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Films.Dance, International Film Series Featuring Artists from More Than 25 Countries, Premieres DADU, Free show poster

Films.Dance, International Film Series Featuring Artists from More Than 25 Countries, Premieres DADU, Free at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Dates: (3/8/2021 - 2/8/2021 )

Theatre:

Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts


9390 N Santa Monica Blvd
Beverly Hills,CA 90210

Phone: 310-746-4000

Tickets: free

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Two of Los Angeles foremost cultural organizationsthe Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Artshave teamed up with Chicagos Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater to present Films.Dance, a groundbreaking new global free film series produced by and under the creative direction of LA-based Jacob Jonas The Company. Films.Dance is being made available to the public at no charge. One of the most ambitious international dance film projects ever undertaken, Films.Dance engages more than 150 artists from 52 cities in 25 countries, culminating in 15 short films that have been shot during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. The next film in the series, DADU, premieres on March 8, 2021, 9 AM (PT), and will subsequently be available on demand. Captured on Super 16 mm film and utilizing natural light, four dancers explore abstraction through the framing of movement set against the terrain of the Dutch hamlet of Spaarnwoude. Ian Robinson, former dancer with Israels Batsheva Dance Company, directs Kele Roberson, Annika Verplancke, Jesse Callaert and Mikaela Kelly, members of Nederlands Dans Theater, with cinematography by Amsterdam-based Sam du Pon and music composed by Awir Leon, singer songwriter, producer and former dancer with Emanuel Gat Dance. Director: Ian Robinson Choreography in collaboration with dancers Featuring: Jesse Callaert, Mikaela Kelly, Kele Roberson, Annika Verplancke Composer: Awir Leon Cinematographer: Sam du Pon Produced by: Jacob Jonas The Company Through non-traditional collaborations across cultures and continents, and led by the vision of Jacob Jonas, the worldwide series connects the perspectives of diverse artists from a range of disciplines, dance genres, abilities, and experiences. Filmed in locations ranging from Amsterdam, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, and London, to Los Angeles, New York, Nigeria, and SpainFilms.Dance exists at the intersection of dance, music, fashion, and film. Each Monday through May 3, 2021, one film will premiere for free at 9 a.m. (PT) on the Web at https://www.films.dance, on https://www.instagram.com/films.dance, and the Films.Dance Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/globalfilmseries.
Ages: 16 and over

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