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Dance show season is officially in full swing!Which means I’m spending a lot of time in theaters, behind cameras, checki...
09/19/2026

Dance show season is officially in full swing!
Which means I’m spending a lot of time in theaters, behind cameras, checking audio feeds, matching cameras, and making sure the work happening onstage gets captured with care.

If you have a performance coming up this fall, now is a good time to ask: What do I want to have after the show is over?

A full performance video? Clips for social media? Archival footage? Photos? Something you can use for grants, applications, your website, or future promotion?

You don’t have to know all the technical details yet. Start with what you want the documentation to do for you.

Shoutout to Dance collective - this was from last night's show, and they have another performance tonight. Avoid FOMO and get your ticket! I was so happy when 😇😈 shaydog 😈😇 & Honestine Mbuyenge reached out a YEAR ago to say hey - these are our show dates. We want you to film our show. 👏👏👏 It's never too early to reserve your spot!



Hi! I’m Ri, your friendly dance, performance, theater, and event videographer.

I’ve spent more than a decade at the intersection of dance, media, and technology, both as an artist myself and behind the camera.

That means when I’m filming dance, I’m not just pointing a camera at the stage. I’m thinking about movement, spacing, entrances and exits, choreographic intention, what details matter, and how someone watching the video later will experience the work.

Basically: I really love dance, theater, and the arts... and I really love cameras. This business lets me nerd out about both.

Hi to everyone who’s new here, and hello again to those who have been around for a while!



I specialize in multi-camera performance shoots, but that’s definitely not the only thing I film.

Performances. Rehearsals. Creative process. Interviews. Events. Dance films. Art making. Workshops. Behind-the-scenes moments. And the occasional wonderfully weird art project.

And not every project needs a giant camera setup.
Sometimes you need four cameras and a crew. Sometimes you need one really well-pl

09/17/2026

BEHIND THE SCENES!🎥

Last January, Dances With Tech teamed up with Paracosm Dance directing a TWELVE camera documentation of VISITORS 📺

The one-night-only live performance found a second life through a cinema screening last month, transferring from stage to screen in the theatre built for both: Orpheum Theatre - Phoenix

Video production: Dances With Tech
DP: Ri Lindegren
Cinematographers: Spencer Tuttrup Spencer Tuttrup 📸 Reid Jarvi Reid Jarvi Destiny Acevedo Destiny Acevedo | Filmmaker & Creative Director
BTS Reel edit: Ri Lindegren with assist from Rae Gray

Thank you for capturing these BTS moments from a truly magical week!
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In less than two weeks, we’re doing it again: Paracosm Dance’s MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH premieres October 2nd, and we’ll be filming the blood bath, twelve (+????) cameras and all 😈🩸

Get your tickets at paracosmdance.com

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VISITORS CREDITS:

—Produced by Paracosm Dance
—Created by Alyssa Johnson
—Feature Film by Alyssa Johnson

09/04/2026

Quick PSA for artists applying for grants:

Don’t forget to put documentation + media into your project budget.

Depending on the grant and its requirements, funding may be able to cover things like:

💥Videography + performance documentation
👾Photography
🤖Video editing + reels
🎤 Interviews or artist videos
💻 Other media + marketing support

If you know you’ll need your project filmed, photographed, edited, or shared....budget for it from the beginning instead of trying to figure it out after the grant money is already allocated.

And always check the specific grant guidelines to make sure those expenses are eligible!

Have questions about what kind of video/photo/media support to budget for? DM me or drop your questions below.

And if you’re thinking about working with Dances With Tech, reach out before you submit your budget. I’m happy to talk through pricing and what kinds of documentation or media might make sense for your project.

08/07/2026

Where do all the words about your creative work live?
Old artist statements? Grant applications? Notes apps? Random Google Docs? Three different notebooks you swear have that one sentence you need somewhere in them?

Tomorrow, we're bringing some of those words together.

Talk About Your Work is a 90-minute workshop for artists, dancers, performers, makers, and creative humans who want to make writing about their work a little easier.

We'll start building a language bank: a place to collect the themes, stories, keywords, process details, and descriptions that already exist throughout your practice...and use it as a foundation for artist statements and other ways you talk about your work.

Think of me as your creative accountability buddy: bring the scattered pieces, and we'll actually make time to organize and write.

Saturday, August 8 | 9–10:30am pst
| Phoenix at Artlink Inc.

Can't make it tomorrow? There's also an online workshop Tuesday, August 11 | 6–7:30pm pst.

And I'm already thinking about what comes next.

What do you struggle with when it comes to documenting, organizing, or talking about your creative work?

What questions do you wish someone would help you work through?

Drop your ideas/questions in the comments. I want future workshops to respond to what artists actually need.

And if you'd like to hear about future Dances With Tech workshops, DM me your email address and I'll add you to the list.

Most artists don't have a writing problem.They have a starting-from-scratch problem.Every opportunity asks for a differe...
08/04/2026

Most artists don't have a writing problem.

They have a starting-from-scratch problem.

Every opportunity asks for a different version of your work, so you spend more time searching for old drafts than actually writing.

Your work already contains the language.

Sometimes it just needs a place to live.

When you collect your words in one place, they become easier to adapt for new opportunities instead of rewriting them from scratch every time.

How many times have you described the same project?

An artist statement.
A grant.
A website.
A portfolio.
A social media caption.
The words change a little...but you're usually talking about the same work.

Think of a language bank like a creative resource library.

Not a perfect artist statement.

Not a perfect bio.

Just a growing collection of words, stories, themes, phrases, process notes, and ideas you can pull from whenever you need them.

Your language bank can include:

• themes you return to
• materials and methods
• stories behind your work
• audience questions you answer often
• words other people use to describe your work
• testimonials
• impact statements
• unfinished thoughts

Nothing has to be polished yet.

