Dance for the Camera 2008: The ENERGY of Dance with the Magic of Film, October 28 & 30

Hedwig Dances and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs in cooperation with Dance Films Association host

Dance for the Camera 2008:  Landscapes and Interiors
"The ENERGY of Dance with the MAGIC of Film"
Follies d'Espagne - Paul Buiser, 2007

Landscapes and Interiors are the themes for Dance for the Camera 2008.  The two-evening program focuses on how physical setting forms a background and provides an interactive platform for the human activity in dance film. The two programs offer a cross-section of contrasting approaches to these themes by artists from the Midwest and around the world.

Program 1:  Interiors
Tuesday, October 28
6 p.m. Networking Reception for dance artists, filmmakers, students & guests
7 p.m. Dance for the Camera Screening, Claudia Cassidy Theatre

Program 2:  Landscapes
Thursday, October 30
6 p.m. Dance for the Camera Screening, Claudia Cassidy Theatre
7 p.m. Panel Discussion:  meet the artists and learn more about the dance film medium.  Dance critic Lucia Mauro moderates the conversation with Deirdre Towers, Artistic Director of Dance Films Association in New York, and participating dance film artists, Olive Bieringa and Daniele Wilmouth.

FREE Admission
Claudia Cassidy Theater at Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington