Sans Souci at Coco Dance Festival, 2016

Saturday & Sunday, October 22 & 23, 2016 • 4:00 & 6:30 PM both days

Corner White and Robert Streets, Woodbrook, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tabago

FREE Admission

Screenings:

KidVids • Saturday • 4:00 PM
BigVids • Saturday • 6:30 PM
KidVids • Sunday • 4:00 PM
BigVids • Sunday • 6:30 PM

KidVids • Saturday, October 22, 4:00 PM

Advance, 2010, USA, 3 min

Directed by Mitchell Rose

Produced by Jamey Hampton, Ashley Roland, Mitchell Rose

Choreography and dancing by Jamey Hampton, Ashley Roland

Featuring BodyVox

Music composed by William Goodrum

Filmmaker: Mitchell Rose

One dance. Two minutes. Fifty locations.

strönd/beach, 2010, Iceland / Denmark / UK, 1 min

Produced and Directed by Ingi Jensson and Heike Salzer

Choreography by Heike Salzer

Featuring Salts

Dancing by Saga Sigurðardóttir and Søren Linding Urup

Music composed by Michael Greig

Cinematography by Sigurður Þorfinnur Einarsson

Edited by Heike Salzer

Dance Improvisation by Saga Sigurðardóttir and Søren Linding Urup

Tall grasses form the common mise-en-scène for dancers on separate beaches, one in Iceland and one in Denmark. The two dances are edited into a single piece.

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Outside in, 2011, Sweden, 10 min

Directed by Tove Skeidsvoll & Petrus Sjövik

Produced by Annelie Gardell

Choreography and dancing by Tover Skeidsvoll

Music by Johannes Burström

Cinematography by Petrus Sjövik

Edited by Nils Moström

Introspectively filmed by an intrusive crew, Cecilia dances inside a forest inside a studio.

Passing Through, 2009, USA, 4 min

Produced by Michelle Ellsworth

Choreography by Toby Hankin

Dancing by Kelsey Chilton, Esmeralda Kundanis-Grow, Joy French, Cortney McGuire, Michael Richman and Stephanie Kobes

Cinematography by Robert Schaller

Edited by Hamel Bloom

Humans passing through each others' lives is portrayed with movement and overlay.

Vanishing Points, 2014, Canada, 9 min

Produced and Directed by Marites Carino

Choreography and dancing by EMMANUELLE & ELON

Featuring Tentacle Tribe

Music composed by Vial

Cinematography by Donald Robitaille

Edited by Kara Blake & Marites Carino

Two strangers cross paths, collide, and share moments of intimate synchronicity in an otherwise anonymous world.

photo by Hanna Korhonen

Animalz, 2006, UK, 3 min

Directed by Sergio Cruz

Produced by Ed Cooper

Choreography by JP Omari

Featuring B3 Brighton BBoys

Dancing by B3 Brighton BBoys

Music composed by Sergio Cruz, Filipe Galante, Christos Fanaras

Cinematography by Martin Gajewski

Sergio Cruz's film "Animalz" takes the urban B-Boy Skills of Brighton and Hove's B3 Boys into the city's surrounding natural landscapes. Co-choreographed by BBC Strictly Dance Fever's JP Omari, the sixteen 8-14 year-old dancers were encouraged to bring out the animal in themsleves. Shot on location in Brighton at Stanmer Park, Devil's Dyke and Telscombe Beach.

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.

höfn/harbor, 2010, Iceland / UK, 2 min

Produced and Directed by Ingi Jensson and Heike Salzer

Choreography by Heike Salzer

Featuring Salts

Dancing by Saga Sigurðardóttir

Music composed by Bjarni Guðmundsson

Cinematography by Sigurður Þorfinnur Einarsson

Edited by Heike Salzer

Dance Improvisation by Saga Sigurðardóttir

Anything can be turned into a duet partner - even this yellow structure at Reykjavik's harbor.

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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.

BigVids • Saturday, October 22, 6:30 PM

photo by Libby Pratt

890 Broadway, 2012, USA, 4 min

Directed by Marta Renzi

Produced by And Dancers, Inc.

