Dance, Dance, Dance
This collection of films celebrates the beauty and diversity of dance, capturing the passion and dedication of dancers across various styles and genres. From classical ballet to flamenco and street dance, these movies explore the transformative power of movement, often weaving stories of perseverance, creativity, and self-expression. With a mix of drama, romance, and documentary elements, the films delve into the lives of dancers, choreographers, and the communities that support them, highlighting the emotional depth and physical intensity that define the world of dance.
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The Dance, Dance, Dance collection includes the following titles:
100 Ways to Cross the Border
Documentary
United States, Mexico
A celebration of performance artist Gómez-Peña and the contributions his radical, anti-colonial art has made to conversations around border thinking, gender politics, and Latinx identity.
7 Weeks
7 semanas
Drama, Fiction
Chile
Based on true events, 7 Weeks touches upon the politics of pro-choice and the rights to one’s body that still generate heated discussions. A necessary film to open the conversation on the topic in an intelligent manner.
9 Sevilles
Nueve Sevillas
Documentary, Experimental
Spain
An unorthodox walk through new flamenco by way of nine portraits of figure,s from dance, singing, poetry and activism.
Angel Face
Carita de Cielo
Fiction, Comedy, Romance, Musical
Mexico
A singular comedy of errors, this Mexican classic follows Lupe as she pretends to be a thief to infiltrate a criminal cell that is threatening her father.
Bajarí: Gypsy Barcelona
Bajarí: gypsy Barcelona
Documentary, Musical
Spain
Bajarí offers an intimate look at how flamenco’s legacy is kept alive within Barcelona’s tight-knit Gypsy community. Flamenco is passed on within the family in the Gypsy community that bore Carmen Amaya, the greatest flamenco dancer of all time.
Diaspora Drums
Tambores da diáspora
Documentary, Musical
Brazil
Using stories, batucadas, and songs, Diaspora Drums addresses a political and cultural vision embedded in the course of two African drums and their ramifications in Brazil.
Duo
Dúo
Drama, Experimental
Spain, Spain, Argentina, France, Chile
Set against the backdrop of the Argentine and Chilean Andes, Duo follows two seasoned dancers at personal and professional crossroads.
Elsa and Her Dancers
Elsa y su ballet
Documentary
Argentina
At 87, Elsa Agras directs ballet, doing almost everything (choreography, costumes, and lighting) in rehearsals that go on for months searching for perfection, and for passion.
Horizons
Horizontes
Documentary
Cuba, Switzerland
Alicia Alonso’s splendor still radiates throughout the world of ballet today. A star so brilliant, she has captivated audiences worldwide. Even now at the age of ninety, she continues to encourage the dreams of young dancers who seek to follow in her footsteps.
Juan of the Witches
Juan de las Brujas
Documentary
Mexico, United States
An homage to 82-year-old Juan Medellín, a founding member of Mexico City's prestigious Ballet Folklórico de Amalia Hernández.
Living Kultur
Documentary
Spain
An imagined performance where dantzaris, artisans, and dragons are protagonists of a common story, materializing the immaterial Navarre.
My Brother
Mi hermano
Documentary
Mexico, Spain
A touching experience for the film’s subjects and for its audience, My Brother follows a single woman, Gabriela, as she and her adoptive son, Alexey, decide to adopt a second boy, Mateo.
Over the Waves: A Story of Flamenco in the U.S.
Sobre las olas
Documentary, Musical
United States
For over a hundred years, the art of flamenco has been crossing the ocean into distant places. Many have fallen in love with the deep song, the cry, the rhythm. Over the Waves explores the tradition of flamenco art in the US: its origins, protagonists, and its identity as a nomadic and hybrid art form.
Pacarrete
Drama, Comedy, Fiction
Brazil
Pacarrete, an old, crazy ballet dancer from Russas, Brazil, just wants to keep her dreams alive.
Sacromonte. The Wise of the Tribe
Sacromonte. Los sabios de la tribu
Documentary, Musical
Spain
Sacromonte aims to recover the memory of the most important flamenco community in the world. Through the survivors of a lost and golden age, elder flamenco men and women, we dive in their past in search of their roots and memories.
Santo Domingo Waltz
Vals de Santo Domingo
Documentary
Dominican Republic
An exploration of machismo culture through the eyes of the only three male ballet students in a class of 20 in the Dominican Republic.
Saturday Night
Documentary
Canada
A poetic and bittersweet snapshot of aging in a foreign urban setting, viewed through the eyes of three Latin American immigrants and their connection to dance.
The Sweet Taste of Success
El dulce sabor del éxito
Documentary
Spain
An intimate reflection on the concept of success, with an extraordinary main character and interviews with internationally renowned figures.
Tito, Margot and Me
Tito, Margot Y Yo
Documentary
Panama, Colombia
The love story between the British ballerina Margot Fonteyn and her husband, the charismatic Panamanian diplomat Tito Arias.
Trance
Documentary
France, Spain
A journey to the heart of the flamenco music of Jorge Pardo, an essential artist to understand the evolution of contemporary flamenco.
Uncertain Journey
Camino incierto
Documentary
Spain
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Pedro Costa, Manoel de Oliveira, Luis Miñarro, and Pablo García Pérez de Lara share images, sounds, and words as they walk the line where life meets film.
Yeses
Documentary
Spain
A prison officer is inspired to bring the transformative power of theater behind bars.