Sans Souci in Lafayette, 2016

a 3-part series

Saturday, July 16 • 2:00 PM ✓

Saturday, October 8 • 3:00 PM ✓

Tuesday, November 15 • 6:30 PM ✓

Lafayette Public Library Meeting Room, 775 W. Baseline Rd.

FREE Admission

Unique program at each screening:

"Film Meets Dance." • Jul. 16, 2016, 2:00 PM
"Kids+Dance+Film" • Saturday, Oct. 8, 3:00 PM
"A European Evening" • Tuesday, Nov.15, 6:30 PM

"Film Meets Dance" • Saturday, July 16, 2016, 2:00 PM

Subsurface, 2015, Finland, 7 min

Directed by Thomas Freundlich

Produced by Lumikinos Production

Choreography and dancing by Jussi Väänänen & Katja Koukkula

Music by Kimmo Pohjonen

Filmmaker: Thomas Freundlich

Costume Design by Jenni Ahtiainen

Archaic elements of nature are metaphors for the multiple levels of a relationship.

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Down for the Count, 2015, USA, 5 min

Directed by Erika Randall and Daniel Beahm

Produced by

Choreography by Teena Marie Custer

Dancing by Teena Marie

Music by Andy Hasenpflug

Cinematography by Daniel Beahm

Edited by Jonas Bendsen

Costume Design by Markas Henry

Script by Erika Randall

In this 70s flavored Hip Hop Dance Theatre piece, b-girl Teena Marie, chameleoned as four distinct characters, fights a battle of wills and skills against herself.

Martiality, Not Fighting, 2012, China, 11 min

Directed by Marianne M. Kim & Cheng-Chieh Yu

Produced by Siu-Fai Pun & Raymond Wong

Choreography by Cheng-Chieh Yu

Featuring Guangdong Modern Dance Company

Music by Christian Fredrickson

Filmmaker: Marianne M. Kim

Combining movement idioms of postmodern dance and the martial arts culture of "Ba Gua Zhang," a young Chinese dancer forsakes violence in recognition of vital exchange and kinetic empathy.

le passage du temps, 2014, USA, 8 min

Directed by Jen Guy Metcalf

Produced by Elon University and Elon in LA

Choreography by Jen Guy Metcalf

Featuring TERRANOVA Dance Theatre

Dancing by Heather Leffler, Allister Dahlberg, Allynne Noelle, Alex Castillo, Gianna Jigarhan, Dan Collins

Music by Philip G. Anderson

Cinematography by J McMerty

Edited by Ben Stringfellow

Costumes by Karl Green

Danced by three couples of different ages, boy and girl meet on a beach and their love binds them as they dance together through life.

Ensō, 2014, USA, 12 min

Produced and Directed by Faith Morrison and Robert Uehlin

Choreography by Faith Morrison

Dancing by Robin Ewing, Faith Morrison, Cecily Wechter, and Rosie Yerke

Music composed by Andris Balins, Marco Raaphorst, Noveller, and Kohfra T & Ghofra Z

Cinematography by Robert Uehlin

Edited by Faith Morrison and Robert Uehlin

Conveying a kinesthetic experience of sand, grasses, sea, and space, 'Ensō' was filmed in the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area.

Your Own Man, 2015, Ireland / USA, 6 min

Directed by Luke Murphy and David Fishel

Produced by Luke Murphy

Choreography and dancing by Luke Murphy

Featuring Attic Projects

Music by Na Fili

Filmmaker: David Fishel

A solitary figure retraces his steps towards, away from, and in search of home

Hitch-Glitch-Snag, 2014, USA, 7 min

Produced and Directed by Ana Baer

Choreography by Ana Baer and dancers

Featuring Merge

Dancing by Taylor Wasmer, Olivia Barto

Music composed by Richard Hall

Filmmaker: Ana Baer

Two dancers, one wall - sharing, resisting, and exploring.

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HOME ALONE, 2013, Israel, 2 min

Directed by Adi Halfin

Produced by Tamir Eting, Noam Eidelman, Adi Halfin

Featuring Batsheva Dance Company Ensemble

Dancing by Tamir Eting, Noam Eidelman, Rani Lebzelter, Shane Scopatz, Mario Bermudez Gil, Eduard Turull, Keren Lurie-Pardes, Shani Licht, Ayelet Nadav, Mariko Kakizaki, Oz Shoshan, Gil Shachar, Or Schraiber, Maya Tamir, Shaked Leibzirers, Ron Matalon, Ori Kroll

Music composed by Locust

Cinematography by Roman Linetsky

Edited by Shahar Amarilio

Combining choreography with improvisation, a company of young dancers creates an atmosphere of "parental absence" in an abandoned building.