Choreography by Marta Renzi

Dancing by Ching-I Chang & Jenny Tortorello

Music by Kevin MacLeod

Cinematography by Charles Caster-Dudzick

Edited by Marta Renzi

The duet of two women dressed to go out - but, who never do.

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ME - Story of a Performance, 2013, Finland / Japan / Estonia, 7 min

Directed by Jopsu Ramu

Produced by Juha-Matti Nieminen (Directors Guild) & Timo Ramu (MUSUTA)

Choreography and dancing by Johanna Nuutinen

Music by Jukka Backlund

Cinematography by Mark Stubbs

Edited by Antony Bentley

Script by Jopsu Ramu, Timo Ramu

Styling by Minttu Vesala

An artfully rendered cinematic exploration of a dance performance.

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ferry, 2014, USA, 3 min

Directed by Jennifer Keller

Produced by Denise Wade

Choreography by Jennifer Keller

Dancing by Jenna Liberati

Music composed by Sept Ans Sur Mer

Music performed by Elita, Mary, and Ella Hoffpauir

Cinematography by Matthew Gonzales

Edited by Jennifer Keller

Sound recorded by Sigo Tseng

Boom operated by Jazmyne Koch

Remembering a happier past, a woman resists inevitable change at the remains of an old ferry docking station.

Helena, 2015, USA, 4 min

Directed by Nadav Heyman, an emerging artist

Produced by Julia Planine-Troiani

Choreography and dancing by Nadav Heyman

Music by Marco Zannone

Cinematography by Erich Hamil

Edited by Nadav Heyman

Lighting Designer by Andrew Munie

Executive Producer by Philip Marquez

A stream-of-consciousness voiceover accompanies a contemporary male soloist on an empty stage.

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.

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The Time it Takes, 2013, UK, 11 min

Produced and Directed by Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes

Choreography and dancing by Rosalind Masson, Simon Ellis, Dai Jian

Music by David Lintern & James Weaver

Cinematography by Katrina McPherson

Edited by Simon Fildes

Dubbing mix by John Cobban

1st A.D. & digital workflow by Sabine Klaus

Screendance extraordinaire

dunes, 2015, USA, 8 min

Produced and Directed by ana baer

Choreography and dancing by kim olson

Featuring sweet edge

Music by jeff mohler

Filmmaker: ana baer

A female dancer, the Great Dunes of Colorado — an intimate dialogue.

OF THE HEART, 2007, USA, 6 min

Directed by Douglas Rosenberg and Allen Kaeja

Produced by Douglas Rosenberg

Choreography and dancing by David Dorfman and Lisa Race

Music composed by Arvo Part

"Of The Heart" is a tender and moving duet for the camera that slowly unfolds in a windblown field in late fall. The film speaks of longing and desire and is a richly metaphoric movement portrait. The performance by Dorfman and Race is heartfelt and honest, stripped to its emotional core.

KidVids • Sunday, October 23, 4:00 PM

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.

Globe Trot, 2013, USA & 22 other countries, 4 min

Produced and Directed by Mitchell Rose

Choreography by Bebe Miller

Dancing by people found on the street

Music composed by William Goodrum

Cinematography by 50 filmmakers

Edited by Mitchell Rose

An international crowd-sourced dance-film project: 50 filmmakers on all 7 continents each shoot 2 seconds of a dance by choreographer Bebe Miller.

photo by Hanna Korhonen

Animalz, 2006, UK, 3 min

Directed by Sergio Cruz

Produced by Ed Cooper

Choreography by JP Omari

Featuring B3 Brighton BBoys

Dancing by B3 Brighton BBoys

Music composed by Sergio Cruz, Filipe Galante, Christos Fanaras

Cinematography by Martin Gajewski

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.

höfn/harbor, 2010, Iceland / UK, 2 min

Produced and Directed by Ingi Jensson and Heike Salzer

Choreography by Heike Salzer

Featuring Salts

Dancing by Saga Sigurðardóttir

Music composed by Bjarni Guðmundsson

Cinematography by Sigurður Þorfinnur Einarsson

Edited by Heike Salzer

Dance Improvisation by Saga Sigurðardóttir

Anything can be turned into a duet partner - even this yellow structure at Reykjavik's harbor.

