead

now envision yourself following their

exact

movement pathway and becoming their

dance partner

you might not be able to have an

experience like this from the nosebleed

section in a live show

but screendance enables these

microscopic details

and immersive moments to transform the

performance

then we have the order in which the

shots are arranged

ellen bromberg my screen dance professor

and mentor

taught me that the choreography is in

the edit

as the editor i have the ability to

re-choreograph the dance

and change the story by choosing the

sequencing of the shots

so a sequence featuring a head roll then

chaotic movement

then a calm eye looking back at you

tells a meaningful story that was

carefully pieced

together the screen dance i filmed and

edited

that i’ll be sharing with you today

tells a story of silent struggle

vulnerability and getting lost in one’s

own thoughts

i hope that you can feel this on a deep

level and really connect with the dancer

nicole smith as you move through the

performance

with her

lastly we have location location is

arguably the most important component of

screen dance

because it determines the entire

aesthetic of the film

the setting of the story and it lays out

the new sort of stage for dancers to

interact with

it also transports the audience to a new

place that is not the conventional

theater

each and every screen dance will be

radically different from the next

because each location produces a new

outcome

a new story my screen dance is

ironically a bit different

and that my goal was actually to

eliminate location completely

it’s not in a building or up in the

mountains

my screen dance takes the audience to a

place that does not exist

it is in the void

thank you

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