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Photos: The 45th Dance On Camera Festival

By Samantha Walsh on March 3, 2017 in Festivals

The performance of Aether—a live motion capture dance performance designed and choreographed from the ancestral use of sacred geometry and the embodied elements of water, fire, earth, and wind. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
Director Jonathan Demme and Paul Galando, president of Dance Films Association, at the screening of Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
Marcelo Gomes was greeted by fans at the reception before the screening of Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer. Photo by Sachyn Mital.
Director Susan Glatzer discusses her film Alive and Kicking. Photo by Maren McGlashan.
Postmodern dance icon David Gordon before his tribute. Photo by Kayoko Nakamura.
(From left to right): Director Marie-Hélène Rebois; Lisa Kraus, member of the Trisha Brown Company; Joanna Ney, co-curator of the festival; and Carolyn Lucas, Associate Artistic Director of the Trisha Brown Company, after the world premiere of In the Steps of Trisha Brown. Photo by Michelle Fimbres.
Dancer Rosario Suárez is all smiles after the screening of Queen of Thursdays. Photo by Yifu Chien.
Aether. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
Director Arantxa Aguirre introduces her film Dancing Beethoven. Photo by Maren McGlashan.
Fernanda Bianchini, founder of the Fernanda Bianchini Ballet Association for the Blind, and Geyza Pereira before the screening of Looking at the Stars. Photo by Julie Cunnah.
Director Jonathan Demme introduces Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
Aether. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
The filmmakers of the Experimental Shorts Program discuss their films. Photo by Michelle Fimbres.
Marcelo Gomes, the subject of Anatomy of a Male Dancer, discusses the film after its screening. Photo by Julie Cunnah.
Leading teachers and administrators describe their unique programs that shape the landscape of dance film and emerging technology in dance. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
Writer/producer Dennis Scholl and director Orlando Rojas introduce their film, Queen of Thursdays. Photo by Yifu Chien.
Geyza Pereira, prima ballerina at the Fernanda Bianchini Ballet Company for the Blind, at the screening of Looking at the Stars. Photo by Julie Cunnah.
Stuart Hodes, former partner of Martha Graham; Ellen Graff, former Martha Graham dancer; and Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Dance Company, discuss Martha Graham A Dancer's World after a screening. Photo by Kayoko Nakamura.
Free photo exhibit "The Art of Movement, NYC Dance Project" in the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery. Photo by Sachyn Mital.
Dennis Scholl, Orlando Rojas, and dancer Rosario Suárez after a screening of Queen of Thursdays. Photo by Yifu Chien.
Guests enjoyed a pre-screening reception on opening night of Anatomy of a Male Dancer. Photo by Sachyn Mital.
The directors showcased in the Narrative Shorts Program after the screening. Photo by Daniel Rodriguez.
A young dancer poses with her parents at the opening night reception. Photo by Sachyn Mital.

The 45th Annual Dance on Camera Festival came to another successful close this February. As the world’s longest-running dance film festival, it has provided an accessible global platform that explores the art of dance through the art of film since its inception. This year, the festival opened with the world premiere of David Barba and James Pellerito’s Anatomy of a Male Ballet Dancer and closed with the North-American premiere of Marie-Hélène Rebois’s In the Steps of Trisha Brown. Overall, the lineup included a diverse array of narrative, short, and documentary films, as well as several panels and special events, with appearances made by many of the filmmakers and talent, including Jonathan Demme (Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids), postmodern dance icon David Gordon, and Susan Glatzer (Alive & Kicking).

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