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Maine Island Dance Festival is hosting their second annual dance intensive June 17-22, 2013 in Chebeague Island, Maine. This festival will include a 5 day intensive focusing on Countertechnique, Reactive Body Technique, Choreography, and Dance and Technology. The week will culminate with a performance featuring festival participants’ work in the choreography and dance technology classes.  Teachers include: Andrew Cowan, Kira Blazek, Holly Rothschild, Sheldon Smith, and Lisa Wymore.

day rate | 9-12  | $35
single class rate | $20

email maineislanddancefestival@gmail.com to learn more.

The Shambala Festival in the UK brings people together to share love and happiness at a secret location with a surprise lineup of artists and programs.  This uplifting short film captures the essence of the 2011 festival and shows how different cultures and beliefs can come together as one.  With its vibrant colors and theatrical flair, the Shambala Festival lives up to its name which in Tibetan Buddhist tradition means “a mythical paradise inhabited by enlightened beings.”

This year’s festival will occur over Bank Holiday weekend: Aug 23-26th. For more information click here.

Dance Film Association and CultureStream proudly presents:

“Films That Move” at the World Financial Center

Starting July 1st through July 31st, you can experience stunning images celebrating the art of dance.  Under DFA and CultureStream, this festival includes the mystifying world of dance, and the “picturesque” movement in the Winter Garden on the Big TV.

Location
220 Vesey Street
New York, NY, 10281

Cost: Free

Screening Schedule
Mondays at 4pm – Program 1: Color
Tuesdays at 4pm – Program 2: Space
Wednesdays at 4pm – Program 3: Water
Thursdays at 4pm – Program 4: Play
Fridays at 4pm – Programs 1, 2, 3, 4: All

Program 1: Color includes: 1) Ana Cembrero Coca and Jorge Piquer Rodriguez’s VRTTI 2) David Rousseve’s Two Seconds After Laughter and 3) Kat Cole and Eric Garcia’s Drift.

Program:2 Space includes: 1) Gabrielle Lamb’s Figment 2) Katrina McPherson and Simon Fildes’s There is a Place 3) Matt Tarr’s Little Ease and 4) Noemie LaFrance’s Melt.

Program:3 Water includes: 1)  Rosemary Lee and Peter Anderson’s Boy 2) Vickie Mendoza’s The Last Martini 3) Marta Renzi’s Aqua-Booty 4)Conor Horgan and Martha O’Neill’s Deep End Dance and 5) Chisa Hidaka’s Together.

Program:4 Play includes: 1) Pooh Kaye’s Spring Cleaning 2) David Fernandez’s White Shirt, Black Tie, Black Pants XXS 3) Ruben van Leer’s Play House and 4) Mitchell Rose & Body Vox’s Advance.

Click here for further information!

Dance Video Academy 2012 in Linz, Austria
Come Join The Adventure!

This workshop is designed to advance your abilities as a dance improviser and composer as well as to teach you how to make a dance film. It is directed to dance artists and dancers who are interested in the world of dance film making. During the week, you will be lead through the art form by skilled professionals and at the end of the week you will have the option to present your work.   Each day will begin with a warm up class lead by a contemporary dancer followed by an improvisation and composition class. In the afternoon, a 3-hour dance video class will take place. After that you are free to use the time to work on ideas with other participants in the workspace. At the end of the week a showcase with be presented.

Cost
The following price includes the workshop as well as the accommodation:
462 Euros or  577.00 US
The accommodation is either a sleeping room with multiple beds or a shared apartment with some share rooms.  Please be aware that this is not a standard hotel stay.

Deadline for Participants
Please e-mail us at Kurse.redsapata@gmail.com explaining why you wish to join this workshop and state your professional level. Please note that you need to at least be a dance student (university or academy level or you provide us other proof of your technical ability) to be able to participant in this workshop.  Please provide us with your full name, address, e-mail-contact and a website (if available).  The deadline for the application is the following:
First Round: 07/15/2012
Late Round: 08/15/2012

More information about this workspace click here and here.

For more information on this workshop click here.

On June 6-10, 2012 the San Francisco Dance Film Festival presents the 2012 Summer Filmmaking Workshop at UC Berkeley’s Z-Lab.

Location: Z-Lab at UC Berkeley
2200 University Ave,Berkeley,CA 94720
Teacher: Ben Estabrook
Time: 10-4pm
Cost: $350
Student discounts available–see registration page for details.

An enlightening workshop that investigates the relationship between the camera and the dancer.  Participants will analyze film clips and partake in a series of hands-on exercises throughout the week.  Discussions on strategies such as how to achieve a cinematic look in films, the importance of sound design, adapting a stage work for the camera, and why some types of dance work better on camera than others will also take place.

Participants will have the opportunity to create a screendance study, but will need to provide your own camera (DSLRs are welcome), however a finished project is not expected. Participants are also encouraged to bring their own work if they would like feedback. The recommended reading for the workshop is Making Video Dance by Katrina McPherson (this is not required).

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