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A life-long learner, Jen Ray @jenraydancinema works creatively through purposeful action to be an agent for positive evolution. For over a decade, these efforts have manifested in roles such as teacher, creator, & collaborator on initiatives that elevate humans & the ways we connect through dance, culture, & technology.

Dancinema started as a passion project while she was an undergrad film student at @filmubc Nearly ten years later, she is humbled & marveled at the engagement of the screendance community & the evolution of Dancinema’s function in that network.

The early years involved creating low budget experimental films, screening at festivals  (such as Los Angeles Dance Film Festival & ADF's Movies By Movers to name a few), offering Discover Dancinema @discoverdancinema workshops to all ages, features in Dance Teacher Magazine & a residency at Cucalorus.

Collabs on performances & exhibitions such as Standard Vision, The JaM Project (Dancerpalooza & The Kennedy Centre) & The Cinematheque were exciting opportunities to take Dancinema out of the conventional screen space. 

Cascadia Dance & Cinema Festival @cascadiadcfestival (est. 2015 Vancouver, BC) & Capitol Dance & Cinema Festival @capitoldcfestival (est. 2016 Washington, DC) were each the first screendance festivals in their cities, so introducing audiences & building from scratch is in Dancinema’s DNA.

Jen Ray is passionate about the educational aspects of screendance & connecting with others to interpret these dynamic works. From the curated archive of festival selections, to speaking (Danse Bloom, Utah Dance Film Festival, Idaho Screendance Festival, Shine Dance Festival, National Coalition on Sexual Exploitation) exploration & growth is at the center.

In 2020, she joined forces with Hannah Weber & Clare Schweitzer on Frameform Podcast  @frameformpod “a podcast on movies, moving & everything in between.” 


The most rewarding things in life are done in collaboration & celebration of others. Thank you to EVERYONE who has been part of this process & whose engagement has made these aspirations a reality. 

Dancinema 21/22: The Supercut
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Frameform | Fabricating Identities: Costumes & Characters
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Frameform | Fabricating Identities: Costumes & Characters

Costumes transform a subject -- instantly creating a character, a personality, or a mood for the screen. The sheets of fabric, material, or in some cases sculpted masterpieces, take the shape to the character’s storyline, portraying a larger role to the picture. In today’s discussion, we will take a closer look at some exquisite examples of imaginative costumes, how they are structuring the dance landscape, and uncovering the physical and metaphorical layers they leave behind. Alongside our weekly roundtable, Jen sits down with fellow Vancouver filmmaker, Rodrigo Rocha-Campos, discussing his personal filmmaking interests and practices, while also taking a deeper look at his costume trilogy, A Full Circle. Follow Rodrigo Rocha-Campos @xzcampos https://www.instagram.com/xzcampos/ -- FEATURED Love Songs For Robots (2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCskw1901a0&ab_channel=DominoRecordingCo. Dir. Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski Triadisches Ballett - Bauhaus style costumes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHQmnumnNgo&t=427s Dir. by Oskar Schlemmer ZOMBIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJuZ7qhcKho&ab_channel=BALOJIofficiel Dir. by Baloji A Full Circle Dir. by Rodrigo Rocha Campos Movement #1 https://vimeo.com/114601654 Movement #2 https://vimeo.com/135063422 Movement #3 https://vimeo.com/189029495 -- Bonus Materials from Rodrigo: Essay on "A Full Circle: Movement #3" for EIVV, International Meeting on Videodance and Videoperformance 2017 https://videodance.blogs.upv.es/iv-meeting-2017-schedule/ Essay on "4~" for EIVV, International Meeting on Videodance and Videoperformance 2019 https://videodance.blogs.upv.es/2019-eivv Rodrigo Rocha-Campos on FilmFreeway https://filmfreeway.com/RodrigoRocha-Campos Clare’s Movie Rec - Bacurau (2019) https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Fhjqvb60LLw Jen’s YouTube Rec - SNL Holiday Clothing Skit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVXN85TJabg -- CHAPTERS 0:00 Start 08:18 Love Song for Robots 17:50 Zombies 30:43 Interview with Rodrigo Rocha-Campos 58:45 FF reacts to A Full Circle/Close 1:08:30 Announcements -- ANNOUNCEMENTS la briqueterie https://www.alabriqueterie.com/uploads/Vid%C3%A9o-Danse/Appel-%C3%A0-projets/2021-Appel-Projet-Video-Danse-2021_GB.pdf Funding for upcoming dance film Last Day to apply - Sunday, June 20th Do you have an event you’d like to share on the show? Submit your event announcement here by June 30: https://dancinema.typeform.com/to/PpQmsbWx -- Got a question? Email us at frameformpodcast@gmail.com -- Website: https://www.rixey.co/frameform Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2BFGsOs Spotify: https://spoti.fi/302yjgk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frameformpod Simplecast: https://frameform.simplecast.com/
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