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PREHEAT FEST



Preheat Fest is an emerging screendance festival that began in an east Austin backyard in 2022. We are driven by the idea of challenging boundaries and mixed media art making through what we call "border blending offerings”. We invite experimental works that translate choreography into the edit of the film, movement of the camera, and the dance that may take place in front of the lens. We seek to challenge preconceptions of what a dance film can be, and ideas on who can perform or create short films. We prioritize creatives who are part of Austin’s marginalized communities: BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or people with disabilities in order to be visible within the erasure we’ve historically endured within American history. Preheat started as a grassroots gathering in a backyard as an alternative form of organizing and sharing art and we’re thrilled to be contributing to the rich dance film scene in Austin! 


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