14th Annual Dance Media Festival
Apr 30

14th Annual Dance Media Festival

Dance Camera West Presents 14th Annual Dance Media Festival Venues in Beverly Hills, Downtown Los...

 

Dance Camera West Presents 14th Annual Dance Media Festival Venues in Beverly Hills, Downtown...

Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Celebrating the vibrant art of dance, Dance Camera West (DCW) presents the 14th Annual Dance Media Festival, a public event incorporating dance explored through film and live performance. Taking place at various venues in Beverly Hills (UTA Screening Room), Downtown Los Angeles (MOCA, historic Palace Theatre, REDCAT), Hollywood (historic Egyptian Theatre), Santa Monica (Aero Theatre), and Westwood (Crest Theater, UCLA) from April 30 – May 5, 2015, this multi-disciplinary festival promises to offer something for everyone and will showcase many forms of dance including modern, post modern, world, tap, dance theater, ballet, hip-hop and practically all dance that has been captured on film in a way that is of quality and essential value. Over 30 films will be screened over the course of the Festival connecting diverse cultures and environments through the exploration of dance.

    Events and screenings range from free - $15; Festival Kickoff $75. For more information and to purchase tickets please visit www.DanceCameraWest.org.

    Highlights of the Festival include:

    April 30 Festival Kickoff: West coast premiere of Dancing is Living: Benjamin Millepied

    May 1: Opening Night Shorts: A selection of top international short films at The Palace Theatre

    May 2: Two daytime screening programs including a celebration of Technicolor’s 100th Anniversary with a
    of The Unfinished Dance, with the film’s star Margaret O’Brien in attendance at The Crest Theatre and an evening screening at The Aero Theatre

    May 3: Daytime programs at MOCA including Israel Past and Future screenings and a Choreography and Animation Technology Panel with special guests including Frank Gladstone and Peggy Holmes and two evening programs at REDCAT which includes the CalArts Emerging Artists Competition

    May 4: UCLA Special Campus Screening

    May 5: 4th Annual Dance-A-Long at the Egyptian Theatre - Bring your dancing shoes, friends and family for a fun dance lesson – Free; and the final festival screening Dancing for my Havana

    DCW aspires to awaken and infuse the public mainstream with a desire for critical creative programming. The vision of DCW is to present the visual language of dance on screen in a way that stretches the imagination and changes the way we think about dance.

    Dance Camera West is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and developing the vibrant art of dance media. DCW connects diverse cultures and environments through its exploration of dance on screen, bringing hundreds of challenging and provocative films to Los Angeles from around the globe, effectively bridging the gap between the uniquely influential Los Angeles film community and the significant local dance populace. Even more importantly, Dance Camera West utilizes the accessible nature of dance as a non-verbal art form to reach across cultural, geographic, and socio-economic divides by making a special effort to engage a wide range of Los Angeles audiences of varying ethnicities and interests, offering everyone a chance to experience the thought-provoking thrill of dance media.
  • Category
    Arts & Theatre
  • Date & Time
    Apr 30 2015 at 06:30 PM - Apr 30 2015 at 09:30 PM
  • Location & full address
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Event Admins
    sgordon823
  • Occurrence
    Daily