Screendance from Film to Festival
Celebration and Curatorial Practice
by Cara Hagan
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Book Presentation:
Dance and film have shared a dynamic relationship since the advent of cinema—a natural interplay that developed into the genre known as screendance. Charting the history of screendance festivals, this book examines important shifts in practice and theory, distinct festival eras and communities, and the process of selecting and programming works.
About the Author:
Cara Hagan is an interdisciplinary artist and scholar whose work is informed by movement, digital space, words, contemplative practice, and community. She is the director and curator for ADF’s Movies by Movers, an annual, international screendance festival under the auspices of the American Dance Festival. Her scholarly works can be found in the International Journal of Screendance, The Journal of Dance Education and Dance Magazine.
Press Reviews:
• "The author’s broad experience as both a maker and curator informs this important examination of the history and future of screendance festivals."—Rebecca Salzer, director of the Dancing Digital Project, and associate professor of Dance at the University of Alabama
• "an invaluable resource for scholars, practitioners, and anyone interested in the intersection of dance and film."—Dance Chronicle
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