Ali Kenner Brodsky: a screening of  "the moments" collection

The Dance Hall, located in the heart of Kittery Foreside, is a non-profit, all-ages music and arts venue that offers intimate and exciting shows in a recently beautified, historic Grange Hall. The hall has a charming, authentic vintage vibe and wonderful acoustics. The diverse programming, featuring artists from around the world as well as talent local to the Seacoast and New England, solidifies The Dance Hall as a hub for arts and culture.

The Dance Hall

The Dance Hall invites you into the world of choreographer and dancer Ali Kenner Brodsky and filmmaker Rich Ferri.

Known for her gesturally rich and layered movement, Brodsky invites quiet reflection and a tender confrontation with what it means to love, to grieve, and to remember.Film Screening at 3pm Q&amp;A with Ferri and AKB to follow Free workshop at 12:30pm. Reserve your spot at checkout. Detials below** FILM DESCRIPTIONS:your love: beside me (2025) is a triptych of narrative dance films that capture the life cycle of love. Divided into three chapters: walking, sitting, and lying, each work is at once tender and evocative. As a collection they are reflective and evoke memories of times passed. Each section of the triptych honors a different point in a relationship- from the giddiness of a first glance, to settling into a common rhythm, to the final good-bye.The film production team was composed of Ali Kenner Brodsky (co-director and choreographer), Rich Ferri (director of photography and editor), MorganEve Swain (composer), and Jessi Stegall and Ilya Vidrin (performers).The making of your love: beside me was made possible with generous support from Movement Arts Creation Studio. to be near you., a dance film, recalls memories and embodies emotion, and is based on a live duet between Ali Kenner Brodsky and Jenna Pollack. to be near you. honors the memory of those that we have lost, collapses distance by energizing the spaces between, and demonstrates how people can find connection through physical separation. between silences (2018) is a dance film based on a Ali’s live work the most depressing piece… and made in collaboration with filmmaker Rich Ferri and composer MorganEve Swain. There is a richness in isolation as trauma is relayed through the body and in conversation with her surroundings. between silences portrays her journey through grief as she investigates how to love, to lose, to grieve, and to pick up the pieces.Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.$15 general admission | $10 student *fees not included ($3 facility fee per ticket + cc processing fees)_________***WORKSHOP DETAILS : Expressing Stories Through Movement (60-90min) 12:30pmIn this workshop, participants use their personal narrative as seeds for creating movement phrases. Through guided explorations, participants will be encouraged to use memories to develop a movement story—movement organic to the individual creating it. We will utilize imagery as the impetus for movement phrases.Open to all skill levels and geared toward all interested in movement as a means of expression.

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