A Brief History of the Dancer/Camera Relationship
Moving Image Review & Art Journal, 2016
In "A Brief History of the Dancer/Camera Relationship" Christopher Lewis-Smith examines the onscreen and offscreen relationships between dancers and camera operators throughout film history. Lewis-Smith analyzes examples ranging from early screendances to present day films, observing in the process that the divide between dancer/camera is more easily bridged in small scale productions in comparison to those of a larger scale.
ITEM 2016.048 – available for viewing in the Research Centre
Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited
Annabelle's Serpentine Dance – William Dickson and William Heise
Dames – Ray Enright
Singing in the Rain – Gene Kelly and Stanely Donen
A Choreography for the Camera – Maya Dean
Ballet Mécanique – Fernand Leger
Ballet Robotique – Rob Rogers
The Band Wagon – Vincente Minnelli
The Red Shoes – M. Powell and E. Pressburger
La Mort du Cygne – Jean Benoît-Lévy
Flashdance – Adrian Lyne
Hair – Miloš Forman
Locale – Merce Cunningham and Charles Atlas
Nine Variations on a Dance Theme – Hilary Harris