✨What an incredible experience last night at Dance Film Lab 3 at Gibney! 🎬💃
It was such a fun and inspiring event, marking the final session in this fantastic series. We had the privilege of seeing some truly talented filmmakers showcase their work, blending the art of dance and film in innovative and captivating ways. 👏🏼👏🏼
The creativity and passion on display this year for all Dance Film Labs was truly remarkable. 🤩A huge thank you🙏 to everyone who participated and made this year's labs such a success. We can't wait to see what all of the talented DFL 2024 artists create next!
Our final production grant honoree, Reframe!🎉
Reframe is a video work that forces visibility for female identifying performers over 40 from across the county.
Synopsis: I can feel myself evaporating. Obscured by other’s intentions for control. Shrugged off. My voice discreetly vaporized from civil discussions about what exactly constitutes my rights. What happens when we strip away the performance of politics, where is the damage, what is the aftermath? Reframe, is a video work that forces visibility of female identifying performers over 40. It is an exploration in forced perspective for the camera. I strip away lush landscape, costume, lighting, and film in extreme close up in black and white. Reframe, is a literal, see me as I am, right now.
Director/Producer: Stephanie Liapis @stephanieliapis
🎉We're thrilled to announce that La Supersticion Del Huevo is one of our Production Grant Honorees! We're proud to support it. Read below for more on this incredible work.
A mother taps into the spirit world as she performs an egg-cleansing ritual on her child.
The profound love of a mother takes center stage as she employs age-old superstitions to protect her child. In the ritual of rubbing an egg on her child's body, she taps into the spirit world, summoning a mystical dancer who becomes the embodiment of the egg. The more the mother cleans the child, the more the dancer absorbs the negative energies, transforming her performance into a chaotic dance piece. Once completed, the mother departs and hurls the egg into the wilderness. The egg shatters, symbolizing the expulsion of negative energy from the human and spirit world.
Director: Darmyn Calderon
Producer: Jasmine Lord
Choreographer: Cecilia Andrea Benitez @ceciliabenitezzz
🍾🥳Congratulations to the Full Production Grant honoree, Veda in Paradise!!
VEDA IN PARADISE is a story about a fiery young dancer who fights to stand out in a world that wants her to blend in.
Abandoned by her mother at a young age, Veda turns to dance as a way to escape harsh realities. The film opens with Veda learning a new burlesque routine– but it’s not the slow striptease of Dita Von Teese. Instead, Carolina Cerisola, our burlesque choreographer, combines fun, bawdy gestures with skillful and rigorous movement inspired by the incredible Cyd Charisse. Over the course of the film, the dance morphs into something altogether different as Veda discovers her own specific expression. Choreographer Genna Moroni uses techniques from GAGA and modern dance to capture Veda's transformation.
Director: Christina Burchard @christinaburchard
Producer: Anna Kathleen @_anna_kathleen_
Choreographer: Genna Moroni and Carolina Cerisola @minimoroni@carolinacerisola
Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on the two other production grant honorees. 👀
The application window for Dance Film Lab 3 is closed. Thank you so much to everyone who shared their work. We are overwhelmed with all your the talent and innovation. 🤩
Still from Gravity of Center by Thibaut Duverneix & Victor Quijada
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PC: Emry Wride, Cagen Tregeagle from Twine, a Dance on Camera Festival selection from 2023
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Dance Film Labs are a year-round series of moderated work-in-progress film screenings led by industry professionals. Dance Film Labs offer a fun and creative space to gather and share information on methods and tools, and address technical, practical, and artistic challenges. Plus, get process-related feedback from fellow artists!
Still from to be near you, PC: Rich Ferri, Ali Kenner Brodsky & Jenna Pollack
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Still from The Fell of Dark by Marla Phelan & Tim Richardson
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Still from Reminiscences by Virginie Brunelle
🎥🕺 Dance Film Lab - a year-round series of moderated work-in-progress film screenings led by industry professionals!
Join fellow artists and film enthusiasts in a fun and creative space to share information on methods and tools, address technical challenges, and receive feedback on your work. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, Dance Film Labs are the perfect opportunity to hone your craft and connect with like-minded individuals.
Still from Moving Together directed by Maggie M. Bailey
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Still from Thick Skin by Laura Steiner.
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Still from Breaking Form by Alexandra Nikolchev @alexandranikolchev
