I’m pretty sure I just found my Friday night plans. (Lucky for me, it doesn’t involve leaving my couch.) And for no good reason other than that great dance shouldn’t go unappreciated or unseen (and that I also happen to be a generous person), I’m here to convince you to adopt my plan as your […]
The 16th Annual Dance Media Film Festival takes place April 20–23 at UCLA. Presented by Dance Camera West, the festival kicks off with a showing of international short films and concludes with Family Film Day, animated films and an art installation. Film submissions cover a variety of dance styles, including modern, tap, ballet, hip hop, […]
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in Revelations This fall, great American dance is coming to a movie theater near you. The Lincoln Center at the Movies series kicked off on September 24 with screenings of San Francisco Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet in nearly 400 cinemas nationwide. On October 22, dance lovers can see Alvin Ailey […]
The 2014 feature documentary, Mia, a dancer’s journey, recently won a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award for the category of arts and culture/history. The film chronicles the life and legacy of Croatian-born prima ballerina Mia Slavenska. Written, produced and directed by Slavenska’s daughter Maria Ramas, it pays tribute to one of history’s most beloved ballet […]
Congratulations to Nikhita Winkler, the latest Editors’ Choice winner for Dance Teacher’s Video of the Month! A third-year dance and neuroscience major at Skidmore College, Winkler created “Letting Go” as an independent project, inspired by the loss of her father and the recent end of a romantic relationship. The piece was choreographed for film; the […]
With his elegant limbs and dramatic features, it’s only natural that David Hallberg is in high demand with the world of high fashion. The intercontinental ballet star’s latest work, a video for NOWNESS.com (owned by luxury brand conglomerate LVMH) features made-for-film choreography by fellow American Ballet Theatre principal Marcelo Gomes. The studio performance is certainly […]