Site-specific dance in the digital world

How are artists and dance companies creating a sense of place, physicality and location across a screen?
A black and white image of six figures dancing in a circle. Their arms are outstretched as some of them bend backwards and others inwards. They are wearing black crop tops.

In a world where so much art is consumed online, what does it mean to create site-specific dance that is viewed or experienced through digital mediums?

Dance was once understood as a purely physical medium. Now it permeates throughout our online spaces, from digital archives of iconic dance companies to the saturation of TikTok dances across our feeds. More than ever, digital dance works are increasing access and opportunity. How are artists and dance companies creating a sense of place, physicality and location across a screen?

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Ava Cadee is a Lebanese-Australian law student, writer and poet. She is originally from Boorloo (so-called Perth), and currently lives and works on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land (so-called Canberra).