Lay Me Low, 2015, Canada, 8 min

Directed by Marlene Millar

Produced by Sandy Silva

Choreography by Sandy Silva

Featuring Sandy Silva Dance

Dancing by Andrew Bathory, Sonia Clarke, David Cronkite, Dominic Desrochers, Josée Gagnon, Josianne Laporte, Hélène Lemay, Kimberly Robin, Sandy Silva, Bobby Thompson

Music composed by Traditional Shaker song

Music performed by Performers

Cinematography by Geoffroy Beauchemin & Peter Krieger

Edited by Marlene Millar

Sound design by Felix Boivert

This Shaker mourning march cuts to the heart, communicating a universal feeling of loss while evoking a sense of intimacy.

"Kids+Dance+Film" • Saturday, October 8, 2016, 3:00 PM (1-hour screening)

DRAWING BLANK, 2012, Canada, 5 min

Directed by stefan verna

Produced by David Finch

Choreography and dancing by Emily Jean Honegger

Music composed by David Drury

Cinematography by Bill Kerrigan

Edited by stefan verna

A dream-like story of impermanence told through dance and stop-motion painting.

New London Calling, 2010, USA, 10 min

Directed by Alla Kovgan

Produced by Robert Richter

Choreography by Alissa Cardone and Ingrid Schatz

Featuring Kinodance

Dancing by Children of the Dual Language Middle School in New London, CT

Music by P. Andrew Willis and Ken Winokur

Cinematography by Mkrtich Malkhasyan

Edited by Alla Kovgan

An unsupervised tribe of 75 children take over the entire city of New London, creating rites and rituals through street games. Their vibrant spirit evokes hopes for the future but also melancholy for the glorious past of children's culture which is disappearing from the streets of American cities.

Angsters, 2014, USA, 7 min

Directed by Benjamin Epps

Produced by Heather Epps

Choreography by Amy Cain

Featuring Revolve Dance Company

Dancing by Amy Cain, Dawn Dippel, Matt Dippel, & Wesley Cordova

Music by Adam Crawley

Cinematography by Kobi Zaig

Edited by Benjamin Epps

Costume Design by Jane Thayer

Dancers have a grand time among the civic sculptures of Houston in this cleverly framed and edited piece.

Little Dreams, 2015, Belgium, 6 min

Directed by Wilkie Branson

Choreography by Wilkie Branson

Dancing by Wilkie Branson, Mariana Camiloti, Joêl Daniel, Femi Oyewole, Shantala Pépe, & Letitia Simpson

Music composed by Benji Bower & Kathleen Milton Fitzpatrick

Filmmaker: Wilkie Branson

This dance animation about dreams, aspirations, and fears was made with over 4,000 hand cut characters over the period of a year.

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Natural Selection, 2013, USA / Sweden, 6 min

Produced and Directed by David Fishel

Choreography and dancing by Carlye Eckert

Music composed by Carl Sondrol / Marvin Lin

Filmmaker: David Fishel

One woman's whimsical battle against rigid forms.

approaching the puddle, 2014, Germany, 9 min

Directed by Sebastian Gimmel

Produced by Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Choreography by Sebastian Gimmel & Homai Toyoda

Dancing by Homai Toyoda

Music composed by Tobias Hartmann

Cinematography by Claire Jahn

Edited by Sebastian Gimmel

Playing in puddles, a young woman, dressed in rain gear with shiny yellow boots, drifts into a magical inner world.

Tap Graffiti, 2016, USA, 3 min

Directed by Geoffrey Goldberg

Produced by Geoffrey Goldberg - New Movie Musical productions

Choreography by Geoffrey Goldberg

Dancing by Geoffrey Goldberg and Seth Judice

Cinematography by Bill Simmers / WillyMac Studios Carla McDonald / Find Memphis

Edited by Geoffrey Goldberg

An impromptu tap routine in a graffiti-covered abandoned warehouse in downtown Memphis.

Elon + Emmanuelle, 2012, USA, 7 min

Directed by Natalie Galazka

Produced by Natalie Galazka & Melissa C. O'Brien

Choreography and dancing by Elon Höglund & Emmanuelle Lê Phan

Music by Garth Stevenson

Cinematography by Melissa C. O'Brien

Edited by Ross Baldisserotto

Charmed dancers observe their own duet in a magical street art fantasy.

