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Posted by CreationEditor on May 25, 2009 at 2:26am

Hi,the lovely Scottish capital Edinburgh is currently running its very own DANCE:FILM festival with great success!!! Dancebase curator Steph Wright has put an exciting program mix of famous films like Swing Time and Flashdance as well as screenings of independent and international screendance makers together. I went to see the two programs 'Dance With Camera' and 'Dance For Camera' and was blown away by the eclectic collection of high quality screendance. I happy to see that 'Screendance' is becoming a known genre that has grown from filming your friend with a camcorder to creating proper concepts that combine film techniques with skillful movements.Much more to come but here's what's happening in the next couple of days!GYPSY - Monday 25th May 18.00A super rare screening of Mervyn LeRoy's 1962 Gypsy on the big screen! Shipped all the way from LA for this one off showing, make sure you don't miss it! Book your tickets here.Invitation to the Dance: Body & Taboo - Tuesday 26th May 18.15In 2005 Gerda König, a German choreographer who has muscular dystrophy, brought together people with disabilities and able-bodied dancers, many of them from impoverished shanty towns, in an 8-week workshop in Nairobi, Kenya. The film documents the artistic process of creating a performance with such a heterogeneous group of people and at the same time gives the viewer an insight into the culture and social conditions of this East African city.EXTRA Flashdance: 80s tastic Jazz workshop, Sat 30th May 18.00-20.00Due to popular demand, we've had to put on an extra session of the Flashdance: 80s tastic Jazz workshop which was sold out and there's still a few places left so get booking here!TINY DANCE FILMSThe Tiny Dance Films kiosks are in the foyers of both Filmhouse and Dance Base. They're the intriguing looking black boxes with headphones on. Go check them out!DANCE:FILM Facebook Fan PageBecome a fan of DANCE:FILM on Facebook here. There'll be constant updates of offers and news!If in doubt, check it out on www.dancefilmscotland.comThis photo shows curator Steph Wright in the middle, fellow filmmaker Charmaine Chinniah and myself (Sabine Klaus Creation Editor) on the left.
Tags: Dance:Film, Dancebase, Edinburgh, Filmhouse, Scotland, Screendance, Steph, Wright
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