2008—13th annual ADF Dancing for the Camera:
International Festival of Film and Video Dance
Conexiones* (Lidice Abreu) 2008 Certificate of Distinction Award WinnerThis annual festival, directed and curated by Douglas Rosenberg, has screened more than 250 dance films from over 20 countries. The 13th annual Dancing for the Camera will take place from July 11-13, 2008 on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The festival is free and open to the public. A schedule of screenings is available below; please contact Cayte Connell at adf@americandancefestival.org or 919-684-6402 with any questions.
view the program (pdf)
Friday, July 11 at 8:00pm
Program One: Approx. 76 minutes
White Lecture Hall, Duke University East Campusthen/now (Simon Ellis)
Freedom (Jeannette Ginslov)
The Return (Jo Parkes and Sven O. Hill)
Saturday, July 12 at 10:30am
Program Two: Approx. 55 minutes *
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University Central CampusTrace (Chirstinn Whyte)
Atom By Atom (Hakan Berthas)
then/now (Simon Ellis)
The Rift (Anne Ehnsio)
Pace (Katrina McPherson and Marissa Zanotti)
Conexiones* (Lidice Abreu)
Blind Date (Maria Mauti and Francesca Pedroni)*please note that program 2 and 3 have been switched.
Saturday, July 12 at 8:00pm
Program Three: Approx. 70 minutes *
White Lecture Hall, Duke University East Campus
Trace (Chirstinn Whyte)
Palomas En El Atico (Pigeons in the Attic) (Alejandro Valbuena)
Kabukimenco (Kathy Rose)
Diva (Liz Aggiss)
Expressive Processing (Helena Figueiredo)
Babel (Peter Sparling)
Corpus Delicti (Christina Giannelia)
Disrepair (Gregory Catellier and Jeff Curtis)
A Heretic’s Primer on Love and Exertion: 29 incidents of dual consequence (Danièle Wilmouth, Trevor Martin, Kym Olsen)
The Greater the Weight (Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer)Please join us immediately following the screening for an informal discussion with filmmakers Jeff Curtis & Gregory Catellier, Christina Giannelia and Danièle Wilmouth.
*please note that program 2 and 3 have been switched.
Sunday, July 13 at 10:30am
Program Four: Approx. 66 minutes
White Lecture Hall, Duke University East CampusStopped in Her Tracks (Sally Gross)
Sally Gross: The Pleasure of Stillness (Albert Maysles and Kristen Nutile)Categories of Work
The program features 20 works, including three US premieres and one world premiere,
selected by a jury from the following categories:•Choreography for the Camera—original work made specifically for video or film or re-staged for the camera.
•Documentaries—productions which include interviews or other educational elements in addition to choreography.
•Experimental and Digital Technologies—work that extends the boundaries of dance and can exist only in video, film or new technologies.
•Student Work—submissions produced while the filmmakers were students or by current students.*A Certificate of Distinction is awarded to works considered to merit special recognition. This year’s honoree is Conexiones, by Lidice Abreu.
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—In Review—
2007—12th annual ADF Dancing for the Camera:
International Festival of Film and Video DanceThis annual festival, directed and curated by Douglas Rosenberg, has screened to international audiences more than 250 dance films from over 20 countries. The 12th annual Dancing for the Camera took place from July 6-8, 2007 on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. The festival was free and open to the public.
The 2007 program included the following 20 works:
Homeward Bound (Malcolm Dixelius, Sweeden–2005), Lumiere D’Ampule* (Gina T’ai/Joe Kirschling, USA–2006), Sport: Sweat Sponge (Kathleen Hahn, USA–2006), Dances for Dzama (The Holy Body Tattoo/Animals of Distinction, Canada–2007), error code (Yohei Saito/Yoko Higashino, Japan–2006), Dancing Kathmandu (Sangita Shresthova, USA–2007), VOYAGE (Catherine Maximoff, France–2006), Give me a break** (Noa Shadur, Isreal–2007), Dances of Life(Catherine Tatge/Shane Seggar, USA–2005), our brief eternity (The Holy Body Tattoo, Canada–2006), “Who Says I Have to Dance in a Theater?”–Anna Halprin (Jacqueline Caux, France–2006), Moebius (Claudia Kappenberg, England–2007), Raven Study* (Charlotte Griffin, USA–2007) splice (Chirstinn Whyte, England–2006), Connect 4 (Nadia Oussenko, USA–2007), Glass Perpx (Steven Fajana), imPULSE (Passia Pandora, Canada–2007), Okno (Wanda Gala/Kamila Chomic, USA–2006), The Shape of Water (Huey Benjamin, Australia–2007), Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider (Marlene Millar/Philip Szporer, Canada–2007)
* Awarded Outstanding Student Work Awards
** Awarded a Certificate of Distinction by the Jury
Raven Study* (Charlotte Griffin),
2007 Outstanding Student Award
