Jury Shorts 1
Amsterdam, Rialto, 5 juli, 18.00 uur
Short international films that are selected for the Cinedans Award.
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Diva | Matthew Andrews
Diva
GB, 2007
Directors: Liz Aggiss
Choreography: Liz Aggiss
Time: 4 minutes
A dance diva whose fame has faded processes up the red carpet. Craving the attention she deserves, she performs among others a magnificent reconstruction from 1927 of the little known work Largo
Ready
Ready
AU, 2007
Director: David Corbet
Choreography: Paea Leach
Time: 2 minutes
A woman prepares and in a moment cut short we are shown her dance through a view from above. The choreography reveals her story cut, spliced and re-spliced.
Night practise
Night Practice
GB, 2006
Director: Susanna Wallin
Choreography: Susanna Wallin
Time: 3 minutes
Seven dancers of Coventry’s Kombat Breakers practice moves on a floodlit football field.
Another building
Another Building # 1: Quarantine
US, 2007
Director: Gabri Christa
Choreography: Kyle Abraham
Time: 10 minutes
An older man watches a younger alter ego finding his way through an old quarantine building on Curacao, in the old days used for slaves on their way to America.
Flying Lesson
Flying Lesson
VS, BR, 2007
Director: Rosane Chamecki, Phil Harder and Andrea Lerner
Choreography: Rosane Chamecki, Phil Harder and Andrea Lerner
Time: 5 minutes
Two women warm up to leave.
La Surprise
La Surprise
CH, 2007
Director: Manuel Scheiwiller
Choreography: Manuel Scheiwiller
Time: 43 minutes
La Surprise a nonsense based Christmas narrative which takes you through a soft and abstract dream world.
Folies d'Espagne
Folies d'Espagne
US, 2007
Director: Philip Buiser
Choreography: Austin McCormick
Time: 5 minutes
A mysterious woman appears at court where manner and reputation are essential for survival. She breaks all the rules publicly and is ultimately put back in her place.
Flying days
Flying Days
FR, 2006
Director: Pablo Diconca
Choreography: Pablo Diconca
Time: 6 minutes
A security guard sitting in front of his surveillance screens witnesses the improbable movements of a man in a business suit.
Karohano
Karohano
ZA, 2008
Director: Jeannette Ginslov
Choreography: Jeannette Ginslov
Time: 9 minutes
Karohano tries to bring together two different worlds through the fusion of eclectic dance styles and sounds set in a downtown Johannesburg location.
My Atomic Beloved
My Atomic Beloved
IR, 2008
Director: Amirali Navaee
Choreography: Mohamad Abbasi
Time: 20 minutes
Twelve hours before an atomic bomb hits the ground of Teheran a boy rushes through the house of a girl whilst remembering their moments together.
