a dance film festivalconnecting filmmakers with audiences around the world

The first ever Sans Souci Silent Auction Fundraiser is now open!

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our 23rd annual festival season

dozens of people watch a dance film on an rooftop at dusk with mountains in the background

season premiere
sept 4-6

on a rooftop under the downtown Los Angeles sun, a light skinned male dancer lifts a dark skinned female dancer whose arm stretches high above her head

dance is like a fine wine
july 24

in a theater lobby painted in a checkerboard pattern, two twins pose identically with palms touching as several couples dance as partners behind them

jazz on screen
july 25

an aerial shot of two dozen people dancing in unison on top of a concrete dam

aerial dance festival
aug 4

above a shallow valley with moss rocks around, a light skinned dancer in a brown sweatshirt opens her chest and arms to the sunlight

dairy arts center
sep 20 + 23

in a vast sea of sand dunes, a man strides exaggeratedly toward a dancer in all black, standing at a simple square table with two chairs

ALL UPCOMING EVENTS
see the full schedule

what is Sans Souci Festival?

a dancer staring down the camera, though with eyes concealed by the gold coin-like features of a head dress that matches their gold plated feathers

Watch what we do

a woman in Hindi clothing, jewelry and makeup smiles, while extended in a deep lunge toward the camera

Learn about dance cinema and Sans Souci

a large white brick wall, with a small window out of which a dancer appears to be either falling or hanging

Engage with the dance film world