Dutch Dance Film Archive

Dance film is an interdisciplinary art form and the collaboration can be structured in different ways - or not; some choreographers work without a director, some directors without a choreographer.What are the agreements, who is in charge or ultimately responsible? What makes one dance film a success, and why do some fail to achieve a satisfactory result? Based on successful examples, we dive into a deeper analysis. Why, and how, did the makers succeed in creating these wonderful films?Based on the discussion we hope to be able to draw some conclusions and recommendations for a new generation of dance filmmakers. Makers who are central in this program are:Noud Heerkens, filmmaker with an extensive body of work in dance film;Janica Draisma, multidisciplinary artist;The duo of Peter Leung, choreographer and dancer and filmmaker Bowie Verschuuren; Andrea Boll, choreographer and dancer, who created several dance films with different filmmakers. Films from all the makers will be screened:Man in Motion (1995, 9’) by Noud Heerkens, dance Ton LutgerinkBala II (1993, 10”) & Skippin’ Sore (1990, 3’) by Janica DraismaCirce (2018, 9’) by Peter Leung & Bowie Verschuurendownriver (2020, 10’) by Andrea Boll & Peter Kadar