Yes, we'll absolutely work on artist statements.

But we'll start one step earlier.

Instead of forcing a finished statement, we'll build the language that makes artist statements, grants, websites, portfolios, and captions much easier to write.

My goal isn't for you to leave with one document.

It's for you to leave with a system.

One you'll still be using the next time someone asks:

"Can you send me a short bio?"
"Can you apply for this grant?"
"Can you tell me about your work?"

Future you deserves organized words.

As a new school year and a new season of exhibitions, performances, grants, residencies, and creative opportunities begins, this is a great time to get your writing organized.

Join me for Talk About Your Work and spend 90 minutes building a language bank you'll return to again and again.

Sometimes the hardest part isn't writing...it's making time to sit down and begin. I'll help with that.

I'd love to see you there.

Link in bio or artlink.org

Sometimes planning for how to film your work looks like stretch sessions and floor time post sweaty fun and engaging dan...
07/16/2026

Sometimes planning for how to film your work looks like stretch sessions and floor time post sweaty fun and engaging dance class with Zarina Mendoza O (go take her contemporary dance class!).

In our planning sessions, I ask questions to help me understand your priorities as an artist: How will you use the footage after the show? What are your marketing and archival priorities? What are the technical or space constraints? How do you want the choreographic structure to be seen on camera? (example: strong diagonals and spacing show up differently from different audience viewpoints/on camera).

I think about the how, what, why, and where. I plan, film, and edit with intention and care. When needed, I work with like minded crew members, so we work as a team.

High quality videography with Dances With Tech is an investment that I hope pays you back tenfold with beautiful footage that honors your creative vision and energy - the hours of rehearsal time, endless thinking about the work beyond the rehearsal, and all of the sweat, tears, (but hopefully no blood!) that you have given to your artistry.

My goal is that you to have footage for everything you need for marketing, grants, portfolio, and archives to uplift your creative voice. Because we need more of your voice and your vision in this world.

I'd love to start the conversation to meet you where you are in documenting your process, performance, and in anything in between.

Whether it's a stretch session, coffee chat, or zoom meeting, it's never too early to start talking about how to film your work.

DM me or comment below "let's go!" and I'll reach out to you.

My favorite part was watching everyone test things in real time: filming objects, moving through the space, comparing ve...
07/14/2026

My favorite part was watching everyone test things in real time: filming objects, moving through the space, comparing vertical and horizontal shots, noticing light, and practicing how small camera choices can change what the viewer understands.

The final Film Your Work online session is tonight.

This workshop is part of the Show Your Work Series with Artlink and Dances With Tech, created to help artists build practical documentation skills they can use for social media, websites, grants, portfolios, archives, and future projects.

We explored vertical vs. horizontal video, crop-friendly framing, steady shots, camera movement, lighting, audio, and how to think about what footage artists actually need for social media, websites, grants, portfolios, archives, and future projects.

Missed this round but want to hear about future workshops and resources? DM me your email and I’ll add you to the list.

In gratitude to everyone who showed up, experimented, and shared their creative process.

Next 2 workshops Aug 8 & 11: Share Your Work (save the date!)

06/20/2026

You made the work...but do you have the photos, videos, and words to show it?

Many artists spend months (or years) creating powerful work, only to realize later that they don't have the documentation they need for grant applications, portfolios, websites, exhibitions, press opportunities, social media, or future projects.

The good news? Documentation is a skill, and it can be learned.

This summer, Artlink and Dances With Tech are launching the Show Your Work Series: Documentation for Artists, Performers, Musicians & More. Facilitated by Ri Lindegren, this three-part workshop series is designed to help artists build confidence documenting, describing, and sharing their creative practice.

✨Photograph Your Work | June 27 & 30
✨Film Your Work | July 11 & 14
✨Talk About Your Work | August 8 & 11

These sessions are practical, approachable, and designed for artists at any stage of their creative journey. You'll leave with skills you can immediately apply to your own work, along with personalized plans for documenting and communicating what you create.

Whether you're a visual artist, performer, dancer, musician, maker, educator, or multidisciplinary creative, this series will help you build tools that support your work long after the workshop ends.

Create. Document. Share.

Space is limited to 12 people per session. Each workshop is $30 General Public/$20 Artlink Articipants.

RSVP: artlinkphx.org

Happy to support the work of yesterday for International Dance Day - filming dances that originated in India, Mexico, F...
04/30/2026

Happy to support the work of yesterday for International Dance Day - filming dances that originated in India, Mexico, France, and more, as well as here on Turtle Island. Live performances as well as a dance film & documentary, student exhibitions, and even some samosa snacks!

Did you know that the CCDR is one of only SEVEN dance archives? So much dance in the world, and yet we have so few places cultivating and holding space to remember dance history. Go check out CCDR at and learn some new things, or donate to support their work.

I appreciate how is examining and broadening the scope of how we think of cultural and ethnic forms of dance from a cross-cultural perspective.

Most fun part? The group line dance at the end :) Catch the last clip for a sneak peek.

04/27/2026

What a dream come true to document four local Phoenix choreographers at this past weekend as part of the incredible HOMEGROWN show.

This was a 2 camera shoot that Ri decided day of to use another set of cameras as backup (just in case...) so we have 4 cameras of footage for two different angles (wide and tracking).

Thank you for the opportunity to film local professional dance artists (.nascimentocastro by locals (Dances With Tech).

We can't wait to show you the results (hang tight.. there are a few big editing projects in process!)

It was also a busy weekend filming and a family interview for another client. Thank you for choosing Dances With Tech so we can help each other thrive!

There are so many incredible dance events happening around town over the next month! Grab your ticket to a show!

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