Summer Reel is back! Watch a collection of dance films by Canadian artists. This year we share SUMMER FEATURES - two of our top films from the past seasons and SUMMER SHORTS - dance films under three minutes completed between May 2020 and May 2023.Summer Reel artists include:Cindy Ansah's SanctumPhyllis Whytes's...
Tag: Summer Reel 2023
Summer SHORTS: RARA: Reweaving Diasporic Futures
An exploration of the impact of colonialism and migration, a dancer grapples with cultural amnesia. In this short film, the weaving of banig (a Philippine mat) symbolizes the design of possibility and reinvention and the raffia facilitates bloodline memory. Blessyl Buan, Choreographer Blessyl is a mother, dancer, ,and chiropractor, and...
Summer SHORTS: Dripping
Dripping is an expression of confinement in one of our most beloved elements - water. Dripping was a collaboration between Canadian choreographer Monica Proenca Mazzotti, French composer Jean-phillipe Barrios (a.k.a Lacrymoboy), and Brazilian dancer Leticia Forattini from São Paulo Companhia de Dança. Filmed by Bastian Thurner from Germany and edited...
Summer SHORTS: In Petrichor Daze
In a poignant tribute to a departed ancestor, a heartfelt dance piece, In Petrichor Daze, emerges. Emotion takes centre stage as a dancer gracefully conveys an unspoken bond, weaving a story that transcends time and pays homage to an eternal legacy. Shannon Lin, Choreographer Shannon is a dance artist based...
Summer FEATURE: Sanctum
Sanctum is a movement inquiry that emerges from a collaboration between contemporary dance and costume design to depict a metamorphic exchange and an imagined landscape. The film initiates a dialogue about intercorporeality by pushing the range of our sensory access. Cindy Ansah and Lizzie Rajchel, Choreographers Cindy is a dance...
Summer FEATURE: Breath Taking
During the pandemic, breathing became a conscious act: the deep breaths to dissuade anxiety, the breathtaking beauty of nature, even taking a last breath.Phyllis Whyte and Sherry LeBlanc, ChoreographersPhyllis Whyte is a Toronto dancer, choreographer, teacher, and filmmaker, and since 2004 has been creating dance films and documentaries in Japan...