De Dansweek X Cinedans

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On May 29 and June 1, 2, 8, and 9, before and after the performances, three award-winning international dance films from Cinedans FEST will be screened at out Haltheater. Free for everyone that comes by. Take a seat, put on headphones, and immerse yourself in various dance styles from around the world.

For the occasion of De Dansweek, Theater Rotterdam collaborates with Cinedans for a short film program. Cinedans is the only organization in the Netherlands entirely dedicated to dance films. Its mission is to promote and stimulate the production of films, stage performances, and multimedia productions with dance as a central theme, connecting them to a broad audience in the Netherlands and beyond.

Until

Director Tanin Torabi
Choreographer Tanin Torabi
Country Iran
Year 2023
Duration 13 min

We walk. We run. We fall. We hug those whom we love and then we run again. We walk together until the walls move.

Winner Jury Award Cinedans FEST'24

Then Comes the Body

Director Jacob Krupnick
Choreographer Daniel Ajala
Country Nigeria, United States
Year 2023
Duration 15 min

When a video of kids dancing in the rain goes viral, it brings global attention to an unlikely ballet school outside Lagos, Nigeria. Now, Daniel Ajala, who learned ballet over YouTube, is training students to perform on the world stage.

Shells

Director Marie-Magdalena Kochová
Choreographer Jarek Lambor
Country Czechia
Year 2022
Duration 9 min

The elevator of a nursing home turns into a stage, as an old dancer explores the limits of his body, memory and the passage of time. Trapped between four walls, he must face the helplessness of his own languish shell. Starring Jan Minařík, one of the long standing dancers of Pina Bausch Company, and one of the greatest Czech dancers of the 20th century.

Winner Student Award Cinedans FEST'23