Official Selections
2024
DANCE IS LARGER THAN LIFE -
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We hope you enjoy this wonderful selection of dancefilms, each which uniquely combines and "speaks" in their own dialect of the hybrid dance and film language.
Jen Ray
Director & Producer
Programming Team:
Steven Butler, Danielle Jeal, Mark Orsborn, Clare Schweitzer, Hannah Weber, Lolly Ashly
Was available On Demand
starting May 1 2024
Across the globe, professional ballet dancers face a constant struggle to perform at their highest possible level. But what happens when the road to principal dancer intersects with the road to motherhood?
In this short documentary, get a firsthand look at how 5 of the world’s leading principal dancers juggle the pressures of ballet and pregnancy, finding the path from ballerina to ballerina mother.
Supported by researched statistics and personalized interviews, they share the journey of becoming pregnant, giving birth and returning to the stage through the lens of a modern day dancer.
Featured Dancers are: Léonore Baulac (Paris Opera Ballet), Polina Semionova (State Ballet Berlin), Mathilde Froustey (San Fransisco Ballet), Anna Ol (Dutch National Ballet), & Iana Salenko (Staatsballett Berlin).
Learn from these dancers and more at: https://www.dance-masterclass.com
Presented with Dancinema Shorts:
FAMILY, TRANSITIONS & HOME
Was available On Demand
March 1 to 31 2024
Steps of Freedom reveals how Irish dance was shaped over centuries through interactions with many cultures as it evolved from a simple folk dance to become a global phenomenon loved by millions around the world.
Presented with Dancinema Shorts:
PERCUSSIVE & FOLK DANCES OF THE WORLD
*Shorts program still available*
