| When Francesca Talenti agreed to take part in a film-dance collaboration as part of the Cucalorus Film Festivals Dance-a-lorus program, she gave up a measure of creative control over her short film in exchange for the potential benefits of a creative collaboration. Her piece, featuring jellyfish, was paired with an already-choreographed dance. That was not the piece she had first intended to submit and she had her doubts about the success of the final presentation. Not only did the film and dance pieces work beautifully together, the initial project has led to a continuing collaboration. |