cleveland dance fest 2024

Virtual Dance Film Gallery

5 Dance Films

The Movement Project

A Collection of dance films

CDF 2024 dance film Artists

24

Film Description: 24 is about reflecting, admitting, and accepting. Reflecting on who I am, admitting to my thoughts and emotions, and accepting my past so I can live in the present and enjoy the future.

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Film Credits

Artist: Megan Bryars

Choreographer & Dancer: Megan Bryars

Videographer & Editor: Megan Bryars

Sound: In Cold Light by Vanbur, Ode to Vivian by Patrick Watson, and Silence by TWO LANES

Costumes: Megan Bryars

boondh - a drop in the ocean

Film Description: Boondh- A drop in the ocean shot at the Greggs Reservoir Amphitheater showcases the emerging of human life as a river meeting the ocean. The 3 pots depict the human journey of identification, adaptation and acceptance.

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Film Credits

Artist: Mansee Singhi

Choreographer & Dancer: Mansee Singhi

Videographer & Editor: Amanda Hoover

Costumes: Mansee Singhi

Sound: Voice over - Mansee Singhi, Kinare - Coke Studio , Sounds of water

Collaborators: Dance for diversity - Elizabeth Rospokf (This film was produced for the 2023 Season of Dance For Diversity.)

waters

Film Description: Waters is a 16-minute video dance filmed at Vatnasafn (the Library of Waters) in Stykkishólmur, Iceland, features an international cast and consists of choreographic material from the performance Are we Ok?, which premiered in Iceland in 2021, as a dance-music performance in Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland. The element of water, which is our most abundant yet precious resource, determines the sustainability of Earth’s atmosphere, oceans, soil, and arctic regions; the disappearance of the glacier Ok in Iceland in 2019 made world headlines and deepened the focus on water—its presence in gaseous, liquid, and solid forms— and how changes to Earth’s rising temperatures affect all conditions of life, including movement and sound. Waters celebrates artist Roni Horn’s installation of Icelandic glacial waters which are captured within the 24 glass pillars inside the museum.

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Film Credits

Artists: Daniel Roberts and Dancers

Choreographer: Daniel Roberts

Dancers: Devin Baker, Anaïs Barthe, Simone Burnett, Emilia Gisladottir, Benny Olk Andrean Sigurgeirsson , Jin Ju Song-Begin, Joshua Tuason

Videographer & Editor: Egill Á. Jóhannesson

Sound: Waters by María Huld Markan Sigfusdóttir

Costumes: Daniel Roberts and Nadine Spray

Desert Spin

Film Description: Inspired by a score card of magazine clippings including images of rams, a sunset in a desert landscape, pink and yellow colors, arched pathways and the phrase "Create an [off] balancing act". This score card/ dance film project was put together by Rosie trump to "embrace[s] the pairing of tactile/embodied, ephemera/ephemeral, long distance/social distance networking, snail/e-mail, analog/digital, 2D/3D" (Trump) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Film Credits

Artist: Keely Cobb

Choreographer & Dancer: Keely Cobb

Videographer: Cody Mercer

Editor: Keely Cobb

Sound: "Percussion and Stomps" by Alex Zavesa

Costumes: Keely Cobb

Collaborators: Rosie Trump

Film Description: Inspired by a score card of magazine clippings including images of rams, a sunset in a desert landscape, pink and yellow colors, arched pathways and the phrase "Create an [off] balancing act". This score card/ dance film project was put together by Rosie trump to "embrace[s] the pairing of tactile/embodied, ephemera/ephemeral, long distance/social distance networking, snail/e-mail, analog/digital, 2D/3D" (Trump) during the Covid-19 pandemic.

River Dances within me

Film Description: "River Dances Within Me - Dance Film" encapsulates the rich emotional tapestry drawn from millennia of life along the majestic Ohio River. A homage to the river's indigenous custodians and environmental advocates celebrates the cultural heritage and advocates for clean water laws. Drawing from indigenous American and Indian beliefs that revere rivers as sacred sources of life, the film embodies the cleansing, healing, and nurturing power of water. Named "Ohiyo" by the Seneca for its goodness, the Ohio River holds a history nurtured by diverse indigenous communities long before Jefferson praised its beauty in 1781. Through intricate dance, the film captures the joy of community along the riverbanks, showcasing the intertwining beauty of dance and nature. Our thank you to Ohio Arts Council for their support.

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Film Credits

Artist: Padma Chebrolu

Choreographer & Dancer: Padma Chebrolu

Videographer & Editor: Gabriella McGinnis

Sound: Jatiswaram

Costumes: Padma Chebrolu

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