I am always asking the question, when does a popular music video evolve from just that to something more akin to a dance film? I’m still unsure of the answer… it’s likely there isn’t just one but many and that they are all somewhat subjective. But I think the question itself is interesting because it …
Sometimes, in order to really appreciate where we are at present and all that we now have globally in terms of film, television, new media, and the world of dance in general, it’s helpful to pause and just take a long, steady look back. Often when I look at dance then and now, I’m struck …
This week’s selection for ScreenDance Diaries is yet another dynamic and beautiful dance short by Dominique Palombo, one that doubles as an ad for the Spanish founded clothing company Zara. Shot in black and white, and once again seemingly set under the cloudy gray skies and amidst the historic and mercurial streets of Paris that Palombo favors, …
Women who are working to change the way we view body image in dance.
In my ongoing love affair with the marriage of dance and film and the relatively young genre of screen dance, I can still watch dance shorts for hours. I remain completely compelled by films in which pure movement dynamics, concept, context, and form are meeting the camera and playing together in new ways at vital …
Dance is a life force that lives in all of us. Like our instinct to crawl or speak, and our desire to fly, we are born hardwired to move to music and rhythm, be it internal or external, in a way that is, just is, dance. Today, with the advent of the web, both concert …
As per the award winning short Momentum, energy, the right relationship, and a tortilla chip are the chief ingredients in a recipe for the fusion of body and soul through dance. Directed in Germany by Boris Seewald, this is a dance film in which language plays a predominant part, and it works. Momentum features an …
A red dress, a breeze, a Paris rooftop against a cloudy sky, and the absolutely beautiful dance of Gaelle Henry, are the ingredients for Seeing Red, one of my all time favorites by director Dominique Palombo. As previously mentioned when I featured N’Arrete Pas! – another of Palombo’s dance shorts – with his eye for …
A film that uses an infrared camera system to explore the relationship between dance and motion graphics.
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