January 24, 2006

Article19's Twisted Assessment of Dance Films

Article19, an online publication for contemporary dance based in England, is not thrilled with the quality of dance film making. In an article by Jordan Kinsella, "5 Simple Steps," dance on camera productions are ripped to shreds.

The intro to this article reads.

Dance film making, dance for camera, call it what you want but almost without exception it is pretty poor in terms of invention, quality, ideas, quality, craft, design, movement, quality and of course the quality is appalling. Jordan Kinsella looks at five simple ideas for making dance film better and begs the profession for mercy, because we make him watch all this stuff.

Among the article's highlights include:

Sadly I get the impression that most dance film makers resemble cavemen after they discovered fire. Standing around it in large groups making grunting noises whilst poking it and getting their fingers burnt.

I have absolutely no idea what this author is ranting and raving about - he doesn't offer a single example of a terrible dance film. I've seen some wonderfully creative, compelling dance on camera productions.

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