Scotland’s festival of dance on screen est 2016. In partnership with Citymoves Dance Agency, Aberdeen since 2021. Curated by Simon Fildes and Iliyana Nedkova. Further support from Marlene Millar and Festival Quartiers Danses, Montreal

Let’s Chat About Screen Dance in Scotland

Discussion facilitated by Hayley Durward and Iliyana Nedkova

SATURDAY 13 March 2021

16:00 – 17:00 GMT Live Q&A

This discussion will take place on Zoom, please follow the link on your ticket

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Join us for an opportunity to check Scotland’s pulse, place and pace in the international screen dance world. We will start by posing three questions and offer some inspiring examples of screen dance.

How well do we know Scotland’s history of screen dance?

Pace 1995 4.41 min Katrina McPherson, Director

There is a Place 2010 7.25 min Katrina McPherson and Simon Fildes, Directors

The Time it Takes 2013 11 min Katrina McPherson and Simon Fildes, Directors

Uath Lochans 2015 6.30 min Katrina McPherson and Simon Fildes, Directors Perth Dance Festival Commission – a predecessor of Perth Screen Dance now Screen.dance

How can we build on the successes of commissioning, exhibiting and collecting screen dance in Scotland?

we record ourselves 2016 8.50 min Katrina McPherson, Director Threshold artspace commission

Witness 2019 3.55min Marlene Millar, Director Threshold artspace commission

Deer OH 2021 1 min Natali McCleary, Director Screen.dance commission

Floor Falls 2021 2.24 min Lewis Goulay and Jennifer Paterson, Directors Screen.dance commission

How can festivals like Screen.dance and DanceLive support Scottish and International screen dance artists? Could Scotland be a leader and innovator in screen dance in a changing post-COVID-19 world?

Etch Poster — Etch – Dancer Joanne Pirrie

Etch 2019 7.08 min Abby Warrilow and Lewis Gourlay, Directors Screen.dance 2019 UK Jury Award