Articles from the ‘Film’ collection

Screendance: The Newest Genre

An Interview with John Watson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT John Watson is a photographer, videographer and arts promoter based in Eugene, OR who cofounded the Northwest Screendance Exposition in 2015 to encourage the making and viewership of dances created especially for the camera. He discusses the expo as well as the […]

December 28, 2017  |  Read Article

Between Memory and Muscle

An Interview with Mary Trunk Mary Trunk is involved in Muscle Memory, an interactive video project examining age and dance. The premise of her project is a reunion of sorts with peers from her college dance department, now in their 50s. Where has dance taken them? What role has it […]

May 16, 2016  |  Read Article

The Ladies of MAE

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT More than once since launching the Dancing Over 50 Project, older dancers from around the country have reached out to me to express interest and support. When Gwyn Henry wrote me about Movement Artists Ensemble (MAE) – a group of women in Escondido, CA who are moving […]

November 12, 2015  |  Read Article

A Foray into Dances for Camera

By Kat Cole Under an overcast sunrise, a stampede of people charge up a hill. The grass is wet, possibly from a nighttime shower, and the mud sucks and spits as each bare foot hurdles from step to step. With a steady sound of elbows, shoulders and toes hitting the […]

July 5, 2013  |  Read Article