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.

skógur/forest, 2010, Iceland / Denmark / UK, 2 min

Produced and Directed by Ingi Jensson and Heike Salzer

Choreography by Heike Salzer

Featuring Salts

Dancing by Søren Linding Urup

Music composed by Heike Salzer with special thanks to Gjöll and INRI

Cinematography by Sigurður Þorfinnur Einarsson

Edited by Heike Salzer

Dance Improvisation by Søren Linding Urup

Devised at a site north of Copenhagen, the choreography and filming is influenced by the associations the makers experience in relation to the place.

Vanishing Points, 2014, Canada, 9 min

Produced and Directed by Marites Carino

Choreography and dancing by EMMANUELLE & ELON

Featuring Tentacle Tribe

Music composed by Vial

Cinematography by Donald Robitaille

Edited by Kara Blake & Marites Carino

Two strangers cross paths, collide, and share moments of intimate synchronicity in an otherwise anonymous world.

BigVids • Sunday, October 23, 6:30 PM

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.

photo by ana baer

Le Jardinier de la Gafferie, 2010, USA, 7 min

Directed by Nancy Spanier, Ana Baer

Produced by Performance Inventions

Choreography by Nancy Spanier - Paul Oertel

Dancing by Paul Oertel

Music by Anthony Salvo

Filmmaker: Ana Baer Carrillo

Music designed by Xavier Hirissou

"Le Jardinier de la Gafferie" takes a gentle look at a typical day in the life of an atypical gardener and asks the question: If one's passion is one's garden, what happens when the garden is no longer enough to whet one's passion? Filmed in the Dordogne region of southwestern France.

In There, 2005, USA, 7 min

Directed by Michael Theodore / Michelle Ellsworth

Produced by Prarie Dog Mothers

Choreography and dancing by Michelle Ellsworth

Music by Michael Theodore

This film definitively answers the question, "What is she doing in there?"

OF THE HEART, 2007, USA, 6 min

Directed by Douglas Rosenberg and Allen Kaeja

Produced by Douglas Rosenberg

Choreography and dancing by David Dorfman and Lisa Race

Music composed by Arvo Part

Please, 2008, USA, 6 min

Produced and Directed by Tara Rynders

Choreography and dancing by Tara Rynders

Music composed by Explosions in the Sky

Film by Heather Gray

This dance for camera piece is about two people having a conversation over and over again in multiple locations. The conversation also takes place live while the film is being shown.

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Outside in, 2011, Sweden, 10 min

Directed by Tove Skeidsvoll & Petrus Sjövik

Produced by Annelie Gardell

Choreography and dancing by Tover Skeidsvoll

Music by Johannes Burström

Cinematography by Petrus Sjövik

Edited by Nils Moström

Introspectively filmed by an intrusive crew, Cecilia dances inside a forest inside a studio.

View the trailer.

Less, 2016, USA, 10 min

Directed by Erika Randall and Daniel Beahm

Produced by Daniel Beahm and Erika Randall

Choreography by Erika Randall

Dancing by Dancer: Samantha Lysaght

Music composed by Liszt Rossignol, The Blue Waltz , sound design: Jonas Bendsen

Music performed by Emily Levin (arrangement and performance)

Filmmaker: Daniel Beahm

2nd camera by Laffrey Whitbrod

Costume by Markas Henry

Wearing a dress made of memories, a solo dancer explores notions of nostalgia, sensation, and grief as she moves through virtuosic phrases and theatrical vignettes. Photographs are clipped into and released from the skirt, the costume physically and metaphorically replicating notions of emotional scrapbooking and loss. Inspired by Randall’s aunt’s struggle with Bulbar ALS, “Less” borrows gestures from a body that is deteriorating at a rapid pace while the mind still grasps at an active, vibrant, and sensual history.