EVENTS

Below is an ongoing list of dance film events happening around the world. If you would like to list your event here please send your press release to: annan[at]pentacle.org.

August 2009

August 3-October 30th THE BEAUTIFUL GAME
The exhibition The Beautiful Game will seek to explore the relational aesthetics of sport, athletics, art and game play, along with its theory and psychology, mark making and movement, modes of athletic performance, temporal and spatial dissonance. By employing a wide variety of artistic practice The Beautiful Game brings sports into a visual arts context exposing the active aesthetic.

Hannah Maclure Centre
University of Abertay Dundee
1 – 3 Bell Street
Dundee, DD1 1HP
01382 308 324
exhibitions@abertay.ac.uk

September 2009

September 9th

Pentacle’s Movement Media and The Tank present

KINETIC CINEMA

“Kill The Ego”by Soundwalk and Rostarr
Curated by Lisa Niedermeyer
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 7:30pm $10

The Tank
354 45th St.
New York, NY 10036

Directions:
Take the subway to 42nd St./Times Square and walk west on 45th Street.
The Tank is between 8th and 9th Avenues, closer to 9th.
Map

Conceived originally as a sound collage by Stephan Crasneanscki and Dug Winningham of the new media firm Soundwalk, ‘Kill The Ego’ draws on a decade’s worth of New York City field recordings “voices of pimps and engineers, poets and dominatrixs, visionaries and children, hope and sorrow.” Fueled by this sound, underground visual artist Rostarr experiments with gravity, momentum, torque and combinations of all three (break dancing on his canvases) as directors Jim Helton and Ron Patane bring to cinematic life Soundwalk’s original audio collage and Rostarr’s visual work, culminating in a uniquely kinetic representation of New York City.

View the trailer

Soundwalk site

For more information on this  program please visit our website: http://pentacle.org/movement_media_screenings.asp.
Kinetic Cinema is a co-presentation of Pentacle’s Movement Media with The Tank.

September 9th    CINEMA PARQUE ON THE HANDBALL COURTS: DANCE FILM ASSOCIATION
7:00 pm–10:00 pm at Sternberg Park, Brooklyn

http://dancefilms.org/Tour_Moviehouse09.html

Moviehouse presents CinemaParque, a series of six screenings projected on the handball courts of Sternberg Park in East Williamsburg. Both sides of the handball wall feature remarkable Spanish-language shorts, videos and documentaries (complete with sub-titles.) Following each screening the audience participates in an enriching and lively conversation with the talented filmmakers and curators.

CinemaParque is presented in partnership with New Children/ New York, a youth program that uses filmmaking to explore the experience of growing up as a Latino immigrant in New York City Moviehouse will feature works by the young filmmakers followed by a moderated discussion. Tonight’s screening will be sponsored by the Dance Film Association and include live music, silent film and professional dancing.

Location: Sternberg Park (Montrose Avenue and Boerum, Lorimer and Leonard streets) in Brooklyn.

SEPTEMBER 10-12    UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL DANCE FOR THE CAMERA FESTIVAL AND WORKSHOP

With guest artist LAURA TALER. This is a curated festival, but there will be an international call for student works which will be screened as part of the fest.

http://www.dance.utah.edu/index.php/people/detail/138/

www.finearts.utah.edu/cidat

Choreographers, filmmakers, dancers, and visual artists of all levels of experience, immerse yourselves in an intensive dance for camera weekend with award winning Canadian dance filmmaker Laura Taler. Known for her humor and innovation, Taler will lead a two-day hands-on workshop exploring the relationship between dance and the camera. The weekend intensive provides a unique opportunity for immersion in the theory, practice and discourse of dance filmmaking.

Born in Romania, director Laura Taler has been creating award-winning performing arts films for over ten years. Her work has been praised for its unique combination of emotional resonance, wit, and striking visuals. Taler? s background as a choreographer is evidenced in her films through their sense of movement and rhythm, and in her keen understanding of art and artists.

Along with two full days of workshop activities, the festival presents three evenings of dance films:

September 10 – The Next Generation: Juried Student Works

September 11 – An Evening of Award Winning Films by Laura Taler

September 12 – Diverse Works: Award Winning Dance Films From Around the World

October 2009

OCTOBER 3, 31, NOV 14     DANCE ON CAMERA CLASS
Hosted by 92nd St Y in collaboration with Dance Films Association

This class covers the technical fundamentals of creating a dance film. It provides working tools to plan and tell stories creatively and collaboratively. Class will examine how the filmmaker’s intention guides all decisions regarding the choreography of the camera, balance of foreground and background, and the composition within the framing of each shot.

Class schedule:
Saturdays, October 3, 31, November 14, 2009, 3-5:30pm
92nd St Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue, between 92 and 93rd Street, NYC
Instructors: Richard Move, Ronald Gray, Ben Dolphin
Project coordinators: Latika Young/DFA

$150 for the three classes / $75 for one session
Register by Friday September 25
Registration: info@dancefilms.org
For more information, call DFA (212) 727-0764, 92nd St Y: 212-415-5555