“Closer Than Yesterday” follows two young San Francisco Ballet dancers behind the scenes as they compete on the world stage at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. As they navigate setbacks and comebacks, they’re coached by former San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer Tiit Helimets. Rigorous preparations and passionate commitment steel them for a journey of unexpected […]
Intimate portraits, abstract bodyscapes, and surreal elements evoke poignant emotional states and carry urgent messages through the expressive power of the moving form. These ten short films traverse realms suspended outside of space and time and converse with sweeping landscapes, from a forbidding frozen plateau to a vivid seaside scrub desert. Filmmakers experiment with technology, […]
From moving odes to loneliness to a darkly comic romance, a touching story of family bonds, and an action-packed game of survival, these films span an dizzying range of expressive tones. What they hold in common is the undeniable power of dance to forge connections between individuals that go on to shape our worlds. Venue […]
In this immersive film experience of the stage adaptation of the hit BBC series, “Peaky Blinders: The Redemption of Thomas Shelby,” writer Steven Knight and choreographer and director Benoit Swan Pouffer present a thrilling fusion of dance theater and rock concert. Set to music and lyrics by Roman GiaArthur (Grammy Nominee, American R&B musician, singer, […]
Interpersonal tensions, intimate portraits, exclamatory bursts of energy, and transformative emotional journeys unfold up close through the uncontainable impulse to dance. Filmmakers and dancers channel the expressive range of a psychedelic rock band, a throwback pop hit, a heartfelt singer-songwriter, a flamenco star, an underwater dancer, and the evocative power of bodies moving through landscapes […]
Abstract journeys take shape on ice floes, a dry lake bed, towering forests, and lush fields of grass under expansive, ever-shifting skies. Dancers shapeshift through these vast landscapes to explore human-animal relationships, the cycle of the seasons, climate change, and the looming threat of extinction. Venue accessibility: The entrance to the screening room is at […]
Artists share the transformative power of dance and its capacity to shape notions of identity and community through a deeply-rooted sense of place. A group of dancers express their commitment to cultural preservation, a world class climber conquers legendary ascents, immigrant children find common expression through embodied imagination, and underwater dancers share their unconventional passion. […]
Dancers traverse space and time through moving portraits, intimate relationships, and collective dances of solidarity and celebration, revealing women’s stories in the fullness of their complexity. Social issues come to the fore to highlight the impacts of domestic abuse, political repression, and oppressive beauty standards while celebrating the resilience of women who find the strength […]
Grounded in reality and departing into daydreams, “L(oo)ping” centers on a sweeping orchestral-electronic performance in Lyon’s grand concert hall led by French electronic music artist Rone. Dancers portray a playful usher, a wistful musician, and a handful of audience members who are each transported by the performance into the inner worlds of their psyches, just […]
Be transported into a collective trance, fractured dreams, sweeping landscapes, a whirlwind romance, an introspective journey, and quirky takes on everyday settings illuminated through expressively human screenscapes. Experience deeply personal emotional journeys, moving celebrations of culture and community, and abstractly evocative beauty rooted in the boundless potential of the imagination. Venue accessibility: The entrance to […]
“Pol Pot Dancing” frames the long reach and heavy weight of history through the multigenerational lineage of classical Cambodian dance. Chea Samy, a star dancer at the Cambodian royal court, lovingly raises her husband’s little brother as her own son, who she later discovers has become the Khmer Rouge’s violent leader, Pol Pot. As one […]
Go behind the scenes in “Kindred Spirits,” which follows members of the American Ballet Theatre Studio Company as they navigate the highs and lows of a cultural exchange tour to Hong Kong. In “Ten Times Better,” experience the extraordinary untold story of George Lee, an immigrant AAPI dancer who confronted and broke barriers in ballet […]
“Obsessed with Light” is a meditation on groundbreaking artist Loïe Fuller’s fascination with light and her enduring drive to create. The film pulls back the curtain on Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century by inventing a spectacle that combined dance, fabric, and movement. She pioneered the […]
In an intimate and wide-ranging portrait of maverick choreographer Jane Comfort, “Breaking Form” explores a creatively rich chapter in New York City’s downtown dance scene and its legacy today. Beginning in the late 1970s and spanning her 40-year career, Comfort fused text, rhythm, and movement to craft experimental works of bold political satire and irreverent […]
Experience provocative and moving stories told through movement, poetry, and music in nine short films from a range of artists who harness dance as a means of cultural expression, self-empowerment, and community activism. Dancers deepen into self-knowledge and forge connections to support physical well-being, heal from trauma, confront urgent social issues, and engage with intergenerational […]
Drawn from a broad swath of the local dance community, these films put classical Indian dance, ballet, contemporary, Afro-Brazilian, and aerial dance into dialogue with modern issues and identities. With these artists, audiences are invited to embark on an Afrofuturist expedition, probe an enigmatic mythology, explore the purest beauty of movement, and delve into moving […]
