Resurgence is a selection of dance films that push the boundaries of hegemonic ideologies and sociocultural norms. This program includes films that utilize dance as a medium through which we can challenge preconceived notions of genre and gender identities and wrestle with harrowing experiences such as domestic abuse. Together, these diverse forms of dance storytelling are a rumination on how we can reclaim hope in the midst of pain and uncertainties. ﻿(~28 min TRT)

This intimate videoportrait of Irina Jabsa and Guadalupe Santiago showcases the art of contactango, a fusión of contact improvisation and tango. Bringing the principles of contact improvisation into dialogue with tango not only increases tango’s creative range in terms of body shapes, embrace, and vocabulary, but it interrupts tango’s gendered lead/follow binary. The roles of leader and follower are exchanged so frequently and fluidly that the border between the two roles starts to dissolve.

Contacting Tango

This intimate videoportrait of Irina Jabsa and Guadalupe Santiago showcases the art of contactango, a fusión of contact improvisation and tango.

Touches are journeys – A film poem about the multi-faceted journey of interpersonal, intercultural encounters. How are we connected with each other? Based on a poetic text collage by Marion Steinfellner, which brings together Indian, Japanese, German, and Austrian texts by Yuko Kaseki, Savita Rani, Mersolis Schöne, and Marion Steinfellner.

EXPOSED TO EACH OTHER

Touches are journeys. A film poem about the multi-faceted journey of interpersonal, intercultural encounters, based on a poetic text collage by Marion Steinfellner.

An experiment with time, form and movement in a generative dance film using AI and video.

MOVE

An experiment with time, form and movement in a generative dance film using AI and video.

“I wish you stayed! I wish I stayed too, now I wish I stayed, I wished I’d done a lot of things. I wish I stayed.” A screendance film exploring the way in which we tell stories through movement; iwishyoustayed reflects on the complexities of power relations in intimacy. Instead of seeking excuses for violence, the film and its makers wish to understand and display a male perspective (and more extensively that on more diverse gender dynamics) in abusive relationships. The choreography was constructed based on pedestrian movements and is deliberately made to not feel like a dance. It experiments with the limits of telling subtle, intricate feelings, by borrowing from filmmaker concepts of blocking and performance for “the camera.”

iwishyoustayed

A screendance film that explores the way that we tell stories through movement; "iwishyoustayed" reflects on the complexities of power relations in intimacy.

EIR is a film collaboration between Rammatik and Riva Dance Company. The film is an experimental venture to capture the dynamic choreography of the stage production Risin &amp; Kellingin, created by choreographers Búi Rouch, Julia Ehrstrand and Rannvá Guðrunardóttir Niclasen. Rammatik – composed of Rannvá Káradóttir &amp; Marianna Mørkøre – has made a cinematic interpretation of this dance piece which invites the viewers to create their own narrative.

A film collaboration between Rammatik and Riva Dance Company that captures the dynamic choreography of the stage production "Risin & Kellingin," created by choreographers Búi Rouch, Julia Ehrstrand, and Rannvá Guðrunardóttir Niclasen.

A detour away from city limits towards desert winds and rugged terrain, the dancer weathers his corduroy through color grades of gender exploration and movement-centered introspection.

Turn Signal

A detour away from city limits towards desert winds and rugged terrain, the dancer weathers his corduroy through color grades of gender exploration and movement-centered introspection.

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Founded in 2017, Lights Dance was created with a vision of making dance films more accessible. This year, the Toronto-based fest presents 21 captivating dance shorts from around the world in three programs – PRISM, Resurgence, and Turtles All the Way Down – both online and in person in Seattle.