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All posts tagged "dance films"
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1.5KFeature Articles‘AILEY’ documentary is in movie theaters nationwide
Director Jamila Wignot’s powerful AILEY documentary, a resonant biography of trailblazing visionary Alvin Ailey, opens is now playing in movie theaters nationwide. Heralded as a...
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1.1KReviews‘Embodied Activism’: The body persisting
Outside of the St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn, NY (also unlisted on YouTube).Earth Day 2021 (March 22, 2021). When...
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1.4KFeature ArticlesWinifred Haun & Dancers announces 2021-22 season
Chicago-based Winifred Haun & Dancers will return to in-person theater events and live programming for the upcoming 2021-22 season. The company will...
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3.6KFeature ArticlesHavana Film Festival New York returns in September
The 21st Havana Film Festival New York (HFFNY) is back in theaters from September 17-23, with an exceptional program of over 30 films...
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2.3KReviewsDance going deep inside: The Moving Architects’ ‘Loneland’
Premiered June 3, 2021.Streaming via YouTube. Dance is an abstract art form; the meaning or creative inspiration behind a particular work might...
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2.7KFeature Articles5 unforgettable dance scenes in the ‘In The Heights’ film
After multiple delayed releases because of a long, hard global pandemic, it’s finally here — the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway...
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1.6KFeature Articles‘DANCERS (Slightly Out of Shape)’ gives glimpse into Pam Tanowitz’s creative process
The Fisher Center at Bard announces DANCERS (Slightly Out of Shape), a film by Liz Sargent documenting choreographer Pam Tanowitz and her dancers’ return to rehearsal in...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesBrand new performing arts film: Laura Carruthers’ ‘Grace Fury’
Filmmaker, choreographer, ballerina and Scottish Dance champion Laura Carruthers leads world class performing artists in the new performing arts film, Grace Fury. The feature...
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1.9KReviewsArt for the times: Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ Part I
Premiered February 3, 2021.Available through Facebook and YouTube. “It’s an artist’s duty to reflect the times,” Nina Simone once said. Issues of...
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1.6KReviewsThe clarity of a surrealistic mirror: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in Rena Butler’s ‘A Tale of Two’
Released October 2020.Accessible through hubbardstreetdance.com. It’s commonly said — “art is a mirror”, reflecting ourselves and our world back at us so...
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1.5KReviewsIndividual kinetic experience: ‘Wandering’ dance film
February 15, 2021.Streaming on YouTube. The sound of breath and feet scraping against the ground, the feeling of kinetic energy and authentic...
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2.1KReviewsArt as a mirror: Hive Creative Company’s ‘Seek’
January 31, 2021.Through vimeo.com. Art can act as a mirror, they say. How so? It can make us ask questions, and see...
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2.6KFeature ArticlesComplexions Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ film premieres for Black History Month
Complexions Contemporary Ballet presents the world premiere of a new series of dance films entitled SNATCHED BACK from the EDGES on February 3. Choreographed and...
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3.6KFeature ArticlesDance life in quarantine: Barton Cowperthwaite is delving deeper
“Lights, camera, action!” — there are the sounds of pointe shoes across the Marley and the ruffling of tutus, while the score...
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1.9KFeature ArticlesSymbiosis Arts premieres new film ‘The Valkyries’
Symbiosis Arts, a dance-based collaborative arts company that was originally founded by Braeden Barnes and Ryland Early, has released a new short...
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1.5KFeature ArticlesFilms.Dance premieres a new short film every week
Two of Los Angeles’ foremost cultural organizations — the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center...
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1.7KFeature ArticlesThe Broad Stage presents ‘Dance Camera West Drive-In’
The Broad Stage presents Dance Camera West Drive-In, Best of the Festival, a unique drive-in experience showcasing the very best dance films from around...
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2.2KReviews‘Extreme Combat: The Dancer and The Fighter’: An Akram Khan film
November 13, 2020.Available to watch on All4. Extreme Combat: The Dancer and The Fighter documents Akram Khan’s foray into a field that dancers...
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1.9KFeature ArticlesBatsheva Dance Company premieres Ohad Naharin’s ‘YAG: The Movie’ in virtual screenings
Batsheva Dance Company (Gili Navot, artistic director; Dina Aldor, executive director), widely recognized as one of the foremost contemporary dance companies, presents the...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesEnjoy LA Dance Shorts Film Festival from the comfort of your home
The fourth annual Los Angeles Dance Shorts Film Festival, coming up this November 13-15, will feature 34 international films, all for free and...
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2.6KFeature Articles‘CRUTCH’ documentary follows dance artist Bill Shannon on crutches
The documentary, CRUTCH, chronicles the gravity defying life of Bill Shannon, an internationally-renowned artist, breakdancer and skate punk — on crutches. CRUTCH makes its world premiere at...
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1.8KFeature ArticlesNew Chamber Ballet collaborates with Emily Kikta and Peter Walker on new dance film
Choreographer Miro Magloire has announced that the 13-minute women’s quartet from his new abstract ballet, Nocturne, which premiered online on October 23, is available...
