This program of documentary shorts will have you pulsing with Maasai tribal dancers in Kenya, suspended from the cliffs of the Grand Canyon, awestruck by the daring athletic feats of Bay Area-based disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light, and rooting for young ballet dancers following their dreams in Canada.

ADUMU is the story of the an African choreographer’s struggle to achieve his dream. His goal - to produce an African dance show fusing contemporary dance with Maasai traditional dance. The Maasai are happy to oblige but Kenyan society and COVID put obstacles in his way.

Adumu

An African choreographer brings Maasai dance to the modern stage.

"The Reality of a Dream” is the story of five young dance students that are united by their passion for ballet and driven by their dreams to be extraordinary. Led by renowned ballet teacher Chan Hon Goh of the prestigious Goh Ballet Academy, we follow these dancers both on and off the stage as they bring to life the biggest performance of the year, The Nutcracker.

The Reality of a Dream

"The Reality of a Dream” is the story of five young dance students united by their passion and driven to be extraordinary.

For the disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light, creating “Wired” in the San Francisco Bay Area has been a kind of coming home. Dancer Jerron Herman grew up in Alameda, artistic director Alice Sheppard used to perform with AXIS Dance Company, and it was here, in Berkeley in the 1960s, that the disability rights movement began. “Wired” uses sound, light and movement to reflect on the stories and history of barbed wire, and how it has been used to separate people, groups, and movements on the basis of gender, race, sexuality and disability. As with previous work from Kinetic Light, the form and presentation of the production are both deeply rooted in access. For Kinetic Light, access is not a static checklist, but a continual learning process and creative force. Considering the ways people will encounter the work is inextricable from the process of fine-tuning the technical aspects and choreography. Kinetic Light is a highly collaborative group of artists, producers and professionals working together on all production, technical, artistic and administrative aspects of the company. Experience the dancers in action in their residency at San Francisco’s Z Space, and as they take their movement to the universally accessible Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, California, and to the beaches below the iconic San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge in this episode of KQED’s If Cities Could Dance series.

Kinetic Light Dancers Take Disability Arts to New Heights

“Wired” by Kinetic Light uses sound, light and movement to reflect on the stories and history of barbed wire, and how it has been used to separate people, groups, and movements on the basis of gender, race, sexuality and disability.

Through dance and movement, OMEN tells the story of one woman’s exploration of bravery and perseverance, intimately following her as she takes risks and overcomes fears. It is a story of our shared interdependence and the beauty of surrendering to the unknown. OMEN was shot in the Grand Canyon National Park by award-winning filmmakers Harlan Taney, Justin Clifton, and Blake McCord of Sandcast Media. OMEN is a 10 minute dance film with a 17 minute companion documentary film.

Omen

OMEN tells the story of one woman’s exploration of bravery and perseverance, intimately following her as she takes risks and overcomes fears.

Kinetic Light with ASL, Open Captions, and Audio Description

Kinetic Light with Open Captions and Audio Description

Doc Shorts: Movers and Makers | 2022 San Francisco Dance Film Festival

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