I am excited to announce the launch of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Round 4! (D2D) . D2D is a live & online dance film festival dedicated to democratizing dance, doing it in public, & sharing it on film. D2D is devoted to the international genre of screen dance. We are committed to promoting …
Launching—DARE TO DANCE IN PUBLIC FILM FESTIVAL: ROUND 4! Read More »
Today we celebrate and acknowledge the last of the winning films from Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Round 3, Tamar Rogoff’s remarkable short Wonder About Merri, which unanimously won the Festival Award for Most Daring Film. It’s interesting, because we started D2D: 3 in a pre-pandemic world, so one of the first things that is …
In continuing to cover the winners for Round 3 of Dare to Dance in Public (D2D), I am thrilled to have the opportunity to write about Eiko Otake, and her “Best Use of Location” award winning film, A Body on Wall Street. Eiko is no stranger to putting her body — along with her astute, singular, …
Dance is a fundamental part of self-expression, creativity, and being alive. Now more than ever, at this time of six foot distancing, social isolationism, and staying “safe” in the privacy of our own homes we need to be reminded of how we are in this together, and find ways to create a sense of community. Dare to …
When Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival had its first public screening at REDCAT this January, one of the many audience favorites was Lam Nguyen’s Sunrise on Red. Part of the joy in doing D2D is meeting and/or interfacing with all these screen dance filmmakers from around the world and we were so fortunate that Lam is now living …
Dare to Dance in Public Winning Films: Sunrise on Red Read More »
Over the next several weeks I am excited to be sharing the films by the Winners and Honorable Mentions of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Round 3. We were thrilled to have our first live (and very successful!) screening at LA’s REDCAT (Roy & Edna Disney Cal Arts Theater) at the invitation of Dance …
Dare to Dance in Public Winning Films: MASTER PLAN Read More »
Dance on Film aka: Screen Dance is ALIVE & WELL. This international genre of short films has been holding space across the globe. In only our second year, D2D in Public Film Fest had submissions from 12 countries! So we are thrilled to announce that Round 3 of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival is once …
Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Round 3 is HERE! Read More »
It’s rare to find a young person who has the courage, or in fact reason at all, to face the subject of mortality. And it may be more rare still for such a young person to take this untimely subject, and find both courage and reason to channel them creatively. Such was the case with …
Love: Best Student Film of Dare to Dance in Public Film Fest Read More »
Over the next several weeks ScreenDance Diaries will be featuring articles on winners from this year’s (round two) of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival. I gave each filmmaker a list of questions to ponder, so we could understand more about their film, focus, and process. This year’s winner for Best Choreography Award was …
An Interview with Nicola Hepp: A Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival Winner Read More »
The first Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival has ended and last week the winners were announced. We are so pleased by the enthusiastic response of our readers and of course most of all by the input of so many talented filmmakers, dancers, and choreographers! Once again, speaking on behalf of all the judges, …
Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: The Honorable Mentions! Read More »
As we enter the first weeks of 2016 and approach the final weeks of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival, I wanted to offer a reminder and gentle nudge to interested and driven dancers and filmmakers to consider submitting your short dance films. We have gotten some wonderful submissions and it’s still not too late… …
Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Final Weeks! Read More »
Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival is heating up… We are so excited to see the inventive submissions coming in. And for all of you who are procrastinating or still trying to get your ducks lined up I have good news. We are extending Dare to Dance in Public’s submission deadline to January 22, …
Meet the Judges: Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival Read More »
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