A Democratization of Screendance Curation: The Value of Curating as a Group Versus an Autonomous Curatorial Approach
Abstract
This essay offers reflective insights into the creation and presentation of a student-led screendance festival, developed within the unique context of the world’s only MA in Screendance. Written by alumni Jo Cork and Luisa Lazzaro, with an introduction by module leader Gitta Wigro, the piece explores the collaborative process that underpinned both the festival and the writing itself. Jo Cork is a screendance maker and unit leader for the MA Screendance at London Contemporary Dance School and Luisa Lazzaro is a screendance maker, intimacy coordinator and board member of The International Journal of Screendance. Gitta Wigro is an internationally renowned screendance programmer and has been speaker and jury member at numerous festivals. Initially focusing on programming and curating respectively, Cork and Lazzaro refined the structure of the essay through shared authorship and continuous dialogue with Wigro. The narrative became a collective one, echoing the festival's ethos of group-led creative production. Drawing on conversations with fellow cohort members, the authors reconstruct the festival’s evolution, offering a layered reflection on practice-based learning, memory, and community within a postgraduate arts education context.
How to Cite:
Cork, J., Lazzaro, L. & Wigro, G., (2025) “A Democratization of Screendance Curation: The Value of Curating as a Group Versus an Autonomous Curatorial Approach”, The International Journal of Screendance 15(1), 102-119. doi: https://doi.org/10.18061/screendance.7011
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