A forest, a room with buckets of plaster, a plaza fronting an office building, abandoned train tracks, an expanse of sand—all settings for dance films to be screened this Saturday as Dare to Dance in Public, Round 5 hosts a day filled with screenings and a live performance. Now in its fifth edition, D2D (as …
As part of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival (D2D), and because this is the site of our birth place, we make it a point to share as many as possible of our award winning and honorably mentioned films with our readers and supporters at Cultural Weekly. And as this year we had one filmmaker …
The day is finally here… We are thrilled to announce the winners and honorable mentions for Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Round 4! 2020 being what it was, D2D as a film festival necessarily had to morph in order to meet the new realities of the world. From a global pandemic, uprisings in response to systemic …
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Emerging choreographer Jocelyn McLennan from Australia created Chasing Time, a short film from down under for Dare to Dance in Public. Inspired by the concepts of time and the collective rush of inner-city life, the film was shot in Brisbane, even though there were location restrictions for filming in the city that limited her options. McLennan …
Dance is an irresistible and irrepressible impulse. Even with the Covid-19 lockdown, dancers gotta keep dancin’. As the stay at home order extends through May, live performances are likely to be in the last stage of reopening, maybe summer? SoCal dance won’t be back in theaters soon, but is alive, adapting, and finding fertile possibilities …
Most creatives are used to some degree of isolation… Painters, sculptors, composers, musicians, writers often work and/or practice alone. And most artists of all stripes are used to some degree of isolation and marginalization. But… this is unprecedented. And the dancers are getting restless. Major venues, festivals, and dance companies have cancelled their seasons. Gone are …
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As #GivingTuesday & the holidays approach, we are getting excited about all that’s coming up for Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival, and sharing it with all of you! We are SO thankful for your readership, your support, and your enthusiasm… Today we turn to you and invite you to help us continue championing dance films …
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Finally, Round 3 of Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival is upon us… We are one week away from launching! Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival (D2D in Public Film Fest) is dedicated to dance that happens outside of stages and studios, dance that is bursting out like flowers in a cracked sidewalk. D2D in …
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It’s here… ScreenDance Diaries and Cultural Weekly’s first international Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival launches today! Please read below: Have you ever walked down a city street and happened upon random and seemingly unplanned movement that is, or looks like dance? It could be accidental, it might be intentional, but whatever it is, it …
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