SCREENDANCE WORKSHOP
Dancers move, as well does the camera
Screendance is an art form at the intersection of choreography and filmmaking, where movement is created in dialogue with the camera and the film itself becomes the space in which the dance unfolds.
The encounter between movement, space, camera, and editing opens up exciting possibilities for experimentation, inviting participants to explore new ways of composing and experiencing dance.
This workshop guides participants through the entire process of creating a short dance film, from the first idea and conceptual development to preparation, rehearsal, filming, and final editing.
Through practical exercises and collective exploration, participants will develop their own artistic approaches to screendance and learn how to translate a creative vision into moving images. They will gain fundamental camera and videography skills while discovering how framing, movement, rhythm, perspective, and editing shape the cinematic experience of dance.
The workshop also explores improvisation and site-specific performance, encouraging participants to engage with their surroundings and discover how bodies, spaces, and the camera can interact to generate new choreographic possibilities.
One will practice
- To explore the relationship between the body, its surrounding and the camera
- To work collaboratively on a film project
- To develop a better understanding of how the camera sees dance and how to creatively exploit its unique perspective
- To research, conceptualize and develop a visual language & image composition
- To plan and to coordinate an entire video production (concept, preparation, production, post-production)
- To examine the impact of location on the choreographic and filmic language
- To film dance
- To perform for the camera
- To learn how to communicate with filmmakers, and discuss strategies for building successful collaborations with filmmakers.
- To edit using professional editing software
The workshop is dedicated to dancers, performers, choreographers, theater and film directors, directors of photography, and visual artists who want to explore the dance film genre. Students from academies with a profile in dance, theater, film, and visual arts are as well welcome to participate.
The workshop can be adapted to any specific frames, themes and contexts such as festival, academics, community building, youth program ...
Over the past several years, I have led this workshop worldwide, engaging with diverse cultural and social contexts. Throughout, I have consistently stimulated dialogue and promoted respectful and productive values in the collaborative process.
2017 Summer intensive Video and Dance Xiamen | China
2019 Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival | West Bank
2019 Escuela de Formacion artistica – SODRE Montevideo | Uruguay
2019 Vitlycke centre for performing art | Sweden
2020 University of Music and Dance Cologne | Germany
2020 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2020 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2022 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2022 Scie Festival Bologna | Italy
2022 Attakkalari Centre for movements Arts Bangalore | India
2023 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2023 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2023 Duende Tiyatro Istanbul | Turkey
2023 PALIzmir | Turkey
2023 Goethe Institut Ankara/Bilkent University & Hattecepe university | Turkey
2023 Kyoto International Workshop Festival | Japan
2023 Vinyasa – The Dance Ashram | India
2023 Cairo Contemporary Dance Center | Egypt
2023 Centre for Contemporary Dance Cologne | Germany
2024 Khulikhirkee New Delhi | India
2024 Project Kalakar Jaipur | India
2024 Vinyasa Earth Jaipur | India
2024 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2025 Goethe Institut | Sri lanka
2025 SpaceEka | Sri Lanka
2025 Moovy NRW | Germany
2025 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2025 CCDC/MAAT Cairo | Egypt
2025 Goethe Institut Colombo - SpaceEka | Sri Lanka
2025 Dynamo Youth Festival | Germany
2026 Kyoto International Dance Workshop Festival | Japan
2026 CONTEⅢ/North Theater Company Sapporo | Japan
2026 Ramallah Contemporary Arts Festival | Palestine
2026 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
SCREENDANCE WORKSHOP
Dancers move, as well does the camera
Screendance is an art form at the intersection of choreography and filmmaking, where movement is created in dialogue with the camera and the film itself becomes the space in which the dance unfolds.
The encounter between movement, space, camera, and editing opens up exciting possibilities for experimentation, inviting participants to explore new ways of composing and experiencing dance.
This workshop guides participants through the entire process of creating a short dance film, from the first idea and conceptual development to preparation, rehearsal, filming, and final editing.
Through practical exercises and collective exploration, participants will develop their own artistic approaches to screendance and learn how to translate a creative vision into moving images. They will gain fundamental camera and videography skills while discovering how framing, movement, rhythm, perspective, and editing shape the cinematic experience of dance.
The workshop also explores improvisation and site-specific performance, encouraging participants to engage with their surroundings and discover how bodies, spaces, and the camera can interact to generate new choreographic possibilities.
One will practice
- To explore the relationship between the body, its surrounding and the camera
- To work collaboratively on a film project
- To develop a better understanding of how the camera sees dance and how to creatively exploit its unique perspective
- To research, conceptualize and develop a visual language & image composition
- To plan and to coordinate an entire video production (concept, preparation, production, post-production)
- To examine the impact of location on the choreographic and filmic language
- To film dance
- To perform for the camera
- To learn how to communicate with filmmakers, and discuss strategies for building successful collaborations with filmmakers.
- To edit using professional editing software
The workshop is dedicated to dancers, performers, choreographers, theater and film directors, directors of photography, and visual artists who want to explore the dance film genre. Students from academies with a profile in dance, theater, film, and visual arts are as well welcome to participate.
The workshop can be adapted to any specific frames, themes and contexts such as festival, academics, community building, youth program ...
Over the past several years, I have led this workshop worldwide, engaging with diverse cultural and social contexts. Throughout, I have consistently stimulated dialogue and promoted respectful and productive values in the collaborative process.
2017 Summer intensive Video and Dance Xiamen | China
2019 Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival | West Bank
2019 Escuela de Formacion artistica – SODRE Montevideo | Uruguay
2019 Vitlycke centre for performing art | Sweden
2020 University of Music and Dance Cologne | Germany
2020 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2020 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2022 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2022 Scie Festival Bologna | Italy
2022 Attakkalari Centre for movements Arts Bangalore | India
2023 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2023 Moovy TanzFilmfestival | Germany
2023 Duende Tiyatro Istanbul | Turkey
2023 PALIzmir | Turkey
2023 Goethe Institut Ankara/Bilkent University & Hattecepe university | Turkey
2023 Kyoto International Workshop Festival | Japan
2023 Vinyasa – The Dance Ashram | India
2023 Cairo Contemporary Dance Center | Egypt
2023 Centre for Contemporary Dance Cologne | Germany
2024 Khulikhirkee New Delhi | India
2024 Project Kalakar Jaipur | India
2024 Vinyasa Earth Jaipur | India
2024 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2025 Goethe Institut | Sri lanka
2025 SpaceEka | Sri Lanka
2025 Moovy NRW | Germany
2025 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland
2025 CCDC/MAAT Cairo | Egypt
2025 Goethe Institut Colombo - SpaceEka | Sri Lanka
2025 Dynamo Youth Festival | Germany
2026 Kyoto International Dance Workshop Festival | Japan
2026 CONTEⅢ/North Theater Company Sapporo | Japan
2026 Ramallah Contemporary Arts Festival | Palestine
2026 Zurich University of the Arts | Switzerland