SCREENDANCE WORKSHOP
Dancers move, as well does the camera
What is screendance? A hybrid artform combining choreography and filmmaking, in which the finished dance work takes the form of a film, rather than a live performance, and the movement is devised in relationship to the camera.
There is a fascinating potential for experimentation and creation in the interaction between movement and filmmaking.
From the initial idea to conceptualisation, rehearsal/preparation, shooting and final editing, this course offers participants the complete experience of making a short dance film: from the initial idea to the final edit.
The workshop will develop participants’ unique voices as dance filmmakers. Sessions will focus on how to formulate concepts for a dance film and how to translate that vision to film.
Participants will learn basic camera and videography skills to create screendance projects and learn about this emerging dance genre that combines the artistry of dance with the visual art capabilities that cameras offer. Methods for improvisation and site-specific performance will also be explored.
One will practice
- To explore the relationship between the body, its surrounding and the camera
- To work collaboratively on a film project
- To develop a better understanding of how the camera sees dance and how to creatively exploit its unique perspective
- To research, conceptualize and develop a visual language & image composition
- To plan and to coordinate an entire video production (concept, preparation, production, post-production)
- To examine the impact of location on the choreographic and filmic language
- To film dance
- To perform for the camera
- To learn how to communicate with filmmakers, and discuss strategies for building successful collaborations with filmmakers.
- To edit using professional editing software
The workshop is dedicated to dancers, performers, choreographers, theater and film directors, directors of photography, and visual artists who want to explore the dance film genre. Students from academies with a profile in dance, theater, film, and visual arts are as well welcome to participate.
The workshop can be adapted to any specific frames, themes and contexts such as festival, academics, community building, youth program ...
Over the past several years, I have led this workshop worldwide, engaging with diverse cultural and social contexts. Throughout, I have consistently stimulated dialogue and promoted respectful and productive values in the collaborative process.
2017 Summer intensive Video and Dance Xiamen | China
2019 Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival | West Bank
2019 Escuela de Formacion artistica – SODRE Montevideo | Uruguay
2019 Vitlycke centre for performing art | Sweden
2020 University of Music and Dance Cologne | Germany
2020 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2020 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2022 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2022 Scie Festival Bologna | Italy
2022 Attakkalari Centre for movements Arts Bangalore | India
2023 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2023 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2023 Duende Tiyatro Istanbul | Turkey
2023 PALIzmir | Turkey
2023 Goethe Institut Ankara/Bilkent University & Hattecepe university | Turkey
2023 Kyoto International Workshop Festival | Japan
2023 Vinyasa – The Dance Ashram | India
2023 Cairo Contemporary Dance Center | Egypt
2023 Centre for Contemporary Dance Cologne | Germany
2024 Khulikhirkee New Delhi | India
2024 Project Kalakar Jaipur | India
2024 Vinyasa Earth Jaipur | India
2024 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
SCREENDANCE WORKSHOP
Dancers move, as well does the camera
What is screendance? A hybrid artform combining choreography and filmmaking, in which the finished dance work takes the form of a film, rather than a live performance, and the movement is devised in relationship to the camera.
There is a fascinating potential for experimentation and creation in the interaction between movement and filmmaking.
From the initial idea to conceptualisation, rehearsal/preparation, shooting and final editing, this course offers participants the complete experience of making a short dance film: from the initial idea to the final edit.
The workshop will develop participants’ unique voices as dance filmmakers. Sessions will focus on how to formulate concepts for a dance film and how to translate that vision to film.
Participants will learn basic camera and videography skills to create screendance projects and learn about this emerging dance genre that combines the artistry of dance with the visual art capabilities that cameras offer. Methods for improvisation and site-specific performance will also be explored.
One will practice
- To explore the relationship between the body, its surrounding and the camera
- To work collaboratively on a film project
- To develop a better understanding of how the camera sees dance and how to creatively exploit its unique perspective
- To research, conceptualize and develop a visual language & image composition
- To plan and to coordinate an entire video production (concept, preparation, production, post-production)
- To examine the impact of location on the choreographic and filmic language
- To film dance
- To perform for the camera
- To learn how to communicate with filmmakers, and discuss strategies for building successful collaborations with filmmakers.
- To edit using professional editing software
The workshop is dedicated to dancers, performers, choreographers, theater and film directors, directors of photography, and visual artists who want to explore the dance film genre. Students from academies with a profile in dance, theater, film, and visual arts are as well welcome to participate.
The workshop can be adapted to any specific frames, themes and contexts such as festival, academics, community building, youth program ...
Over the past several years, I have led this workshop worldwide, engaging with diverse cultural and social contexts. Throughout, I have consistently stimulated dialogue and promoted respectful and productive values in the collaborative process.
2017 Summer intensive Video and Dance Xiamen | China
2019 Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival | West Bank
2019 Escuela de Formacion artistica – SODRE Montevideo | Uruguay
2019 Vitlycke centre for performing art | Sweden
2020 University of Music and Dance Cologne | Germany
2020 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2020 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2022 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2022 Scie Festival Bologna | Italy
2022 Attakkalari Centre for movements Arts Bangalore | India
2023 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2023 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2023 Duende Tiyatro Istanbul | Turkey
2023 PALIzmir | Turkey
2023 Goethe Institut Ankara/Bilkent University & Hattecepe university | Turkey
2023 Kyoto International Workshop Festival | Japan
2023 Vinyasa – The Dance Ashram | India
2023 Cairo Contemporary Dance Center | Egypt
2023 Centre for Contemporary Dance Cologne | Germany
2024 Khulikhirkee New Delhi | India
2024 Project Kalakar Jaipur | India
2024 Vinyasa Earth Jaipur | India
2024 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland