FilmFest by Rogue Dancer: everyday HEROES

(September 2023)

We believe the only way to sustainably make positive changes on this planet is through our ARTISTS. Rogue Dancer celebrates the extraordinary in the ordinary this month. The HEROES in our everyday lives we may or may not take for granted. Those brave enough to address the needs of the people around them, care for our bodies and minds and teach by example how to live in the world we live in today. Everyday HEROES… we see you.

September 22 – October 8, 2023

«»dance for the camera», «video dance», «cine dance», «screendance», – may seem somewhat interchangeable, they are, in actuality, quite specific. Each term speaks to a particular combination of performance and materiality, and each sites the dual properties of their hybridized identities in an order that signifies the relative importance of the parts.” - Douglas Rosenberg, Screendance

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«»dance for the camera», «video dance», «cine dance», «screendance», – may seem somewhat interchangeable, they are, in actuality, quite specific. Each term speaks to a particular combination of performance and materiality, and each sites the dual properties of their hybridized identities in an order that signifies the relative importance of the parts.” - Douglas Rosenberg, Screendance ☯☯☯

“We think the only way to change the worlds is through ART & we appreciate our audiences more than you know. Thank you for experiencing the DANCE with us, please enjoy this month’s event!

Click on the picture below to access this month’s SHOWCASE. ”

— Jennifer Scully-Thurston, Rogue Dancer Creator & Curator

Your Playbill

A Poem for Giselle, a Poem for a Peasant

Through the reconstruction of memory and reinterpretation of the classical ballet "Giselle," Diana develops a message of solidarity with Bolivian peasants of the North Potosí, thereby illuminating the impact of racism in a postcolonial global society and mending her own connection with her lineage and personal identity.

Diana Mora - Director, Writer, Producer, Choreographer, Dancer & Editor

Camilo Correa Costa - Director, Producer & Editor

Jurijs Saule - Editor & Camera

Tim Adams - Camera

Mauro Arrigada - Set photography

Marco Alegría - Wardrobe

Valerie Lauer - Assistant production

Luana Pignato - Assistant production

Rodolfo Briones - Light assistance

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.

Alexander Olivieri - Director

Murmers of the River

"Murmurs of the River" is an interdisciplinary, collaborative, choreographic film on race, identity, and memory led by choreographers Jeanne Travers and Bliss Kohlmyer, with community-based dramaturgy by Andrea Assaf, voiceover direction by Dora Arreola, animation by McArthur Freeman, and editing by Ace McColl. Featuring original text and music by Tampa-based artists, including partners Art2Action, Heard ‘Em Say Youth Arts Collective, and Kitchen Table Literary Arts, with national contributors.

Inspired by the anti-racist work of Ibram X. Kendi, Murmurs of the River is a call-to-action response to systemic racism, bringing together the passionate voices and creativity of actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists, poets, and writers to build a genuine and constructive response to the ongoing historical review of fundamental concepts of human equality and civil rights.

Jeanne Travers - Director & Producer

Bliss Kohlmyer - Director

Dora Arreola - Director

McArthur Freeman II - Animation Director

Andrea Assaf - Writer

Art2Action, Inc. - Producer

Ace McColl - Editor

Jennifer Petuch - Cinematographer and Videographer

Samir Hero - Episode one

A man, an hard loneliness, an ordinary night. In an era pervaded by devices, the remedy is easy and at hand: running requires no effort, as does exploring unknown places. Even in the guise of a new ego, in which beauty and agility elevate us to the best memory of ourselves, there is no escaping ghosts and anxieties. The boundary between reality and the virtual narrows as the distance does between the two protagonists, imprisoned in the title of the work. Is Samir the young hero, or rather the one who gives him life and soul?

Luca Di Bartolo - Director

Samuele Arisci - Dancer

Salmon Dance

Sarah Campen's 'Salmon Dance' blends contemporary dance, documentary footage, and interviews with fishermen to create a window into the life and livelihood of commercial salmon trolling in rural Southeast Alaska.