Molat & Molat, 2015, USA, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Kate Duhamel

Choreography and dancing by Pascal Molat

Featuring San Francisco Ballet

Music by Ben Joudvalkis

Cinematography by Jesse Dana

Edited by Clayton Worfolk, Kate Duhamel

Narrator by Matisse Molat

The story of Pascal Molat dancing, as told by Matisse Molat, age 5.

"A European Evening" • Tuesday, November 15, 2016, 6:30 PM

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Adelaars, 2013, Slovakia, 9 min

Directed by Andrea Sudorova

Produced by Academy of Performing Arts, Bratislava

Choreography by Jan Sevcik

Featuring Slovak State Dance Company /SLUK/

Dancing by Sara Danielova, Maja Miklovicova, Adriana Pinkova

Music composed by Dead Can Dance, Orkest ID

Cinematography by Andrea Sudorova

Edited by Lucia Kopackova

Choreography inspired by a Mongolian ritual dance - symbolizing birth and flight of the eagle - paying tribute to women, especially as mothers.

photo by José Figueroa

Arbor, 2013, Denmark / Sweden, 6 min

Directed by Virpi Pahkinen

Produced by Emelie Bergbohm

Choreography and dancing by Virpi Pahkinen

Featuring Virpi Pahkinen Dance Company

Music by Jonas Sjöblom

Cinematography by José Figueroa

Edited by Jonas Fogelström

A dancer passes through stages in the branches of a gigantic Thuja tree.

L'entre-Mots, 2013, France, 15 min

Directed by Solange Albert

Produced by Atelier Contemporain de SL

Choreography by Solange Albert

Featuring Cie Solange Albert

Dancing by Katell Hartereau, Olivier Clargé, Murielle Martinenghi

Music composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Bernard Parmégiani

Cinematography by Hung Ton Quoc

Edited by Atelier Contemporain de SL

Sound Recording by Yves Capus

Set Design by François Gaches

A compelling visual poem: earth and dance; confinement and freedom. Featuring photos by Margot Gaches.

Intrinsic Moral Evil, 2013, The Netherlands, 11 min

Produced and Directed by Harm Weistra

Choreography by Fernando Domínguez Rincón

Dancing by Joan Ferré Gomez, Jorge Abraham Guillen Ortiz, Frago Peña Gonzalez

Music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

Music performed by Dmitriy Lukyanov

Cinematography by Jorrit Garretsen

Edited by Michiel Boesveldt

Sound design by Aline Bruijns

Re-recording mix by Bart Jilesen

Two men and a woman explore gender through movement.

Embrace, 2014, Belgium, 7 min

Produced and Directed by Shantala Pèpe

Choreography and dancing by Shantala Pèpe & Wilkie Branson

Music composed by Rob Saunders

Cinematography by Louie Blystad Collins

Edited by Shantala Pèpe

Project assistance by Helen Williams

Sitting before a vast ocean, a woman and a man share a suspended moment of intimacy.

SILENT PLACES, 2013, Romania, 12 min

Directed by Simona Deaconescu

Produced by Anamaria Antoci

Choreography by Simona Deaconescu

Featuring TANGAJ DANCE

Dancing by Dragos Istvan Rosu, Razvan Stoian, Irina Stefan, Alexandra Balasoiu, Simona Deaconescu

Music composed by Tibor Cari

Cinematography by Oleg Mutu RSC

Edited by Codrin Iftodi

The camera bursts into the heart of the dance while the music copes with the cruelty and fever of everyday's warfare.

Cocoon, 2013, Finland, 3 min

Produced and Directed by Petri Ruikka

Choreography by Anni Alitalo, Heidi Karjalainen, Petri Ruikka

Dancing by Anni Alitalo, Heidi Karjalainen

Music composed by Markku Mäkelä

Cinematography by Tuukka Ylönen

Edited by Petri Ruikka

Costume Design by Kirsi Gum

Make-up by Elisa Uimonen

An aesthetic exploration of underwater movement in billowing costume.

Moving Yerevan, 2014, Armenia, 8 min

Directed by Jevan Chowdhury

Produced by Nare Aghababyan

Choreography by Jevan Chowdhury

Featuring National State Ensemble & independent artists

Music by Danny Odom

Filmmaker: Jevan Chowdhury

This short marries the people of Yerevan — the capital of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities — with the modern day metropolis. Created in public spaces in 3 days and 3 nights.

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