Xanadu (1980)—singalong film screening
Xanadu (1980)—singalong film screening
Thu, Sep 1, 7:00 PM
The New Parkway Theater • Oakland, CA
$16
Closing Night Screening: 2015 Co-Laboratory Films + Local Shorts
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2015 Co-Laboratory Films + Local Shorts
Silent Disco
(USA, 2015) 4:00
Director: John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson, Amy Seiwert
Choreographer: Amy Seiwert
When a young man takes a break on a bench on the pier, an unexpected visitor turns his break into a full-out musical number.
Open
(USA,2015) 1:55
Director: Lindsay Gauthier
Choreographer: Dana Genshaft
An intricate duet bathed in light.
1915 Meran Vor Aprink
(USA, 2015) 11:02
Director: Abraham Heisler
Choreographer: Davit Karapetyan
A memorial tribute to the Armenian spirit channeling universal feelings of loss, remembrance, and a desire to bring peace to the world.
Amoureuse
(USA, 2015) 2:17
Director: Matthew Taylor
Choreographer: Brian Gibbs
Dancers entangle themselves in an unedited slow-motion duet in real time.
Private Life
(USA, 2015) 4:37
Director: Deborah Slater
Choreographer: Deborah Slater
Private Life is a meditation on loss from many points of view. A soldier, his comrades and his companion are mixed in emotionally charged flashbacks.
Afterthought
(USA, 2014) 5:57
Director: RJ Muna
Choreographer: Jodi Lomask
Afterthought is an excerpt from the performance Synaptic Motion by Capacitor, which explores the neuroscience of creativity. In Afterthought you see a dance that was choreographed while lying in an MRI machine.
Arrellah
(USA, 2014) 3:12
Director: Kate Duhamel
Choreographer: Damian Smith
In Arrellah, the Aboriginal word for "dancing ground," Smith incorporates elements of his Aboriginal roots in sensual, transcendent and haunting work captured on film and on four large canvases for the 45th anniversary of the San Jose Museum of Art.
Aeterna XXI
(USA, 2015) 3:46
Director: Walter Yamazaki
Choreographer: Lauren Jonas
Our time in this physical world is brief, and so is the stage time of dance. This short film is an attempt to grasp the presence of eternity through its temporary physical representations.
What is Life
(USA, 2014) 4:25
Director: Brandon Moore
Choreographer: Dana Genshaft
Winner of the Genero TV competition, choreographer/former San Francisco Ballet Soloist Dana Genshaft’s film was selected as the Official Music video for George Harrison's 'What is Life.'
Program begins with the special premiere screenings of our two new Co-Laboratory films, followed by a selection of shorts by Bay Area dance artists exploring themes of war, remembrance, young love—and disco.
Silent Disco
(USA, 2015) 4:00Director: John Haptas, Kristine Samuelson, Amy Seiwert
Choreographer: Amy Seiwert
When a young man takes a break on a bench on the pier, an unexpected visitor turns his break into a full-out musical number.
Open
(USA,2015) 1:55Director: Lindsay Gauthier
Choreographer: Dana Genshaft
An intricate duet bathed in light.
1915 Meran Vor Aprink
(USA, 2015) 11:02Director: Abraham Heisler
Choreographer: Davit Karapetyan
A memorial tribute to the Armenian spirit channeling universal feelings of loss, remembrance, and a desire to bring peace to the world.
Amoureuse
(USA, 2015) 2:17Director: Matthew Taylor
Choreographer: Brian Gibbs
Dancers entangle themselves in an unedited slow-motion duet in real time.
Private Life
(USA, 2015) 4:37Director: Deborah Slater
Choreographer: Deborah Slater
Private Life is a meditation on loss from many points of view. A soldier, his comrades and his companion are mixed in emotionally charged flashbacks.
Afterthought
(USA, 2014) 5:57Director: RJ Muna
Choreographer: Jodi Lomask
Afterthought is an excerpt from the performance Synaptic Motion by Capacitor, which explores the neuroscience of creativity. In Afterthought you see a dance that was choreographed while lying in an MRI machine.
Arrellah
(USA, 2014) 3:12Director: Kate Duhamel
Choreographer: Damian Smith
In Arrellah, the Aboriginal word for "dancing ground," Smith incorporates elements of his Aboriginal roots in sensual, transcendent and haunting work captured on film and on four large canvases for the 45th anniversary of the San Jose Museum of Art.
Aeterna XXI
(USA, 2015) 3:46Director: Walter Yamazaki
Choreographer: Lauren Jonas
Our time in this physical world is brief, and so is the stage time of dance. This short film is an attempt to grasp the presence of eternity through its temporary physical representations.
What is Life
(USA, 2014) 4:25Director: Brandon Moore
Choreographer: Dana Genshaft
Winner of the Genero TV competition, choreographer/former San Francisco Ballet Soloist Dana Genshaft’s film was selected as the Official Music video for George Harrison's 'What is Life.'