Artists In Exile

Dance On Film ~ Artists in Exile

Monday, April 13, 2015 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
  • Library Hall

A Story of Modern Dance in San Francisco

Artists In Exile chronicles over 40 years of dancemaking in the San Francisco/Bay Area. The film begins with the revolutionary Anna Halprin and highlights Bay Area choreographers who reflect a pioneering spirit: Mangrove, Tumbleweed, ODC/San Francisco, Margaret Jenkins, Dance Brigade, Joe Goode, and Contraband. The film also addresses the special nature of the Bay Area's social, political, and environmental climate; the marginalization of Bay Area artists due to the predominance of the New York dance establishment; and the unique and vital dance community that has existed and continues to grow. There is an intriguing story of art making in San Francisco that can only be told by its main characters. Artists in Exile includes 43 interviews with dance luminaries, choreographers, dancers, critics, and historians, as well as dance footage from over 50 concerts, ranging from in-your-face, in-the-street performances to elegantly staged full productions at major venues. Archival footage and photographs illustrate the rich heritage of dance in the Bay Area.

Run time: 85 min..

The Dance on Film series is presented by the Bud Werner Memorial Library, Perry-Mansfield and Steamboat Dance Theatre.

About Dance On Film

This Dance On Film series is presented by Bud Werner Memorial Library, Perry-Mansfield and Steamboat Dance Theatre. Perry-Mansfield celebrates its 102nd anniversary as the oldest continuously operating arts camp in the United States this year. Steamboat Dance Theatre, a community dance organization, presented its 43rd annual concert in February 2015, in addition to offering year-round dance scholarships and education programs in Yampa Valley schools and throughout the community. This collaborative and educational dance film series features free screenings of the hottest new dance documentaries along with the finest classic dance films from a variety of genres filmed throughout the ages.