Lana Wilson lives in Brooklyn, NY. She handles publications and publicity at PERFORMA, the biennial of new visual art performance, and is also a freelance writer, editor, and arts administrator. She recently organized the film program “Dance After Choreography” at Anthology Film Archives as part of PERFORMA07, has since guest presented part of this program at the Tanzquartier Wien (Vienna), and is touring related film screenings to the Jerusalem International Film Festival and the V-dance International Video Dance Festival (Tel Aviv) this summer. Lana has guest lectured at Wesleyan University on Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki, and was a member of the jury for Lincoln Center’s 2008 Dance on Camera Film Festival. Lana is also a dancer and choreographer who has performed with Michael Bodel, Aki Sasamoto, and Lily Skove (SkoveWorks), among others, and she currently teaches classes in OBAMAEROBICS (for more information: barackyourbody@gmail.com). She holds a BA in Film Studies and Dance from Wesleyan University, where she graduated with honors.