“No Longer/Not Yet”: a Phenomenological Study of Performers’ Backstage Experience
Abstract
Jacquelyn Elder’s 2025 short film "No Longer/Not Yet” explores the liminal moments and space of vulnerable moments performers experience before stepping on stage. Using film phenomenology, this article focuses on the corporeality of the performers to create an experience of haptic visuality for the viewer. Queering ideas surrounding dance on film and film theory. Drawing attention to the materiality of the body, which is be discussed throughout the essay, queer ideas surrounding dance on film by instigating an embodied responses from the spectator. Elder’s film, with its emphasis on the lived experience of the perfomers, and marginalized aspects of performing poses as a feminist, queer, and political act as it subtly shifts focus on to the invisible labor of the performers.
Keywords: backstage performers experience, corporeality, haptic visuality, film phenomenology
How to Cite:
Milovanovic, D., (2026) ““No Longer/Not Yet”: a Phenomenological Study of Performers’ Backstage Experience”, The International Journal of Screendance 16(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.18061/screendance.6304
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