Discover a dynamic selection of dance and performance works created exclusively for the screen.

This curated programme sourced work from a number of submissions and through our open call. These were lens-based films that place dance at their core—works that don’t just capture movement, but reimagine it through the unique language of film

Featured in this vibrant ScreenDance lineup are standout works include Megan Brown, Mattie McGarey, Chantelle Purcell, Cath Colour Carver, Alexandrina Hemsleye, Karolina Nieduza, Sidonie Carey-Green, Leonel Ramos Sant'Anna & Juliana Raizer, Michaela Cisarikova, Annie Kloppenberg, Rubiane Maia, Helen Collien.

Screenings 7.30 Quarterhouse Cinema

The films were be followed by a post show discussion led by Dr Emma Meehan, with artists including, Chantel Purcell, Cath Colour Carver, Alexandrina Hemsley, Sidonie Carey-Green

SCREEN SOUTH WORKSHOP: BETWEEN GAZE AND FLOW

Join dance artist Alexandrina Hemsley for a masterclass exploring movement for camera. Drawing from her film FOUNTAIN (2022), Alexandrina will share the motivations behind her screendance practice and offer a space to reflect on how a dancing body calls for the camera not as a tool of capture, but as a witness. How can screendance empower performers to refuse capture and maintain agency in the act of being seen? Drawing from her interdisciplinary process, the session will consider how the camera becomes a portal connecting dance to audiences. The session will include movement-based tasks, creative writing, and hands-on experimentation with the camera to explore these ideas in practice. Moving between gaze and flow, together we’ll ask: what becomes possible when the body flows beyond the frame, opening towards something ever more vibrant and complex?