Primitive Nostalgia (Video installation)City Contemporary Dance CompanyJumping Frames International Dance Video Festival (JF)

Year of Production / 2014
Director / Caroline Garcia
Country / Region / AU
Duration / 5 mins

Primitive Nostalgia is a unique voyage through Hollywood cinema, featuring some of the most memorable dance numbers to ever be captured on film. In the assemblage of these cinematic samples, which explicitly record portrayals of cultural dances performed by various ethnic troupes, a concern for the construction of cultural identity emerges.