Screendance from Film to Festival : Celebration and Curatorial Practice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hagan, Cara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Movies by movers (American Dance Festival).

Dance in motion pictures, television, etc.

Choreography.

Film festivals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Falling in Love

2. An Art Worth Celebrating

3. Screendance Before the Screendance Festival

4. The Four Generations of Screendance Festivals

5. Screendance Festival Models

6. Curating: A Historical, Practical and Philosophical Exploration

7. Mapping Curatorial Development in Screendance Festivals

8. Curatorial Adventures

9. Investigating Representation as Curatorial Activism

10. Case Studies

11. Curatorial Considerations

12. A Treatise on Curating

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Hagan, Cara Screendance from Film to Festival

ISBN:

9781476645452