Dancer/Choreographer. Professor. Author. Curator. Filmmaker. Cara Hagan is a force. As an interdisciplinary artist whose practice is informed by movement, words, digital space, contemplative practice, and community, Cara has the pleasure of sharing her artistic pursuits across the United States and abroad. She is the director and curator for American Dance Festival's Movies By Movers, an annual, international dance film festival. In this session, we’ll explore 3 of her short films as the venerable scholar/dancer, Professor Thomas F. Frantz of Dance at Duke University leads us in conversation.

Spotlight: Cara Hagan Dance Films

"Monster News Feed follows a central character who, when overwhelmed and attacked by the media they consume (literally and figuratively) through analogue and digital means, decides to fight back to reclaim sound body and mind. A hostile encounter with the continuous flow of information ensues. Does our character triumph? Born of the director's research on device use, information addiction, and the effects of a constant stream of news on the body, this piece weaves aspects of science, shared cultural experiences and magical realism to make commentary on our ever-changing relationship to media and our well being."

Monster News Feed

Monster News Feed follows a central character who, when overwhelmed and attacked by the media they consume (literally and figuratively) through analogue and digital means, decides to fight back to reclaim sound body and mind.

A short screendance filmed on location on Battle Lake, MN. Cygnus invites us to revel in the beauty of the sunrise over calm waters as the moon slips behind the horizon. A celebration of the earth, the body, and their kinship.

Cygnus

A short screendance filmed on location on Battle Lake, MN. Cygnus invites us to revel in the beauty of the sunrise over calm waters as the moon slips behind the horizon. A celebration of the earth, the body, and their kinship.

Sound and Sole&nbsp;is a short documentary on Boone native and clog and buck dancer Arthur Grimes. Arthur is the only professionally working, black clog and buck dancer in Boone. The film captures Arthur's story of teaching himself to dance as a young person and his trajectory to a satisfying and significant career.&nbsp;

Sound and Sole

Sound and Sole is a short documentary on Boone native and clog and buck dancer Arthur Grimes. Arthur is the only professionally working, black clog and buck dancer in Boone. The film captures Arthur's story of teaching himself to dance as a young person and his trajectory to a satisfying and significant career.

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