Screendance From Film to Festival : Celebration and Curatorial Practice

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. "Dance and film have shared a dynamic relationship since the advent of cinema-a natural interplay that developed into the genre known as screendance. During Hollywood's Golden Age, screendance film festivals emerged, celebrating the work of dancers like Bill "Bojangles" Robinson and Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel (1935), the Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather (1943), Cyd Charisse and Gene Kelley in Singin' in the Rain (1952), Rita Moreno in West Side Story (1961), and many more. Charting the history of the screendance festival, this book examines important shifts in practice and theory, distinct festival eras and communities, and the process of selecting and programming works.-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher Cover 1 Acknowledgments 6 Table of Contents 8 Introduction 10 1. Falling in Love 12 2. An Art Worth Celebrating 22 3. Screendance Before the Screendance Festival 44 4. The Four Generations of Screendance Festivals 51 5. Screendance Festival Models 78 6. Curating: A Historical, Practical and Philosophical Exploration 94 7. Mapping Curatorial Development in Screendance Festivals 105 8. Curatorial Adventures 117 9. Investigating Representation as Curatorial Activism 128 10. Case Studies 164 11. Curatorial Considerations 179 12. A Treatise on Curating 191 Chapter Notes 196 Bibliography 200 Index 204