Dance Behind the Screen

On our fourth episode of ‘dance film’ month, your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview author and academic Dr. Harmony Bench. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about her book Perpetual Motion: Dance, Digital Cultures, and the Common, Dunham’s Data, digital ways of thinking, social media best practices, and dance on screen. Special thanks to Ann Cooper Albright for connecting us for this interview.

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On our third episode of ‘dance film’ month, your co-hosts Marthea, YeaJean, and Reyna interview interdisciplinary dance artist, educator, researcher and facilitator from New Delhi, India, Sumedha Bhattacharyya. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about her social media account @duetwithcamera, the interactions of the Indian traditional form of Kathak and dance film, nostalgia and memory, exploring the intimacy between camera and dance, Sumedha’s dance filmmaking process, and how we connected online. 

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On our second episode of ‘dance film’ month, your co-host YeaJean interviews Belgium dance artist and filmmaker, Antoine Panier. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about his multi award-winning film Making Men. Making Men was an official selection for the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival in 2019. Antoine’s film was audience voted the #NBFFAttentionGrabber in Dallas, Texas USA and #NBFFVisionary by our judging panel. In this episode you hear Antoine’s thoughts on masculinity, advice for emerging dance filmmakers, and his experience on the NBFF 2020 jury.

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/67-antoinepanier

On our first episode of ‘dance film’ month, your co-host Reyna interviews Italian dance artist and filmmaker, Emma Cianchi. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about her dance film HIC ET NUNC (Here and Now). HIC ET NUNC was an official selected for the kNOwBOX dance Film Festival in 2019. Emma’s film was audience voted the #NBFFAttentionGrabber in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico. Special thanks to Emma’s translator. 

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On our fourth episode of Interdisciplinary month, your co-hosts YeaJean and Martheya interview Dallas, Texas based choreographer/director, Danielle Georgiou. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about her #NBSS Visionary Awarded dance film 51 Days in Quarantine, Danielle Georgiou Dance Group (DGDG), dance theater, creative process in the pandemic, critiquing live and digital performance, social media as a platform for artmaking and self-curation. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/65-daniellegeorgiou

On our third episode of Interdisciplinary month, your co-hosts YeaJean and Martheya interview artist, performer and creative director best known for her award-winning digital projects for physical ideas, Norah Zuniga Shaw. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about interdisciplinary artmaking, creative and critical engagement, collaboration, Synchronous Objects by William Forsythe, and Digital Literacy. 

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On our second episode of Interdisciplinary month, your co-host YeaJean interviews Taiwan choreographer, new media artist and the founder of YiLab, Su Wen-Chi. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about definitions of new media art, the digitized body, dance and technology, virtual vs. reality, and navigating dance and the digital space with collaborators. Special thanks to the Seoul International Choreography Workshop for presenting Dance and New Media Arts Workshop by Su Wen-Chi.

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/63-suwen-chi-yilab

On our first episode of Interdisciplinary month, your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview Norwegian choreographer and performer Mette Edvardsen. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about Mette’s artistic career, performance preservation and time scale, repetition, the gap between stage and audience, her work Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine, and dance as a performing art. Special thanks to Jonathan Burrows for connecting us for this interview. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/62-metteedvardsen

On our fifth episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview choreographer, performer and scholar Thomas DeFrantz. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about the performance group SLIPPAGE and how they support black futures and social possibilities, curatorial practices that support people vs. protecting art, how African Diaspora forms and ideologies shift the dance landscape,Tommy’s thoughts on social media, and three ways to be inclusive in your everyday life. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/61-thomasdefrantz

On our fourth episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts Martheya and Reyna interview Ann Cooper Albright and Ann Dils, co-editors of Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about why and how they co-edited Moving History/Dancing Cultures, nurturing friendships and scholarly networks, how they define dance history now, their National Endowment for the Arts-funded digital collection, Accelerated Motion: Towards a New Dance Literacy, and advice for emerging authors and artists. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/60-movinghistory-dancingcultures-ann-cooper-albright-ann-dils

On our third episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts Martheya and YeaJean interview Choreographer, Dancer, Author, and Associate Professor Jonathan Burrows. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about why and how he created A Choreographer’s Handbook, Jonathan’s personal experience within the history of digitizing dance works, his performing practice with composer Matteo Fargion, why their full length works are accessible online, and three tips for choreographers to consider. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/59-jonathanburrows

On our second episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview dance scholar, and the Arnhold Associate Professor of Dance Education at Teachers College Columbia, Dr. Matt Henley. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about Matt’s career as a dance educator and researcher, teaching during the pandemic, how dance education shifted throughout history, his research on cognitive and social-emotional skills associated with dance education, transformational learning, conceptual knowledge, and teaching tools for online and face to face learning.

