Canyon Theater, Monday, September 26, 6:00 PM

No Trespassing, 2016, USA, 8 min

Directed by Stefanos Milkidis

Produced by Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company

Choreography and Dancing by Daniel Gwirtzman

Featuring Daniel Gwirtzman Dance Company

Music Composed by Aphex Twin

Music Performed by Alarm Will Sound

Cinematography by Stefanos Milkidis

Edited by Daniel Gwirtzman and Stefanos Milkidis

An extended solo filmed in one take in an abandoned barn in the northern California mountains.

Promenade, 2015, Argentina, 8 min

Directed by Cirila Luz Ferron, an emerging artist

Produced by Proyecto en Bruto

Choreography by Florencia Olivieri

Featuring Proyecto en Bruto

Dancing by Julia Aprea, Maria Bevilacqua, Paula Dreyer, Florencia Olivieri, Mariana Provenzano, Carola Ruiz, Mariana Saez

Music Composed by Ramiro Mansilla Pons

Cinematography by Joaquin Elicabe Urriol

Edited by Cirila Luz Ferron

Physical exploration of an architectural space.

Earth Poem, 2015, USA, 3 min

Directed by Gabriel Bienczycki

Produced by The Equus Projects

Choreography by Gabriel Bienczycki, JoAnna Mendl Shaw

Featuring The Equus Projects

Dancing by Tal Adler, Jenna Pollack, Audrey Rachelle Stanley

Music by Jami Sieber

Filmmaker: Gabriel Bienczycki

Poem by Ewa Bienczycka

The Equus Projects, Artistic Director by JoAnna Mendl Shaw

A dancer in a poetic, kinetic dialogue with an equine partner (filmed in Elizabeth, Co.).

Epiphany of Returning, 2015, Argentina / USA, 9 min

Produced and Directed by Richard Shpuntoff

Choreography and Dancing by Benedetta Capanna

Filmmaker: Richard Shpuntoff

A search for authenticity through a soloist's repetition and variation of gestures in silence on a dark stage.

Bird in Cage, 2015, USA, 5 min

Produced and Directed by Martin Barshai, an emerging artist

Choreography and Dancing by Leslie Williams

Featuring Martha Graham Dance Company

Music Composed by Philip Glass

Cinematography by Steven Russell

Edited by Martin Barshai

Assistant Director by Mike Sheptock

Assistant Camera by Ben Sottak

A soloist from the Martha Graham Dance Company repeats a phrase in a skylit room with unique shot composition, editing, and frame rate. WARNING: Strobe effect in lights and editing may be of concern for some viewers.

Normal Day, 2015, Greece, 21 min

Produced and Directed by Andi Xhuma, an emerging artist

Choreography by Andi Xhuma

Featuring I.M.A

Dancing by Antonis Antoniou- Kostas Makripidis-Anastasis Karachanidis

Music Composed by Sita Ostheimer-Constantine Skourlis

Cinematography by Ioannis Stefanos Kunis-Alexandros Soumas

Edited by Cut1 productions

A young man comes back from work, frustrated from his everyday life, and comments freely as 3 dancers visualize his thoughts and feelings.

Above the light, 2016, UK, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Heike Salzer & Jack Laidlaw

Choreography and Dancing by Jennifer Essex

Music by Jack Laidlaw

Cinematography by Andy Harrison

Edited by Heike Salzer

A movement exploration on a rooftop set to the backdrop of sunset and city lights.

Canyon Theater, Monday, October 24, 6:00 PM

Otis Walks Into The Woods, 2016, USA, 9 min

Directed by Derrick Belcham & Emily Terndrup

Produced by A Story Told Well

Choreography by Emily Terndrup

Featuring Independent

Dancing by Emily Terndrup Maxwell Perkins

Music by Mary Lattimore

Filmmaker: Derrick Belcham

A dynamic relationship of power, possession and otherness within the historic landmark, The Philip Johnson Glass House.

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Imitation and Splattery, 2016, USA, 6 min

Directed by Michelle Bernier

Choreography by Michelle Bernier

Featuring Life/Art Dance Ensemble

Dancing by Michelle Bernier, Jessica Riggs, Megan Roney, Mykayla Solorio

Music Composed by J.S. Bach

Music Performed by The Swingle Singers

Cinematography by Tyler Stocker

Edited by Michelle Bernier

Ceramicist by Ariana Kolins

Color Correction by H. Paul Moon

A dancer and a ceramicist enjoy one another's processes and products.

Migration, 2015, USA, 14 min

Directed by Daphna Mero

Produced by Daphna Mero, Nick Manley

Choreography by Daphna Mero

Dancing by Andrea Rios, Maki Kitahara, Nathaniel Erb-Stullo

Music Composed by Henrik Astrom

Cinematography by Nick Manley

Edited by Tomer Rubens

An investigation into alienated interpersonal relationships as they are molded by the bureaucratic machine and the gap between those who seek aid and those who are trying to give it.

Targeted Advertising, 2015, USA, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Mitchell Rose

Choreography by Susan Hadley

Dancing by Josh Hines + 80 dancers

Music Composed by William Goodrum

Cinematography by Perfect Perspectives Aerial Imaging

Edited by Mitchell Rose

A dark-comedy sci-fi drone film glimpsing a future when flying spambots chase a fleeing populace.

THE LAST DANCE, 2015, SPAIN, 11 min

Produced and Directed by CONCHA VIDAL

Choreography by CONCHA VIDAL

Featuring CONCHA VIDAL

Dancing by CONCHA VIDL

Music by ANONIMOUS

Filmmaker: CRISTINA MONGE

A woman performs a dance of grief with her partner, a life-sized rag doll, representing the desire of the soul to revive what is dead.

Six Weeks, 2016, USA, 5 min

Produced and Directed by Tara Rynders

Choreography and Dancing by Tara Rynders

Music Composed by Saskatoon

Cinematography by Tara Rynders and Sean Hudson

Edited by Tara Rynders

A glimpse into the beauty of creation and the mourning of loss that occurs below the surface.

Moving Southwark, 2015, UK, 5 min

Directed by Jevan Chowdhury

Produced by Rosie Wells

Choreography by Kai Tomioka

Featuring Wind & Foster

Dancing by Bryony Harrison, Emma Farnell Watson

Music Composed by Danny Odom

Cinematography by Charlie Herranz

Edited by Jevan Chowdhury

Part of the "Moving Cities" project to investigate cultures and peoples via dance, this film is a take on the "dying moments" of 24 dancers, each consumed by London.