“Circle,” Choreographed by Qiaoqiao Zhang

Choreographer Qiaoqiao Zhang and director Phillip Kaminiak collaborated on the eerie film “Circle,” which juxtaposes the experience of living in a big city and the phenomenon known as the “death spiral” in which ants lose the pheromone track of their group and follow each other in continuous circles until they die. Shot in Mexico City, […]

“Sit Still” for Films.Dance

Looking for a lesson on self-expression? Seven-year-old Adeline Kerry Cruz serves it up straight with her gripping performance in this film, titled “Sit Still.” Choreographed by krumper Russell “Gutta” Ferguson (Season 6 winner of “So You Think You Can Dance”) and directed by Vincent René-Lortie, the work captures the frustration, loneliness and vulnerability that just […]

5 Dance Film Projects We're Following Over the Next Month

From unexpected collaborators documenting their experiments on social media to ambitious dance film series, here are five projects that we’ll be dedicating screen time to during the next month. Xeno Mondays in Motion Still from Ian Robinson’s Films.Dance project, “DADU,” featuring Jesse Callaert, Mikaela Kelly, Kele Roberson and Annika Lisa Verplancke Sam du Pon, Courtesy […]

25 to Watch 2018: Jacob Jonas

How many 25-year-old company founders can say they have a resumé of collaborations with everyone from The Kennedy Center to Pilobolus to The Getty Museum? Not many, save Jacob Jonas, artistic director of Jacob Jonas The Company and founder of the #CamerasandDancers Instameet series. His Los Angeles–based contemporary dance company boasts sleek, virtuosic dancers and […]