Acknowledgements
Throughout the research, creation, filming, and refining stages of this project I have received great support, creative input, and constructive criticism that has helped shape the final product, my dance film. I would like to use this post to give special thanks and gratitude to all of the incredible people involved and also highlight the individual importance of each and every one of them.
Firstly I would like to thank my supervisor Deborah Milner for all of her support, critical eye, tutorials, and encouragement throughout this entire process - thank you Debbie!
I would then like to thank all of my incredible dancers for their uplifting spirit, openness, reception, embodiment, creativity, interpretation, and dedication to the project, the choreography, and the research ideas presented to them - thank you Rebekka, Andrea, Hrefna, Erna, Benedikt, and Hugi!
Thank you Gabríel for filming, providing insight and creative input to the filming process, and helping me translate my vision onto camera - incredibly grateful, takk!
Thank you Listdansskóli Íslands for the studio space, and Guðmundur Helgason for lending me costumes for the filming process - kærar þakkir Mummi!
Thank you Lína Rut for reading over great amounts of reflective 'naturistic' poetry, and for your help in the filming process - you are a star!
Furthermore, thank you to my parents for your endless support, for being willing to listen to my (over)flowing stream of thoughts on nature's affect on creativity and immersion in one's environment, and for tolerating my (very) early morning Qigong practice - takk mamma og pabbi!
Also special thanks to:
Anna Hlín Gunnarsdóttir
Jón Óskarsson
Birgir Eyjólfsson
Satya-Sara Khachik
Guðbjörg Sigríður Finnsdóttir
Guðrún Ísabella Kjartansdóttir
Veronica Delgado
Elisa Macauley
Lastly I would like to thank Kaffihús Vesturbæjar for your consideration and lovely, calming atmosphere (as well as great coffee and an abundance of plants!) while editing, researching, and writing - takk Kaffivest!
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