KAYLA SCHILTGEN
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the I's have it


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the I's have it is a screendance exploring what happens when we listen and respond to our innermost voice. Filmed in the dense forest of Northern Minnesota, the setting creates a space equal to the depths of one's mind, challenging the dancer, camera and viewer to allow themselves to get lost, listen deeply, and perhaps find something new.

the I's have it has been screened regionally at the End of the road film Festival in Ely, Mn, North Dakota Environmental Rights Film Festival, Duluth Superior Film Festival in Duluth, Mn and at the DanceBARN ScreenDANCE Festival in Battle Lake, Mn. The film has screened internationally at the International Meeting on Video-dance and Video-performance in Burgundy, France and Valencia, Spain and at In Shadow in Lisbon, Portugal.
film poster for screendance, a women in an ornage sweater sits on the snow in the middle of a forest in Two Harbors, Mn

THE I'S HAVE IT IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR SCREENING. KAYLA IS AVAILABLE FOR TEACHING CREATIVE MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS INSPIRED BY THIS WORK.

a photo of a women in the woods, she hold her snow covered hands in front of her, women in an orange sweater, women in the woods, Two Harbors, Minnesota
Image: Still from the I's have it of dancer, Haley Jensen. Direction, choreography and editing by Kayla Schiltgen. Videography by Jasper Meddock. Original score and music by Dean Sibinski. Production Assistance by Eric Elefson.
a women in an orange sweater looks into the woods, the sun reflects off of the camera, Two Harbors, Minnesota, dance, screendance, film
Image: Behind the scenes, dancer, Haley, stands amongst tall trees as she looks into the sun.
Director and Choreographer Kayla Schiltgen works with dancer Haley Jensen, they discuss the next shot, two women wearing masks, snow, forest, Two Harbors, Minnesota
Image: Behind the scenes, director, Kayla, and dancer, Haley, discuss the next shot. They wear masks.
PROJECT SUPPORT
Arrowhead Regional Arts Council
Crowdfunding Campaign


This project was made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.


PRESS
Schiltgen’s Screendance Goes to Film Festivals, North Shore Journal (2021)

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additional Photography by cc Boyle Photography, Adrian Steinbach, bill cameron, ASHLEY DEREN
  • 2025
  • About
    • curriculum vitae
    • press
  • portfolio
    • is this magic?
    • object permanence
    • just now
    • the I's have it
    • recipe for something
    • tender offerings
    • Deep Water
  • Art Shop
  • Get In Touch