Welcome to the second season of The MDC Talks! We've gone audio only! But not to fear, we've created something special for our youtube listeners :) In this series we focus on interdisciplinary artists, as we speak to prominent practitioners who work within the realm of screendance. Kicking us of is performing arts consultant, coach, mentor, movement director and choreographer, Tomorr Kokona. As a mentor of The Motion Dance Collective, it was only a matter of time before we invited this brilliant mind onto the podcast. Tomorr breaks down important themes of distribution, profitability, intellectual property, collaborations and partnerships, through his incredible personal stories that take place within 30 years of creative and leadership roles. Tomorr fills a gap in the need for the further education of the above themes! In great anticipation for his upcoming book, 'Perform Your Best: How to do what you love and get paid what your worth', we chat with Tomorr on how we can develop systems for success through being interdisciplinary artists. References: www.tomorrkokona.com Twitter: @TomorrKokona https://www.facebook.com/groups/dancefilmclub/ Special thanks to The MDC work experience students, Kate Hamilton and Finlay Quinn, from the University of East London. For their assistant sound design and editing. motiondancecollective.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMotionDanceCollective Twitter: @TheMDCollective Instagram: @TheMDCollective

In this episode the MDC team chat with Valerie Ebuwa and Gerrard Martin - two prominent movers and makers who have dipped their toes into the screendance space. We talk about the experience of dancing for camera, the representation of black bodies on screen and interpretations of the term 'black dance'. Valerie Ebuwa: www.valerieebuwa.com Body Data - https://vimeo.com/319312029 Gerrard Martin: www.gerrardmartindance.com 'B' - https://youtu.be/asHDI5FJ_fA References: Fred Astaire Dancing - https://youtu.be/faN0kPOQykM Narratives in Black British Dance: Embodies Practices - Edited by Adesola Akinleye motiondancecollective.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMotionDanceCollective Twitter: @TheMDCollective Instagram: @TheMDCollective

In Episode 3 of Season 2 the MDC team host Antoine Marc, multi award-winning producer and choreographer. We talk about his screendance work; the experience of blending digital with live, and incorporating technology into his recent work in innovative ways. He emphasises the importance of a good team, who can not only support your vision but challenge you and this inspires a conversation about the value in understanding the WHY in artistic practice. Antoine believes the key to making meaningful work is human connection and using research and develop to find and refine your message. Antoine Marc: http://www.antoinemarc.com/ References: 'Luminous' - http://www.antoinemarc.com/videos 'finding my feet' - [currently on festival tour] 'Descent' - https://youtu.be/7XK4NHkFT9E 'Fracture/d Frame/s' - Coming soon motiondancecollective.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMotionDanceCollective Twitter: @TheMDCollective Instagram: @TheMDCollective

In the fourth episode of Season 2, The MDC team speak with New Mexico native, Roman Baca about his dance documentary 'Exit 12: Moved by War'. Roman trained as a classical ballet dancer and took a hiatus from dance to enlist in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Iraq War. After returning home, he co-founded Exit12 Dance Company to explore telling veterans' stories choreographically and the healing power of dance. Roman details the journey of making the docu-dance; including some of the choreographic and filmic choices, the collaboration between himself and the director Mohammed Gorjestani as well as the importance of safe-guarding the veterans and dancers involved. Exit12 Dance Company: http://exit12danceco.org/ References: 'Exit12: Moved by War' - http://exit12danceco.org/video motiondancecollective.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMotionDanceCollective Twitter: @TheMDCollective Instagram: @TheMDCollective

In episode five of the 'The MDC Talks' Season 2, the team talk to Rodrigo Rocha-Campos. Rodrigo is a Brazilian filmmaker and cinematography teacher based in Vancouver, Canada. He has been creating and producing screendance for six years now and in this episode we discuss his latest work 'Chapter 5' which explores addiction. Rodrigo also explains his attraction to the expression of dark themes in his films, the use of light and props to enrich story-telling and the ultimately the visceral impact these choices make to his work. Rodrigo Rocha-Campos: https://vimeo.com/rochacampos References: Screen.Dance Artist Presentation - https://www.screen.dance/festival2019/artist-presentations/rodrigo-rocha-campos/ Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/1408866730 motiondancecollective.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMotionDanceCollective Twitter: @TheMDCollective Instagram: @TheMDCollective

Season 2: Episode 6 brings world renowned screendance artist Simon Fildes into The MDC Talks conversation with Omari 'Motion' Carter and Anna Clifford. Simon is an international award-winning film-maker, artist, curator and teacher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Simon; a self-proclaimed 'daydreamer', talks about the evolution of terminology in the screendance world, his connection to music and a desire to make art that inspires feeling. He highlights the importance of making mistakes and giving yourself permission to fail in order to explore your own voice. We shared our opinions on the value of watching other artists work and allowing yourself to have an opinion. Simon also discussed some of the common trends in screendance and the impact Covid-19 is currently having on the screendance industry. Simon Fildes: https://www.fildes.work/ http://www.go-at.co.uk/ https://www.screen.dance/ References: 'Pace' - https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-pace-1995-online 'There is A Place' - https://vimeo.com/ondemand/thereisaplace/22132837 "Move on up! The most joyful dance clips to raise the spirits" article with Richard Alston - https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/14/move-on-up-the-most-joyful-dance-clips-to-raise-the-spirits Lucinda Childs - https://youtu.be/zW40Su5m0rI motiondancecollective.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheMotionDanceCollective Twitter: @TheMDCollective Instagram: @TheMDCollective