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You're right that infrastructure is a problem, and unfortunately, its one that is outside of our capabilities to solve, which is why on the survey there wasn't a check box for Africa. (To clarify, it's not that we excluded Africa from being an opt...
Just a thought: the only problem here could be when you live in a place without high speed and limitless internet broadband...as in South Africa where the download bit rate is very s/low and expensive if wanting to download at 1MB on an ADSL line....
I want to quickly thank everyone who has responded so far. We're getting a very interesting picture of the field, and there are some of you whom we are definitely going to be able to help.
Of course, we would love to get more responses, so keep th...
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Dance Films Submissions Survey
Men..its so nice being here. I look forward to resounding network with all. Please feel free to add me and seek for any support on Africa / Nigeria Dances.Thanks.
Victor Eze Okwuchukwu
Nat. Secretary: CWC for the Development of NOLLYWOOD
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- Artistic Director of DFA for 12 years, editor of its journal for 30. BA from Kirkland/Hamilton College, a MA from New York University with a semester through World Learning in Ghana. Choreographer/writer with a particular focus on flamenco for the last 18 years.
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- http://www.dancefilms.org
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- Areas of interest on performance and new media
- dance on camera, animation, and memory tools to free creativity.
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- e-mail from Martha Williams
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- Final Cut ( or any other video editing), camera work, dance forms
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- dreamweaver, quicktime
- How do you train yourself or your performers. How do you approach your embodied practices? what kind of technique do you use?
- Training by doing has always been my motto. Recently started a lab called Defining the Capture which seems promising. A group of dancers, filmmakers, photographers, art students came together to trade images on "breath" and then improvised with ways to capture that in motion.
- How do you relate your work to the goal of this site? how would you like to participate?
- DFA is slowly morphing from its 50s model for an association to what they means today. This site is very useful as a catalyst for change.
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- My grandfather was a scientist, an avid reader, and, though he was clumsy, he always fancied himself to be a great dancer. I was in awe of his mind, his humor, his vast range of knowledge. When I asked him for direction one day when I was around 12, he said, "Just stick to the essence of anything you do and you'll be okay." So be it.
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Blumenzimmer
Dance film BLUMENZIMMER meaning 'Flower Room' in German, depicts a contemporary adult fairytale about a dancer confined to live in a box. In a dilapidated house there lives a small troll-like man that cherishes the moments he opens his box of amber light to reveal the dancer living within the confines of a flower papered box. The protagonist is interrupted by a tall handsome man who arrives to the house to take the box for himself. The handsome man remains in the house while the defeated troll l… Continue
Posted on October 20, 2009 at 1:46pm —
The end of dvds is near?
Will all exchange of digital materials soon be transacted on-line? It would seem that for all the entrants/producers of film festivals, soon only an address on-line will be necessary. The burning of dvds, mailing them, storing them may all be a thing of the past.
Posted on October 7, 2009 at 8:39am — 7 Comments
ENTER ACHILLES -
See the clip from DV8's classic screen adaptation. Please add your comments as to the content, the direction of it, and its impact, whether emotional or physical, on you.
Posted on March 27, 2009 at 2:30pm —
Fast forward (revisited)
This week has been an exciting melange of opportunities blossoming for dance on camera on the internet. This made me think about the article I was asked to write in 2000 about the future of dance films. Will this prediction indeed happen? Below is an excerpt from the article...
"In 2050, when choreographers jetpack to their studios, they will arrive with their warm-up complete, having executed their stretching exercises along the way. The wall-size mirror-- which doubles as a screen and a compu… Continue
"In 2050, when choreographers jetpack to their studios, they will arrive with their warm-up complete, having executed their stretching exercises along the way. The wall-size mirror-- which doubles as a screen and a compu… Continue
Posted on May 23, 2008 at 12:00pm —
Grant & In-kind Support for Dance Video - Young Choreographers Initiative
YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS INITIATIVE
Competition for The 2008 Susan Braun Award
DFA is offering an opportunity for a choreographer between the age of 16-25 living in New York City to create a short dance film and/or adapt a stage choreography for the camera with a young filmmaker with grant from DFA. Named after DFA's founder, the late Susan Braun, the award is cash and guidance from mentors who are dance and film professionals.
