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Dance
Cinema’s
Corner
common symbol of her powers, free
from any of today's stigma.
I knew I needed to research this part
of mankind
history further and
together with four dancers we
explored the geographical and
characteristic depth and width of this
goddess. Magna Mater was then shot
by Brian Vass in the woods of
Northern Scotland and with Stuart
Docherty once again composing the
score.
We want to catch this occasion to
ask you to express your view on the
future of women in cinema. For
more than half a century women
have been discouraged from
getting behind the camera,
however in the last decades there
are signs that something is
changing. What's your view on the
future of women in cinema?
I have only recently started off in this
industry and my perception of the
dance film community is that it is very
inclusive and encouraging, as well as
full of women. However, generally the
arts world tends to be more
progressive than its more commercial
counterpart, which can be rather
reluctant to embrace change. The
male perspective is so conventional