DANCE THROUGH THE LENS

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How to create dance films?

How to create choreography with live filming?

How to create Live Cinema?

 

Creating choreography with live filming leads to the innovative genre of Live Cinema, a still-evolving art form that blends experimental film techniques with live music and performing arts.

 

This approach uses dance and corporeality as the core elements, bringing them together with cinematic storytelling to create immersive, three-dimensional experiences. In Live Cinema Dance, performances unfold in real-time, whether in theaters, museums, or outdoor spaces. The fusion of abstract forms like dance and music with the narrative nature of cinema presents a unique challenge and opportunity.

 

Imagine a film being created before your eyes, using live filming, sound, and the moving body as a landscape and vessel of memory. Here, the audience becomes an active participant in the performance, blurring the lines between spectator and participant. This format allows artists to push the boundaries of traditional cinema, offering a cutting-edge approach to theatre and dance through live, interactive performances that immerse the viewer in a dynamic, living cinematic experience.

 

 

THE MOBILE CAMERA

 

Choreographer Dorit Weintal created the films Washing Machine, Corridor and the live cinema production Donna Nel Presente, using only a mobile camera. The mobility of this camera offers flexibility, making it ideal for capturing challenging terrains like steep landscapes and the nuanced details of corporeal landscapes.

 

 

THE LAB *

 

 

For who:

 

This workshop is designed for dancers, professional performers, and anyone with a cinematic ambition interested in exploring this unique art form.

 

We will introduce you to the choreography of the camera—discovering when the camera takes over from the dancer and how to create dynamic films.

 

Together, we will explore the synergy between choreographer, dancer, and director, learning how to research a theme and transform it into a story through camera movement, body expression, and their simultaneous interaction.

 

Working in groups, you’ll develop your own distinct film/piece using mobile cameras, WiFi equipment, and physical exercises to create instant Live Cinema works. Selected pieces will be screened at the end of the workshop.

Lab 1: Two days laboratory, of five hours each.

Lab 2: Five days laboraty, of five hours each, ending with live presentation.

* IMPORTANT NOTE:

The participant will work with his/her own material. Every participant brings their own camera, smatrphone, iPad and editing software.