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SATURDAY
/ APRIL 25 /
1:00PM: FILM SCREENING
/SHORTS I /
VEILED
Direction and Choreography: Amber Daniels and Becky Hill
(3:29 | DMV Artist, USA, 2025)
Veiled ciphers through historic vaudeville repertoire extracting inspiration to create an abstract dance theater work. In an era of #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, American territory borders, a global pandemic, a monumental presidential election and further investigations of social norms, we are researchers with the knowledge that the present is affected by our past.
LIQUID SPINE, GREAT MARSH
Direction: Katie Pustizzi
(6:12 | USA, 2025)
Liquid Spine, Great Marsh highlights the importance of The Great Marsh as a critical stopover for migratory birds. Furthermore, the film affirms the fundamental need for safe spaces to exist for all living beings on their respective journeys towards refuge.
AUGENBLICK: LOST MOMENTS
Direction: Juliet McMains
(00:59 | USA, 2025)
Two dancers, a blue armchair, and a surreal undertone feature in this micro-short that raises questions about relationship to self and other.
THE SWAN’S LAST DANCE
Direction: Fredrik Stattin Drakenberg
(5:42 | Sweden, 2025)
A modern interpretation of a world-famous solo dance created by Nadja Sellrup, principal dancer of the Royal Swedish Ballet. The short piece La Mort du Cygne, choreographed by Michel Fokine, with music by Saint-Saëns and originally created for the celebrated Anna Pavlova, became one of the great dance successes of the 20th century. Here presented in an intimate version by cellist Mime Brinkmann and premiere dancer Nadja Sellrup.
PEELING THREADS
Direction and Choreography: Joey Barton and Viola Iida
(6:12 | China, 2025)
Peeling Threads invites the audience to acknowledge that life is a tapestry woven from countless individual experiences, reinforcing the idea that acceptance is key to mental well-being. By embracing the present and acknowledging that the act of carrying on is a shared human experience, we can foster a deeper connection to the world around us. Ultimately, the film serves as a poignant reminder that despite life's uncertainties, time continues to flow forwards, carrying us toward new beginnings, urging us to cherish the journey and the connections forged along the way.
FOLD
Direction: AK Blythe
(2:48 | DMV Artist, USA, 2023)
Made up of over 500 hand-drawn frames, "Fold" is a digital collage of film, animation, paper craft, stolen coffee stirrers, and choreography. A dreamlike self-portrait, the multiplying figures create a sense of unreality, thoughts half-started and running together, spiraling and repeating.
Inspired by the illusion of depth created by fabric folds, crow’s feet, and sunlight through linen, this eclectic collage uses rotoscope animation to move across mediums—from live performance, to film, to photographs, to illustrations, and then back into film.
“Fold” was originally presented at The Phillips Collection, where it ran from Dec 2023-Feb 2024. It was originally intended to be seen in a gallery on repeat, creating a durational experience.
ARMS OF GRAVITY
Direction: Charlotte Griffin
(5:50 | USA, 2025)
A spiraling meditation on presence, repetition, and resilience, this screendance traces the fragile yet persistent bonds amongst us all—where the realness of being together resists collapse, even in the "Arms of Gravity." Featuring the brilliant improvisation of dance artist Corey Scott-Gilbert and the resonant narration of the late and beloved Gus Solomons jr (1938-2023), a leading figure in modern dance, "Arms of Gravity" transforms the weight of accumulated memories into enduring transcendence.
HOLDING ON
Direction: Daniel Pakes and Maya Bitan | Choreography: Sharon Fridman
(13:54 | Israel, 2024)
A successful choreographer based in Spain returns to his birthplace, Israel, to create a new dance piece. On his way, he encounters scenes of war and occupation. The reality gradually seeps into the rehearsal room.
AU MUR DE LA MER
Direction and Choreography: Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern (Choreography created in collaboration with performers)
(4:18 | France, 2020)
Au mur de la mer follows two intertwined humans as they stumble, soaked and soiled, through the fading remnants of Hitler’s terrifying Atlantic Wall in Cap Gris-Nez, France. They pull and tear at one another, crudely easing the other’s fall and helping each other stand once more.
RED FATE
Direction: Natasha Mynhier | Choreography: Hiroki Ichinose
(9:34 | USA, 2025)
Red Fate reimagines the Japanese legend of the Red String of Fate through dance and cinema. Set in Moncalvo, Italy, the film follows a woman caught in an imbalanced relationship, exploring themes of entanglement, loss of self, and the resilience found in reclaiming balance. Blending movement, myth, and modern partnership, Red Fate is a meditation on fate, female empowerment, and the quiet strength of choosing freedom over control.
NO LONGER / NOT YET
Direction: Jacquelyn Elder
(16:52 | France, 2024)
No Longer / Not Yet is an intimate observational documentary focusing on the very few moments just before a performer steps on stage.
In this interval of time and space leading up to a performer's first step on stage we are "no longer" rehearsing, and "we are not quite yet" on stage. Understanding this liminal space is part of a performer's job that is not often seen or spoken of but without a doubt expected. In "No Longer / Not Yet” the camera lens makes visible this pre acceleration removed from the performance itself and aims to expose the labor of the dancer as being something more than just the physical or expressive act of “dancing”. What narrative do we have to tell ourselves to make it feel safe enough to take those first steps on stage? Coping with the “unknown” in live performance is a creative act filled with rigor, discipline, and vulnerability.
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