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Mary & Me
a videodance by Mary and Me
A music video for the single 'We Go Round' from the album 'We Go Round' by Mary&Me
concept, editing, directing, dancing : elke andreas b. | with: elke andreas b., Pieter-Jan De Waele, Dries Nauwynck, Jelly Van Lysebettens, Tomas Vanderplaetse | Camera & Fotografie: Wouter Bouvijn, Titus Simoens, Kaat Pype | Choreography, coaching : Jade Derudder | Assistance : Niels Brabants, Kristof Polfliet | music by : elke andreas b & Pieter-Jan De Waele | mixed by: Bart Vincent, elke andreas b & Pieter-Jan De Waele
theme: music video
AL
a videodance by Alessia Stracuzzi
"AL" is a short film which delves into the genesis of an entity within a womb-like environment, using fragmented visuals and organic materials to craft a narrative that reimagines conception and birth as acts shaped by external forces. By intertwining human sounds such as breathing and heartbeats with synthetic textures, the film explores the tension between societal constraints and the quest for individuality. The entity’s emergence is portrayed as a transformative act of reclaiming agency, symbolizing the body’s capacity to resist imposed norms. Through its evocative imagery and immersive soundscapes, the piece becomes a meditation on the body as a site of artistic expression and liberation. It challenges traditional perceptions of difference and nonconformity, reframing them as sources of strength and creativity. By embracing diversity and rejecting societal pressures to conform, the work envisions a world where individuality reshapes collective values and redefines freedom. This film celebrates the resilience and transformative power of the body, positioning it as a canvas for identity and a vessel for resistance and artistic exploration.
Image and movement director: Alessia Stracuzzi | Camera and editing: Julien Jauniaux | Soundtrack: Clelia Patrono | Violin: Jennifer Hutt
theme: empowerment
Dancing With My Camera
a videodance by Natalia Monakhova
For the past two years, my social life has pretty much disappeared. Living as a migrant in a small town, I haven’t really made new connections or mastered the language. Most of my interactions happen on Zoom or through messengers, as if I’m still living in my own private pandemic. In real life, I find myself drawn more to the objects around me—natural or human-made. Looking at them, touching them, filming or collecting them becomes my way of communicating. This short video captures a dance between three—me, a piece of a tree, and my camera. The tree stays still, at times merging with my body or acting as support. I move, sometimes pausing like the tree, and sometimes letting my camera move freely, without any control from my side—creating a rhythm of stillness and motion, presence and absence. In this quiet interaction, where objects become partners, movement becomes a conversation. Maybe this is just another way of staying connected or integrating myself into a new place, making it feel like home.
theme: empowerment
Dance
a videodance by G A U S S
A music video for the single Dance from the album Heartbeat by the band G A U S S. Mati Le Dee, author and singer of the band dances in Puerto de Tazacorte, La Palma.
Music & lyrics by Mati Le Dee | produced by G A U S (=Mati Le Dee & Emile Sertyn) and Michiel Randsome | Mixed by G A U S S and Peter Desmedt | Mastered by Uwe Teichert | Filmed by Pieter-Jan De Waele | Edited by Pieter-Jan De Waele & Mati Le Dee
theme: music video
Begin
a videodance by Jungeun Kim
Created by Jungeun Kim | Music by Lucas Brown
theme: animation
DO WHAT YOU DO
a videodance by Gustavo
Zaman (Ilaria Orlandini and Andrés Navarro) is a call to lightness and simplicity, to try to act without pretense or calculation, to touch childhood. Together, Ilaria and Andrés explore their individual authenticities and the infinite number of relationships that ensue. Zaman ("time" in Turkish) is a duo of dance and percussion. Gustavo Collado, as a filmmaker, introduces a third axis: the gaze. Movement, sound and image are composed instantaneously. Three independent entities coexist meeting at the action of time.
Music and Coreography: ZAMAN - Andrés Navarro and Ilaria Orlandini | Filmmaking: Gustavo Collado | A project by "Unidades dad" | Filmed at La Gomera Choreographic Center.
theme: music video
Beach Birds: The Shaman, The Guardian, The Journey
a videodance by Ivana Larrosa
After a car accident leaves a woman with permanent double vision, she embarks on a journey to reconsider the way she sees the world. Inspired by the Merce Cunningham piece "Beach Birds," the film opens the door to a healing trance: Cunningham dancers, shown in photographic negative, perform ballet moves against animated music notes from the score of John Cage (Four3 "Beach Birds") with New York City as a backdrop. Guided by a Shaman and a Guardian, this contemplative composition weaves ritual with trance, echoing the natural world where there’s no division between living beings and nature. A personal exploration that offers insight into the human body and the psyche.
theme: empowerment
No definite shape
a videodance by Hanna Kortus
No Definite Shape explores the ambivalence between solid and liquid states. Using the figure of a mermaid - half fish, half human - the film examines how the female body, is shaped by external forces and societal expectations.
