Mana Contemporary Chicago will create something new in 2017: a film festival about dance that also expands commonly held interpretations of what “dance” means. Presented in collaboration with Chicago Dancemakers Forum and Montom Arts, the first annual Body + Camera Film Festival will celebrate “the intersection between the moving body and the moving image” and welcome emerging and established artists “with contemporary, experimental projects that push traditional mediums to their edge.” The festival is accepting entries now through February 20, 2017.
“The artist’s interpretation is the most important thing,” Feingold emphasizes. “Not that we don’t want to create guidelines, but the artists are the ones that are making the work, and that’s really important to them: that they have the freedom to move within their own interpretation.”
“We’re looking for artistic risk and rigor,” she adds, “so ‘best’ is not really something we’re looking for. We’re looking for new voices. We’re looking for diverse voices. We’re looking for exciting work.”
