Art Cake Dance Films: Volume 2

DANCE FILMS

The Making of

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The series, helmed by Corydon Wagner, features work from noted choreographers Raymond Pinto, Sayer Mansfield, Kristel Baldoz, Bryan Fernandez, Grace Tong, and Morgan Griffin.

Each choreographer's work is showcased in its own short film, giving individual artists and dancers the opportunity to approach their films with a unique sense of purpose and storytelling.

All five dance videos were shot on location at Art Cake in two days. With such a tight schedule, Wagner worked with each dancer separately prior to shooting to understand their intent and before mapping out a concise plan for production. No stranger to capturing the art of dance on film, Wagner embraced a more in-the-moment, live performance-esque style of filmmaking rather than a meticulously sketched-out commercial style to create the series. “It may have looked like solo dances,” Wagner continues, “but behind the scenes, it was very much a duet between the dancer and our camera team. We were given full creative freedom by Art Cake Executive Director Marina Gluckman, and the collaborative spirit of the whole experience was like a dream.”

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