dance film screening, discussion, and low-mobility-friendly dance class
free to the public age 60 and up
Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema is offering a series of new programs designed to introduce viewers to dance film, connect artists with audiences, and encourage movement and artistic expression in the community. Each in-person event will consist of a dance film screening, a discussion with a local filmmaker, and a dance class designed for movers of all mobility levels and types. Films shown will be screendances (an artistic medium that fuses choreography and cinematography) as well as dance documentaries, and the lineups will feature dancers from around the world with a focus on dancers across the age spectrum. Michelle Bernier, Co-Director of the Festival, will facilitate the discussion, and dance class will be taught by Megan Roney, a certified DanceAbility teacher. No dance experience necessary; come as you are, leave when you want!
West Age Well Center 909 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, CO 80302
Accessibility: ADA accessible building, screening on the first floor, wheelchair seating available upon request.
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March 13, 2023 from 2:30pm – 4pm
dance film screening, discussion, and low-mobility-friendly dance class free to the public age 60 and better
Trax
2022 / Canada / 40 min
Directed by Lisa La Touche
Featuring Lisa La Touche, Mpoe Mogale, Cheryl Foggo
Cinematography by Joel Varjassy
Sound Design by Joel Varjassy
A Tap Dancer returns from Harlem to her home province of Alberta, Canada and discovers unknown Tap Dance ancestors which sends her on a journey exploring the borderless Black History unimaginable right underneath her feet.
dance film screening, discussion, and low-mobility-friendly dance class free to the public age 60 and better
Blue Monday
2019 / Spain / 6 min
Directed by Andrew Margetson
Choreography by Agnes Sales Martin, Hector Plaza Hernandez
Dancing by Agnes Sales Martin, Hector Plaza Hernandez
Blue Monday tells the story of a relationship – mutual support, aggression, shifting power and resolution all play their part in a compellingly original piece created in one fluid shot in a sunny dance studio in Barcelona.
Don’t Wake Me
2021 / United States / 3 min
Directed by Michelle Bernier
Produced by Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema
Choreography by Emma Michaux, courtesy of Boulder Ballet
Dancing by Emma Michaux, courtesy of Boulder Ballet
Cinematography by Jesse Rarick, Sparta Media
Edited by Michelle Bernier
A ballerina dreams a dream in which familiar spaces are not sadly empty, but joyously open, ready to be filled with movement. She dances for a fraction of a moment in time where hope can be felt.
Hiraeth is a Welsh noun which means “a spiritual longing for a home that perhaps never was.” Nostalgia for ancient places to which we cannot return. It is the echo of the lost places of our soul’s past and a grief for them. It is in the wind, the trees, the clouds, the rocks and the waves. It is nowhere it is everywhere. Filmed by dancer, choreographer, Jayne Lee during the pandemic mostly in 2020.
Woman awakes for midnight snack and is seduced by the food in her fridge that has come to life.
Moses Supposes
2021 / United States / 4 min
Directed by Nic Petry
Produced by The American Dance Machine for 21st Century, Nikki Feirt Atkins
Choreography by Caleb Teicher
Dancing by CK Edwards, Richard Yoder, Demi Remick, Jabu Graybeal, Caleb Teicher, Eric Decaminada, Dexter Jones
Original Choreography by Gene Kelly
Videography by Dancing Camera
Editing by Dancing Camera
Music by Roger Edens
A diverse cast of New York City dancers reimagines tap in the city with this updated take on “Moses Supposes” from Singin’ in the Rain. Music used by permission.
November 14, 2023 from 2:30pm – 4pm
dance film screening, discussion, and low-mobility-friendly dance class free to the public age 60 and better
ONDEK
2013 / Canada / 6 min
Directed by Louis-Martin Charest
Produced by Simon Lebrun, Pascal Pelletier
Choreography by Veronica Felisi, Giulia Tripoli
Dancing by Alex Francoeur, Jeffrey T. Wolfe, Michael Malagisi, Jonathan Loyer, Tina Desrochers
Cinematography by Arnaud Dumas
Edited by Guillaume Marin
Music Composed by Fun
Dance party!
Globe Trot
2013 / United States + 22 other countries / 4 min
Produced and Directed by Mitchell Rose
Choreography by Bebe Miller
Dancing by people found on the street
Music Composed by William Goodrum
Cinematography by 50 filmmakers
Edited by Mitchell Rose
An international crowd-sourced dance-film project: 50 filmmakers on all 7 continents each shoot 2 seconds of a dance by choreographer Bebe Miller.
WECreate Spaces: Limerick
2020 / United Kingdom / 3 min
Directed by Ana Baer, Heike Salzer
Produced by WECreate Productions
Choreography and Dancing by Heike Salzer, Michelle Nance
Music composed by Joaquin Lopez Chas
Filmmaker: Ana Baer
Costume Design by Robert Burton
WECreate Spaces: Limerick is a poetic visual portrait of the historic city of Limerick. Bodies and costume merge with the materials and shapes, resonating the textural and rhythmic layers of the urban landscapes. The work suggests an embodied ethnographic view of the local, drawing on the visceral ability of the artists to capture ephemeral sensibilities through their presence. This montage highlights echoes of the now along with fragments of the past, revealing the stories that are engrained in the desecrated architecture and felt through the movements of the people of the city.
Off Ground
2013 / Netherlands / 12 min
Directed by Boudewijn Koole
Produced by Iris Lammertsma
Choreography by Jakop Ahlbom
Featuring Jakop Ahlbom
Dancing by Louise Lecavalier, Antoine Masson
Cinematography by Melle van Essen
Edited by Boudewijn Koole
Music Composed by Alex Simu
Woman and boy, table and chair, wall and water – a simple, powerful duet. Learn more.
December 19, 2023 from 2:30pm – 4pm
dance film screening, discussion, and low-mobility-friendly dance class free to the public age 60 and better
The Secret Theatre
2020 / United Kingdom / 57 min
Directed by Jess & Morgs
Produced by Tony Currie, Beth Allan
Choreography by Christopher Hampson, Peter Darrell
Featuring Scottish Ballet
Dancing by Leo Tetteh, Alice Kawalek, Constance Devernay, Jerome Anthony Barnes, Bruno Micchiardi
Cinematography by Jess and Morgs
Written by Jess & Morgs
In a deserted city, a young boy stumbles into a theatre. He wanders through the auditorium, where rows of velvet chairs, draping curtains and chandeliers seem to lie in lonely wait for audiences to return. The theatre may be empty, but the show will go on… Starring characters from our most popular festive ballets, the worlds of the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy collide when the theatre bursts into life. In this spectacular feature-length film, you’ll be treated to an extraordinary show filled with acrobats, snowflakes, clowns, princes and – of course – beautiful ballerinas.
The background image is a still frame from Since The Silence (2016, Canada) directed by Thomas Corriveau. The foreground image is a still frame from Off Ground (2013, Netherlands) directed by Boudewijn Koole