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/58-matthenley

On our first episode of Dance History month, your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview dancer, painter and actor, described by The New York Times as "a tour de force...a true act of transcendence…”, Mesma Belsaré. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about Mesma’s dance lineage, Indian Classical dance, Bharatanātyam, institutionalizing arts education, presenting Indian Classical dance, and the value of mentorship and mindset. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/57-mesmabelsar%C3%A9

On our final episode of Somatics month, your co-hosts Martheya, YeaJean, Azaria, and Reyna go behind the screen and talk about somatic practices, self-care, body image, imposter syndrome, and how they are staying positive and making space for growth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.   

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/56-teamdbs-somatics-self-care

On our third episode of Somatics month, your co-hosts Martheya and YeaJean interview professional dancer and Professor of Dance, Sarah Gamblin. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about Sarah’s career as a professional dancer with Bebe Miller Company, her experiential anatomy and somatic related studies, integrating mind-body practices in dance pedagogy, imagination, and how social media is influencing dance education.

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On our second episode of Somatics month, your co-host Martheya interviews the Creator of Doctors For Dancers, Jennifer DePaola. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about dance injuries and injury prevention, creating Doctors for Dancers, the database of dance specialists, career longevity and training, The Bridge Dance Project, and the benefit of seeing dance specific medical professionals. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/54-jenniferdepaola-doctors-for-dancers

On our first episode of Somatics month, your co-host YeaJean interviews Swiss Dancer, Movement Educator, University Lecturer, Writer and Founder of the Franklin Method, Eric Franklin. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about imagery and dance, the Franklin Method, benefits of understanding your body, lifestyle recommendations for a long career, somatic product recommendations, protecting training methods/products/brand, and advice for the dance community during COVID-19. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/53-eric-franklin-franklin-method

On this episode of Social Injustice, Black Lives Matter & Dance Pt 2, your co-hosts Reyna and Martheya interview Anti-Racism Educator and Author, Tim Wise. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about learning from the targets of systemic oppression, white privilege, overcoming shame, how to take personal inventory of one's own life and work, accountability, the importance of humility, and Tim’s experience as a father of two dancers. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/52-timwise-social-injustice-black-lives-matter-dance-pt-2

On this episode of Social Injustice, Black Lives Matter & Dance Pt 1, your co-hosts Azaria and Reyna interview Director of Angela's Pulse and Dancing While Black, Paloma McGregor. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about centering black voices, inclusivity, how to turn energy toward the visions we want to manifest, dance lineage, liberation practices, and advice for companies and individuals who want to change. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/51-paloma-mcgregor-social-injustice-black-lives-matter-dance-pt-1

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On our third episode of Dance Trends month, in celebration of our 50th episode of #dancebehindthescreen, your co-hosts Martheya, YeaJean, Azaria, and Reyna moderate a ‘COVID-19 & Dance’ roundtable with 11 of our Dance Behind the Screen (DBS) guests. We talk with the experts in creative thinking on what they have learned, how to prepare for reopenings, how to negotiate live and digital dance practices, what does the dance world look like post-pandemic, and much more. 

DBS Guest Roundtable voices include; Theresa Ruth Howard - MoBBallet, Sarah Gamblin - Texas Woman’s University & Texas Dance Improvisation Festival (TDIF), Ana Maria Alvarez - Contra Tiempo, Jill Homan Randall - Life as a Modern Dancer Blog & Shawl Anderson, Matthew Cumbie - Matthew Cumbie Projects, Yin Yue - YY Dance Company, Lynn Lane - Transitory Sound and Movement Collective, Matt Kent - Pilobolus, Jennifer DePaola - Doctors for Dancers, Jordan Fuchs - Texas Woman’s University & TDIF, and Jacob Jonas - Jacob Jonas The Company Jacob. 

Show kNOwtes: https://www.knowboxdance.com/post/50-dbsroundtable-covid-19-dance