Writing
Katrina writes about practice, interdisciplinary art, screendance and life. She is the author of “Making Video Dance” and regularly contributes articles to the International Journal of Screendance.
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The Book - Making Video Dance
Making Video Dance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dance for the Screen by Katrina McPherson is the first workbook to follow the entire process of screendance production: from having an idea, through to choreographing for the screen, filming and editing, and distribution. In doing so, it explores and analyses the creative, practical, technical, and aesthetic issues that arise when making screen dance.
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'Walking in the light: reflections on screendance in a time of pandemic' by Katrina McPherson. This essay was written within the first few weeks of ‘lockdown’, which came into effect in Scotland on 23 March 2020, in response to the spread of COVID19. The rules were that no one was allowed to leave their home, unless for essential journeys, or for 1 hour of recreation outside per day, or to travel more than 5 miles from home. Published in the International Journal of Screendance, Vol. 11, 2020.
'The Performer, Camera and the Gaze in my Screendance Practice', by Katrina Mcpherson
'Reflecting on Light Moves Festival of Screendance 2018' - a review by Katrina McPherson, published in the International Journal of Screendance, Vol. 10, 2019.
'Watch films, watch dance films, watch more dance films' by Katrina McPherson. Published in the International Journal of Screendance, Vol. 6, 2016.