Credits: Performer/Dancer Felicia Nilsson | Concept, Director, Camera, Edit Hanna Kortus | Grip Lale Wallek | Music by Niu Toronja | Production Kortus/Nilsson 2025
theme: empowerment
The Last day
a videodance by Elahe Rajabiani
A seamless montage of dance performances woven into a single continuous piece. This experimental music mix and montage-based choreography explores Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons, intertwined with another musical composition. The dance embodies resilience, the cyclical nature of life, and the unstoppable force of natural processes—beyond human control, yet something we can move with, adapt to, and embrace.
Based on improvised performances on the last day of a dance workshop by Motoya Kondo | Dancers: Stella Kunzendorf, Gabriele Silvi, Beetle Miyela, Brieuc Guinard, Alienor Richard, Fleur Perneel, Philippe Diaz, Rino, Alex Smith, Janna van Leeuwen |Cinematography, edit and sound: Elahe Rajabiani | Based on music by: Lexin Music, Kevin MacLeod and Vivaldi (The Four Seasons-Winter) | Special thanks to: Motoya Kondo, Tic Tac Art Centre, Alexandre Lambrecht (Halehan), Benjamin Scoyez, and Sergio Bertolucci.
theme: music video
Delirious
a videodance by Hanna Kortus, Felicia Nilsson
A portrait of the struggle to maintain balance in the face of mental diversity. A self-revolving journey into the world of an individual with ADHD. Shaped by the constant distraction of each moment, where every stumble affects self-perception and self-evaluation. An initially innocent encounter begins to escalate and transforms into an existential confusion about what exists within us and what external influences impact us. A fascinating mystery unfolds, challenging the connection of human existence to its mental world. What happens to our physical presence in the midst of absent thoughts? What do we lose when our thoughts drift into distant worlds, and what new possibilities arise? The answers lie in the middle of the bridge, on the thin line that connects the inner world with reality. The portrayal of ADHD becomes a vivid portrait capturing the challenges and triumphs.
a film by hanna kortus performed by felicia nilsson | musik by will epstein
theme: poetry
FLOW
a videodance by Shoko Tamai
FLOW is a short four minute film that explores a taboo. The word taboo comes from the French Polynesian word "tapua." It means sacred blood. With every cycle of the moon, a woman carries the beginning of the world. Here at last, the women gather to dance the power that lays hidden in the taboo. Renewal Wild and pure, A cycle of creation, Through pain and strength. 荒々しく 創造の輪巡り 痛み越え
Directed and Choreographed by Shoko Tamai shokotamai.com instagram.com/shokotamai | Dancer by Dandara Amorim Veiga instagram.com/iamdandaraveiga Niara Hardister instagram.com/niarahardister Minami Ando instagram.com/minamiando_nyc Xiaoxiao Cao instagram.com/xiaoxiaocao46 Isaiah Newby instagram.com/isaiah.newby Maxfield Haynes instagram.com/itsmaxfield | Director of Photography by Brad Virshup bradleyvirshup.com instagram.com/bradv_dp | Assistant Camera by Justin Fischer justinfischer.me instagram.com/fishy_visions | Editor by Matt Cooney mattcooneyfilms.com instagram.com/_mattcooney_/ | Wardrobe by Fern Clausius fernnewyork.com instagram.com/madame_fern | Production Assistance by Sarah DiModica instagram.com/sarah.dimo | Founder by Anonymous
theme: poetry
ALGO RHYTHM
a videodance by Marijn Celea
ALGO RHYTHM delves into the interaction between humans and algorithms. Set in an isolated environment, 3 individuals engage with an entity that embodies the algorithm. Through movement they initiate a form of dialogue with this being. The algorithm responds by projecting images onto their bodies, images that reference their physicality, movements, and characteristics. To what extent are they ‘corrupted’ by the images they receive? Or do their movements influence the algorithm, which, in turn, shapes and transforms the projected images? The film experiments with the concept of image keying on the human body, where the body functions both as a medium for creating images and as a vessel for visual representation. It serves as a critical reflection on the pervasive nature of algorithmic systems and their potential to distort human experience through digital technologies. This work is also a tribute to the friendship between Marijn and artist Emilien Simon, who tragically passed away in 2024.