1st prize: Susan Braun Award Winner
* Cash prize to be used towards t… Continue
Competition for The 2008 Susan Braun Award
DFA is offering an opportunity for a choreographer between the age of 16-25 living in New York City to create a short dance film and/or adapt a stage choreography for the camera with a young filmmaker with grant from DFA. Named after DFA's founder, the late Susan Braun, the award is cash and guidance from mentors who are dance and film professionals.
1st prize: Susan Braun Award Winner
* Cash prize to be used towards t… Continue
Posted on April 26, 2008 at 1:30pm —
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 8:01am on October 26, 2009,
Magali Lesauvage said… - Volontiers ! j'en serais ravie... Envoyez-moi vos infos !
I would be glad to ! Lets' keep in touch !
- At 9:27am on September 8, 2009,
Lisa Leake said… - Is there any such event occurring locally (U.S. side), as am unable to travel out of the country this fall.
Lisa
- At 7:34am on September 8, 2009,
Associação Vo'Arte said…
CALL FOR PROPOSALS . Deadline 30th of September 2009
Application form must be sent by email to voarte@voarte.com and the DVD by post to:
Dance Without Shadow – International Film Festival of Dance and Performance
Associação Vo’Arte • Rua de S. Domingos à Lapa, nº 8N • 1200-835 Lisboa • PORTUGAL
About clarifications, you can call +351 21 393 24 10 or send an email voarte@voarte.com
Or you can refer to our blog www.dancasemsombra.blogspot.com
The final deadline is on the 30th of September 2009
We count with your participation!
- At 10:30am on March 31, 2008,
Dance Films Association said… - Nice ideas
Do you happen to know anyone who works at VH1/ MTV?
Maybe we could have a call for silent films and create an event inviting the musicians to accompany it. The audience picks their favorite and the musician plays again.
- At 11:40am on March 30, 2008,
Tori Sparks | sharpelbow said… - hmmm...perhaps the musicians play live with the video. or representing collaborations of local musicians with local dancers/videographers...keeping nyc alive...get MTV to feature a dance film as a music video... :)
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O Grupo das Excaravelhas, de Campinas, está completando 10 anos. Para comemorar, ele apresenta neste fim de semana – sábado e domingo (28 e 29/11) – o espetáculo Procura-se Elenita Queiroz II, no Espaço Cultural Semente, em Campinas.
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dança em foco 2010: inscrições abertas
O festival dança em foco está com inscrições abertas para a MIV - Mostra Internacional de Videodança. Veja como se inscrever e saiba como a organização avalia a edição 2009 do evento.Espaço baSiraH recebe workshop de contato-improvisação
Neste sábado (28/11), o Espaço baSiraH, em Brasília, promove o workshop Corpos pensantes – contato-improvisação integrando mental e físico, com o professor e pesquisador Camillo Vacalebre. As inscrições podem ser feitas pelo telefone (61) 3202-9461 e o encontro será realizado das…
A poética da relação entre performer e público
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Quase dois meses após divulgar a lista de contemplados do Prêmio de Dança Klauss Vianna 2009, a Funarte anunciou uma lista de projetos suplentes. Confira aqui os selecionados.Travel Opportunities: On the Move
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- Guantanamo Bay: depressed US towns battle to house detainees in 'Gitmo North' - Telegraph
Several blighted US towns are battling for the right to host Guantanamo Bay terror detainees in their own backyards in an unusual case of reverse "nimbyism". - De wereld uit balans
Rien ne va plus, het moment waarop in het roulettespel de inzet bepaald is, maar de uitkomst nog onzeker. Het is de titel die Powerhouse Company koos voor hun tentoonstelling over de kredietcrisis in NAiM/Bureau Europa te Maastricht. Een moedige daad, een jaar nadat de crisis ook Nederland aandeed, de reikwijdte ervan nog niet geheel duidelijk is en er druk gediscussieerd wordt over oorzaken, gevolgen en oplossingen. - Tres años de prisión por el desfalco del Guggenheim · ELPAÍS.com
El ex director financiero del Guggenheim, Roberto Cearsolo, ha sido condenado a penas que suman tres años y medio de prisión por los delitos continuados de apropiación indebida y falsedad en documento mercantil al haberse apropiado de más de medio millón de euros de las cuentas bancarias de las sociedades que gestionan la compra de obras de arte y el edificio del museo. - Nellie, la reportera original · ELPAÍS.com
Cubrió la Primera Guerra Mundial, se infiltró en un manicomio para hacer un reportaje y hasta dio la vuelta al mundo... ¡en 72 días! Ésta es la historia de Nellie Bly, una pionera. - Spectrum - Times Online
- French artist sells work in 'game' with the devil - News, Art - The Independent
The work involves four video cameras filming Boltanski's studio in suburban Paris, day and night, from January until his death, with images relayed live to a cave in Tasmania, Australia. - Welcome : //////////////////////////
INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN BARCELONA X EDITION - Australians try to stop sheep burping - Telegraph
Australian scientists are trying to breed a sheep that belches less, as they look for ways to reduce harmful methane emissions from the country's flocks.
