Reimagining Dance on Screen: A Practical Guide to Dance-Filmmaking (Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies)

Reimagining Dance on Screen is a hands-on guide for dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and independent artists who want to create compelling dance-films.Written from a dancer’s perspective, it approaches dance on camera as a cinematic art form-not simply choreography documented on video. This volume is aimed at makers rather than theorists-the book emphasizes practical, experience-based guidance over academic study.Its central premise is straightforward: when dance moves onto the screen, the result is not a filmed dance, but a film shaped by cinematic choices.It covers essential filmmaking techniques such as visual storytelling, shot design, camera movement, and editing-tailored to transform dance into a cinematic experience. The book includes 12 video tutorials and 50 downloadable dance clips for editing practice.Designed for both classroom use and independent practice, it supports artists working solo or with limited resources and assumes no prior editing experience.With an emphasi