Xyl'em & Phlo'em is screening in Saturday September 11, 2025, 7:00 pm Program

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Mixing original animation, movement, and sound, this work explores interconnectedness and shapeshifting of place and experience. Amidst imagery of trees and forests, dancers are imagined both in the woods, through the woods, and as the woods.

Dane Cree

Director

Dane Cree

Animation

Dane Cree

Performers

Rachel Lieberman

Performers

Rachel Lieberman

Choreography

Rachel Lieberman

Sound

Director Biography

Dane Cree is a 2013 BFA graduate from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, specializing in experimental animation and mural painting. His dance journey began in high school theater and evolved through performances in Vanessa Voskuil’s ‘En Masse’ and explorations of contact improvisation, contemporary, and ecstatic dance. Dane's mural work, initiated with Elissa Cedarleaf-Dahl, includes five murals at the Square Lake Film and Music Festival, with the latest completed in September 2024. Since 2017, he has contributed animations to Hellavision Television Network's local project and collaborated with various musical projects in the Twin Cities, notably creating portraits for Drone Not Drones in 2017 and 2024. His animated films have received international recognition and awards, including for "Dragon," a notable piece created with Cow Tipping Press in 2020.