Thursday, June 10, 2010

Dance on Camera Screening & Concert

National Dance Week - NYC
celebrates dance on camera

Dancefilms.org

Saturday, June 12, 2010, 1pm
Alvin Ailey Center, 405 West 55th St. at 9th Avenue
introduction by Deirdre Towers, DFA's Artistic Director

Dance on Camera/National Dance Week - NYC Program
Discounted tickets are available online. Register!

TRAILER from Dance on Camera Festival

BEGUINE
Douwe Dijkstra, Netherlands, 2009, 4:44m
One man's response to losing his lover.

THEY CALL HIM "CUBAN PETE"
Oscar Lopez, USA, 2001, 8m
Shown with the permission of WPBS "New Florida," this documentary allows the audience to meet Mr. Cuban Pete, legendary Latin dancer, Pedro "Cuban Pete" Aguilar.

LA VIE EST BELLE
Tristan Duhamel, France, 2004; 3.13m
A street-art character painted by Jérôme Mesnager dances on the walls of Paris.

MOVE THE FILM
Melinda & Kurt Songer Soderling, USA, 2010, 7m trailer
Sneak peak at a fiscal sponsored project of DFA that includes some of Hollywood and Broadways most talented dancers and choreographers.

little ease [outside the box]
ami ipapo and matt tarr, USA, 2008, 6:53m
A new take on a choreography conceived in 1985 by extreme action pioneer Elizabeth Streb.

WORLD CLASS DANCERS
Frank Correa, USA, 2010, 5'
A hip hop group aged 11-22 based in NYC, led by Juan Zapata, as seen in performance and rehearsals.

Live performance by World Class Dancers

TRASH DANCE
Oliver Fergusson-Taylor, 2008, UK, 1M
Hip hop animated deconstruction of trash heap.

This program was made possible with the support of the DFA, National Dance Week-NYC, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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