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And I Continue: A Conversation about Dancing and Aging

In a profession that has historically largely ignored the role that aging plays in a highly physical profession our hope is to start a dialogue around the role of aging and ageism in dance.

  • Kate Monson
    Director
    Cedar, Ash and Apple; Undermining Cliffs
  • Scott Cook
    Director
    Through a Glass Darkly; The So Called Laws of Nature
  • Kate Monson
    Producer
  • Karen Jensen
    Producer
  • Gigi Arrington
    Key Cast
  • Pam Musil
    Key Cast
  • Angie Banchero Kelleher
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 42 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 3, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • National Dance Education Organization Conference
    San Diego, California
    United States
    October 5, 2018
    North American Premiere
Director Biography - Kate Monson, Scott Cook

Kate Monson is Associate Professor of dance and Faculty Affiliate of gerontology at Brigham Young University. She has an MFA from Ohio State University and is a Certified Laban/Bartenieff Analyst and is certified to teach Labanotation. She researches dance technique pedagogy and conditioning and has created a conditioning program with Amy Markgraf Jacobson for collegiate modern dancers. This led to her interest in aging and ageism in dance, and the creation of her dance documentary And I Continue:A Conversation about Dance and Aging. Kate is the co-producer, with Kori Wakamatsu and Ashley Anderson, of On Site Mobile Dance Series, a concert dance series produced in non-traditional community spaces. When not dancing she is sun lizard, raising four desert children with her husband Quin.

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