Sarah Campen - Director

Those Last Few Weeks

This short blends aesthetics from silent films with a modern dance movement vocabulary for a unique maternity physical comedy.

Megan Chu - Director

The Dance We Made

A short film as a memoir utilizing dance to illustrate the ways in which my father and I perform, which oscillate between masculine and feminine.

Ella Weaver - Director & Dancer

Scott Weaver - Dancer

Jack Weaver - Dancer

BRIDGES

Blak & Blue Project presents: A retaliation against the overturning of Roe v. Wade and the myriad domino effect it has on all American lives in the digital age and its saddening reality. With choreography by Roni Blak (of the Blak & Blue Dance Project), this unifying and confrontational piece aims to inspire a message that reckon the powers that be with its visual assault of the senses in reaction to the consistent and unrelenting assault on women's bodies throughout history.

Roni Blak - Director & Producer

Julie White - Producer

Dashiell Jones Dekker - Producer

Rose Conroy Voza - Producer

Lital Mizrahi - Producer

An Encounter with the Uncanny

The lens becomes extensions

and spectators of their sight

They see all that they please

as their bodies traverse light

An improvisation with and in front of camera

by and with screendance makers Omari Carter and Ami Skånberg

Ami Skånberg - Director & Dancer

Omari Carter - Director & Dancer

Godmother

Godmother is a dance film following three main characters in playful ardor and sweeping displaced dances which magnetically pull and push each other across disappearing Americana tropes.

Kira Blazek - Director

Dancers - Janice Lancaster, Camryn Pearson & Wesley Ensminger

Resurrection under the Ocean

film by Serkan Aktaş (c) TURKEY

"Resurrection under the Ocean" is about the resurrection of a man who was helplessly sinking to the bottom of the ocean, after falling to the bottom of the ocean, with a symbolic narrative.

Serkan Aktaş - Director, Writer & Producer

Adnan Yanbay - Dancer

K4

K4: four dimensions. The 4th one is always there but rarely depicted. It defies the laws of architecture and projects itself via the figures of the students whose presence and spirit is there: at the School of Architecture premises. Four (4) is shown itself in the shapes that characterize the space, though it is expressed geometrically in three dimensions. The fourth one, though denied as matter, is there as energy, thought and mostly movement.

Virginia Alizioti - Director, Writer & Producer

Soulful Serenade

Introducing the premiere of a contemporary arts piece titled "Soulful Serenade (Melanin’s Anthem).” Presented by Melanin Mosaic Performance Ensemble, this captivating production merges the emotive and expressive qualities of soul music with the intimate and spiritual atmosphere of a serenade offered to our ancestors.

Drawing inspiration from the profound anthem "Lift Every Voice," the performance seamlessly blends soulful singing, instrumental performances, dance, and marching arts into a harmonious tapestry. Led by artistic director Jarid Polite, this work invites the audience on an emotional journey that resonates deep within the heart, connecting them to the spiritual essence of the music and the resounding message of cultural pride.

"Soulful Serenade” is a testament to the enduring power of music, transcending barriers, uplifting spirits, and honoring our collective heritage. Join us for an unforgettable experience that celebrates the richness of soul music and its ability to unite and inspire.

Jarid Polite - Director, Editor & Dancer

Rodney Thomas, Jr. - Creative Director

Nailah Renuka - Dancer

Markus Moses Jackman - Performer

Braxton Wignall - Director of Photography & Editor

James Weldon Johnson - Lyrics

John Rosamond Johnson - Music

Richard Reyes - Still Photography

Willis Hickerson, Jr - Organ

Chris Kennedy - Technical Crew

KR Moore - Post-Sound Engineer

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DANCE FROM ISREAL

Dance from Israel means: presence, modernity, emotion, beauty, but also aggressiveness – and increasingly politics. In the best sense, dance is a mirror of society.

Dance, that comes from a country as politically and societally torn apart like Israel, is exciting, challenging and even complex. The film explores this versatility: Companies and choreographers speak about their experiences and rehearsals and dance performances are visible.

Andreas Morell - Director

Birgit Lorbeer-Claussen - Producer