Viewfinder: Through A Different Lens

Gender identity, expression and dynamics through the lens of dancefilms. We’ve highlighted just a few, but there is much great work being done exploring this intrinsic part of our beings and the ways in which we perceive and interact with the world. Many traditional dance forms have examples of gender binaries, including costume, posture, movement, choreography, characters, and the roles they play in the dance. While we don’t intend to enforce rigid categories or labels, we discuss labels and ideas such as masculine and feminine, male and female, gender binary and fluidity. Dance is not just aesthetic or entertainment, it’s social, cultural, political, personal, communal and there is much exciting work being made to explore gender, our experiences in these bodies and how they interact with the world. -- Topic Films Frontiers Dir. Eve McConnachie Chor. Myles Thatcher Us Dir. Wayne McGregor Chor. Jordan James Bridge Making Men Dir. Antoine Panie Chor. Harold George Other Mentions In This Episode Curing Albrecht Cinderella Games Tremble Jess & Morgs Films Festival Announcements San Francisco Dance Film Festival - Marquee.tv October 18-25 Online CinedansFEST Final Deadline - October 15 Pick of the Week Teletubbies “Rite of Spring” -- Website Instagram