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- Proche Orient : que peut le cinéma ? | The Middle East : what can cinema do ?
12 days with a keynote film and debate each night that explores the conflicts and daily life in Israel and Palestine, as well as the neighboring countries in the region (Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Jordan…). The evening debate themes will focus on Jerusalem, Gaza, Women, but also Iraq and the war as well as Iraq and the effects of war. A day is devoted to Lebanon, another to Iran. We will also continue our look at Colonialization and Exile.
Art Review Videos
ArtReview Close Encounters: Frieze Projects 2009
Artists Stephanie Syjuco, Kim Coleman, Per-Oskar Leu and Ryan Gander speak with ArtReview about their projects for Frieze Art Fair. Interviews by Oliver Basciano and J.J. Charlesworth.ArtReview Close Encounters: Martin Creed
Oliver Basciano meets Martin Creed during rehearsals for his Ballet (Work No. 1020), at Sadler's Wells, London, 16–18 OctoberArtReview Close Encounters: LMCC LentSpace
ArtReview's Tyler Coburn tours the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council's temporary park/art installation, LentSpace, and interviews curator Adam Kleinman and artist Olivier BabinArtReview Close Encounters: Athanasios Argianas
Oliver Basciano speaks with artist Athanasios Argianas on the occasion of his exhibition Until Full Stops Look Like Stars, From Where You Stand, at Max Wigram Gallery, London, through 31 October.ArtReview Close Encounters: The Jarman Award
ArtReview's Laura Allsop attends the Jarman Award ceremony, held at London's Whitechapel Gallery on 22 September, and interviews artist Lindsay Seers, who won for her film installations Extramission 6 and It Has to Be This Way (both 2009)IETM International Network for the Performing Arts
Performance Woman Bomb
«Woman-Bomb» by the Croatian playwright Ivana Sajko is the monologue of a female suicide bomber, who reflects in the last minutes before the explosion of the bomb not only her action, but her circumstances that lead her to this action.:Danish+ Showcase and Conference
:DANISH+ is a showcase of professional Danish performing arts for children and young people - supported by the Danish Arts Council and organized by Gruppe 38.IETM is seeking an Administrative Assistant
IETM, is seeking a person to assist in the administrative tasks of the network Secretariat. The role of the Administrative Assistant is to maintain effective administrative systems as well as to assist the IETM Secretariat in their development.FestFlash 6: Festivals world-wide engage in innovative collaborations
Again, the featured projects in the sixth edition of the FestFlash on Creativity and Innovation prove that festivals are excellent platforms to foster intercultural dialogue. But what’s more, they are excellent vehicles to exploit the exchange between cultures and stimulate the establishment of innovative collaboration activities.Contemporary Drama Festival Budapest
The annual Contemporary Drama Festival Budapest has kicked off and will be running till 28th November this year.© 2009 Created by marlon barrios solano/producer
