Dance on Camera presented by
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dance Department
Curated by Martha Curtis

September 1, 2006

Program
Phoenix Dance - Nominated for a Jury Prize
Karina Epperlein, U.S., 2005; 23m
Homer Avila, an extraordinary dancer who lost a leg to cancer, is the subject of this moving documentary that features the creation of a duet by San Francisco based choreographer Alonzo King. Avila, who died last year, danced with Twyla Tharp, Bill T. Jones, Mark Morris and Momix.

Alt I Alt (All in All)
Torbjorn Skarild (Norway) 2003, 5m
All in all, conclusions are not so important implies this director A tantalizing tease of short with all the suspense of a thriller shot in an indoor pool.

Bittersweet
David Rousseve, U.S., 2005; 15m
Dancer/choreographer/director David Rousseve explores the relationships of three women of color to their husbands, lovers, and to one another in this alternately lyrical and violent look at race and gender politics. From the maker of the award winning PULL YOUR HEAD TO THE MOON.

Astragalus - Nominated for a Jury Prize
Toni Vidaechea, Spain, 2004; 9m
In this winner of VideoDansa competition 2004, a lean, exhausted dancer/choreographer OlgaSasplugas struggles beneath a pool of light. Is she trapped or attempting to escape? Or caught in an endless loop between the two?

The Hunt - Nominated for a Jury Prize
Marlene Millar and Philip Szporer (Canada) 2005, 4.43m
The intensity of an internal struggle manifests itself externally, as revealed through an intimate, fragmented view of dancer, Peter Trosztmer, as choreographed by Sharon Moore.

Break
Shona McCullagh, Australia, 2006, 6m
From the maker of FLY and HURTLE, a moving tribute to a family's dynamic.

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