Written, directed & produced by Marijn Celea | Director of photography: Emanuele Dainotti | Edit, grading, SFX, titles & sound by Marijn Celea | Cast: Vladimir Babinchuk, Andi Kiangebeni, Chiara Mesiani, Benjamin Verhoeven | Choreographer: Marijn Celea | Assistant choreographer: Audrey Pascal | Light setup: Emanuele Dainotti | Costume design: Elisabeth Claes & Marijn Celea | Location manager: Elisabeth De Laet | On site assistant: Karolien Chromiak | Makeup: Marijn Celea & Karolien Chromiak
theme: poetry
POOLBOY | 영원한 사랑의 편지
a videodance by CKP | Churi K Potrykus
POOLBOY and 영원한 사랑의 편지 | Eternal Love Letter both explore themes of self-acceptance, healing, and the transformative power of care and connection, yet they approach these themes through distinct emotional and visual languages. While POOLBOY celebrates queer joy and community, reflecting the carefree freedom and playfulness of shared experiences in a vibrant, communal space, Eternal Love Letter takes a more introspective approach, using the intimate ritual of cleansing to explore personal healing, memory, and familial love. Both works are deeply tied to water as a symbol—POOLBOY uses the fluidity of swimming to reflect liberation and identity, while Eternal Love Letter evokes water as a metaphor for emotional renewal and the process of letting go. Together, these pieces create a dialogue between public and private expressions of joy and vulnerability, of love and transformation, inviting us to reflect on the intricate, healing power of connection, whether in community or solitude. ___________________________________________ POOLBOY is a celebration of queer joy, calling upon the freedom, the liberation and the playfulness found within community, and self-acceptance. Set against the backdrop of a shimmering blue pool, the film reflects candid moments of laughter, connection, and unfiltered happiness. Each frame serves as a testament to the beauty of diverse identities coming together, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in a world where love and authenticity flourish. Through the simple act of swimming and playing, POOLBOY reflects the liberation that comes with embracing one’s true selves and the joy of shared experiences. The water becomes a metaphor for fluidity, a space where boundaries dissolve, and individual stories interweave in a celebration of life and connection. POOLBOY is a call to honor the vibrant spectrum of queer existence and the joy that returns when we are safe enough to allow ourselves to simply be. ____________________________________________ In "영원한 사랑의 편지 | Eternal Love Letter", the artist explores the intimate, personal act of cleansing as both a ritual of physical renewal and an emotional reconciliation with the past. A solitary body is seen submerged in a soft, glowing bathtub, washing and scrubbing itself with a Korean bath towel. As the artist's hands rub away layers of dead skin, the water is clouded with the remnants of this process—faded, delicate traces of the past, floating like memories, holding the promise and potential of renewal. A voice over gently emerges, reading in Korean the loving words from letters written by the artist's mother. These letters, imbued with warmth and tenderness, are not read by the artist, but by close friends, lending an added layer of intimacy and community to the work, intertwining past and present, family and friendship. In "영원한 사랑의 편지", the act of cleansing becomes symbolic of an ongoing process of emotional and familial renewal. The water, which holds the remnants of old skin, serves as a metaphor for memory and identity, while the repeated scrubbing gestures echo a desire to let go of the old to rebirth the love that sustains us. Through this work, the artist reflects on love, care, family, loneliness and transformation.This work contemplates our relationships with memory, family, and the process of healing, while embracing the soft, tender vulnerability that comes with both loving and being loved.
Artwork by CKP | Churi K Potrykus | Part of Documenta 2022
theme: empowerment
we hide to be found
a videodance by Camilla Montesi
by Camilla Montesi and Rebecca Borjalle “ There is an instinct, genuinely logical, that drives us to the act of detachment. An instinct that aims at building a nest in which to hide, in which to dwell moved by calm and excitement. It is a nest that becomes a game, a game of measures and distances, of looking at things from distance. But it is in the act of moving away that we come to the origin of a trust in the world,we receive a flattery to trust; and to be discovered is like stepping out of a magician's box.”
theme: empowerment
Stones
a videodance by Dan Farberoff
Lyrics: Stones are making sounds Clouds shaking Waves are breaking Mountains moving grounds Crystals sprout Glaciers crying Carving through the core Sculpting every pore Shedding skin to sense it all Waters flooding high Gills growing Heartbeats slowing down Breathe through the tide Ancient moss takes care of us And holds our bones upright Carving through the core Sculpting every pore Shedding skin to sense it all Layers of moss in spiraling times Letting us lay down Sparkling eyes, our ocean minds Cycles of great lights.
Film by Dan Farberoff https://danfarberoff.com/ Dance and choreography - Kaisa Kukkonen Film ©2023 Dan Farberoff Music and Lyrics - Lior Soltz, Kaisa Kukkonen Production - Roi Avni, Lior Soltz Mix - Roi Avni Mastering - Guy James Cohen Vocals - Lior Soltz, Kaisa Kukkonen Piano and Programing - Lior Soltz Guitar, Percussion, Bass, Programing - Roi Avni Cello - Romi Kopelman
theme: music video
we have come together to fall apart
a videodance by Aurora Brocchi
We Have Come Together to Fall Apart is a poetic visual project; an introspective journey through love, impermanence, and traces left in absence’s wake. Through fragmented records and artistic storytelling, the short film explores the eternal flow of the connections we make, the ways we mark and are marked by others, and the inevitability of falling, tragically graceful. The visuals drift between fleeting moments, chart the distances between people, and the pieces of a life scattered across time. Romanticizing the act of holding people with you, even as they fall away, We Have Come Together to Fall Apart offers no resolution, only the released truth that falling is, at any case and from any side, an act of transformation, and that to keep falling is to keep living, to keep moving. The short film combines dreamlike visuals, abstract symbolism, and intimate voiceovers, blurring the line between memory and imagination. It unfolds like a stream of consciousness, fragmentary, immersive, and hauntingly beautiful. It invites the audience to feel rather than follow, to lose themselves in the spaces between words and images.
theme: poetry