-
Archives
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
-
Meta
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Dance Tributes to Dance Legends: Frankie Manning, the King of Swing
As mourning for dance GREATS have been felt deeply as of late, most recently with Merce Cunningham, Pina Bausch, Michael Jackson, and Frankie Manning, 2009 has balanced this sadness with jubilation and a renewed celebration for dancing. This posting celebrates the life-long Lindy Hop dancer, Frankie Manning, and showcases his impact on dance across generations and across the globe. Continue reading
Movement Media Videodance Contest Winners: Pop Dance Phenomenon!
Although there are many videodances that have gone viral on YouTube, the six that we have selected are each strong representations of one of three categories; “The Earlies,” “Global Phenomenons,” or “Sponsors/Marketing.” Enjoy watching these delightful videos! Afterwards, let us know what you think by posting a comment about on our blog. The UMOVE festival will showcase more videodances, so stay tuned in 2009 for more wonderful works by artists from across the globe.
Continue reading
ADF Screendance Journal Available for Download
The papers presented at last year’s Screendance: State of the Art2 Conference at the American Dance Festival have just been posted online and are available for download. It is nice to revisit the ideas around curating that were presented at that conference, as I’m in the process of planning next Fall’s Kinetic Cinema series. My paper was all about the model of artist-driven curating that I have been cultivating through Kinetic Cinema. I wrote a couple of follow-up posts on this blog about the Screendance conference at ADF last summer here and here if you would like to follow the thread of the discussion. Continue reading
Posted in American Dance Festival, education/learning, theory/criticism
Tagged ADF, anna brady nuse, dance film, education, videodance
Leave a comment
Movement Media Videodance Contest Winners: ‘Public or Private’
As the use of social media networks continues to rise, individual’s privacy has become increasingly difficult to maintain. A huge trend on YouTube are private dances captured on video and then posted for public viewing. On the other hand, public performances not before possible, such as a site-specific work filmed in the middle of the desert, can subsequently be put online and viewed by millions. As we watched the submissions for this weeks theme, it became obvious that the formerly clear distinction between private and public is now totally ambiguous. Nearly all of the submissions could have easily fit into both categories. Ultimately, we chose two videos that we felt most strongly embraced each category Continue reading
Posted in theory/criticism, Weekly Online Videodance Contest
Tagged contest winners, dance film, technology, video, videodance, youtube
3 Comments
Announcing UMOVE Online Videodance Festival
Pentacle’s Movement Media announces the First Annual UMove Online Videodance Festival from October 1-31, 2009 on the web and at select screening locations across the US and around the world in 2009-10. Continue reading
Posted in screenings/events, UMOVE Festival
Tagged festivals, kriota willberg, screendance, screenings, submissions, technology, UMOVE Festival, video, videodance, youtube
Leave a comment
This Week’s Videodance Contest – Classroom or Stage
Thank you to everyone who submitted or nominated a work for this week’s theme of “Classroom or Stage.” Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly Online Videodance Contest
Tagged blogs, cinedance, contest winners, dancefilm, videodance
1 Comment
This Week’s Videodance Contest Winners for the Theme ‘Rehearsal or Performance’
The winning videos for this week’s Videodance Contest for the theme “Rehearsal or Performance” are:
“Chunky Move’s Mortal Engine” by Chunky Move representing our performance category and “One on One” by Caleb Custer for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet’s Project 52.
Posted in Uncategorized, Weekly Online Videodance Contest
Tagged cinedance, contest winners, dancefilm, videodance
Leave a comment
The Future of Video on the Net and What You Need to Know
The Open Video Conference was a two-day gathering of more than 800 global leaders in technology, business, public policy, art, and activism to explore the future of video on the web. Entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, technologists, policy-makers, hackers, academics, and others spoke to promote the Open Source Video Movement and shared the ways in which they are pushing the boundaries of online video technology. Continue reading
Posted in education/learning, screenings/events, theory/criticism
Tagged education, events, internet, learning, media, NYC, Open Video, technology, video, youtube
2 Comments
