Kinesthetic Exchanges between Cinematographers and Dancers: A Series of Screendance Interviews

This paper examines the kinesthetic exchanges between camera operators and dancers, proposes that their creative methodologies interpersonal relationships can enhance making of a screendance. I discuss how discovered this project, unpack phrase “kinesthetic exchange,” identify cinematographer as co-creator film’s kinesthesia. also discussscreendances prioritize mobile operation, speculate shared kinesthesia dancer has potential to kinesthetically emotionally affect audiences. Included are six interviews contemporary dance makers filmmakers speak connection operator, relationship enlivens two-dimensionality frame. It is my intention offer varying perspectives about may influence processes for creation screendances.