Lights Dance Festival

Lights Dance Festival brings together the communities of dance and film to celebrate the beauty of expression through movement.
Submissions now open.

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We're excited to announce that we're extending the dates of our festival, so it will now take place from June 18-24! Learn more about the films in our program and our schedule of live events at https://t.co/nTPOnHyfEI

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We hope to see you all again soon—be it virtually or in person. If you enjoyed our festival, please consider supporting us by making a donation via the donation button on our website.

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And that concludes the 2020 Lights Dance Festival. Thank you for joining us for this online season of our festival! We’re happy to be able to share these films, classes, & Zoom events with you during these times of isolation.

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Special thanks to Bethany Mitchell and Leigh Schanfein for their performance at the opening Ceremony and to Louisa Pancoast for her performance at the Closing Ceremony. And thank you to all the filmmakers who shared their work with us.

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Special thanks to Louisa Pancoast for a wonderful Zoom performance at our Closing Ceremony. Find more of her work on her website. https://t.co/YW4OeaMoNo

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Congratulations to Eric Oberdorff, whose film On My Skin is the winner of this year's Audience Choice Award!

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Missed the film? Both our programs of films are available to watch for free on our website until midnight Eastern Time. On My Skin is part of PROGRAM 1, linked below. https://t.co/y3svJxNQUh

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Our two programs of films are available to view for free on our website until midnight (Eastern Time)! Re-watch your favourites, and share them with your friends tonight!
https://t.co/nTPOnHyfEI

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Our Closing Ceremony begins at 7PM EDT! Join us on Zoom for a live dance performance by Louisa Pancoast, and the announcement of our Audience Choice Award winner! https://t.co/jl6Pll82MX

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Audience Choice Award ballot:
https://t.co/fihsyTPvfd

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Ballots for the Audience Choice Award ends tonight (11:59pm EDT)! Make sure to cast your vote, then join us for our Closing Ceremony tomorrow night on Zoom to find out the results, and to see a live performance by Louisa Pancoast.

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Closing Ceremony zoom link:
https://t.co/jl6Pll82MX

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Due to unforeseen scheduling conflicts, tonight’s Q&A with Elias Djemil has unfortunately cancelled. Nevertheless, we encourage you to watch his film, Lucia (part of PROGRAM1) if you haven’t already. And stay tuned for more details on our Closing Ceremony happening this Wed.!

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Both programs of dance films are now available to watch for free at https://t.co/Qs1ggjfbth
The films are available to stream until June 24, but watch the films now and join us for Q&A discussions with some of the filmmakers Sat. and Sun. 7pm EDT. See our website for links!

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Our first program of films is now available to stream for FREE (until June 24)! Check it out now, and check back tomorrow for the launch of our second program.
https://t.co/y3svJxNQUh

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Our first program of films launch at 7PM EDT tonight, and we're hosting an opening ceremony over Zoom! Visit https://t.co/nTPOnHyfEI for links and details.

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IT STARTS TOMORROW!!

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⚡️FREE online ballet class with Leigh Schanfein this Friday at 4PM EST ⚡️

https://t.co/6DAY4GQLbM

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This beginner ballet class is for people who have never taken ballet, or haven't taken it since they were a kid, and for anyone ages 18 +.

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We're happy to announce that a free online workshop, hosted by Leigh Schanfein, will take place on the second day of our festival (June 19, 4PM EST)! Learn more and register through the link below. https://t.co/q2vmo2vh2r

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This beginner ballet class is for people who have never taken ballet, or haven't taken it since they were a kid, and for anyone ages 18 +.

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We're happy to announce that a free online workshop, hosted by Leigh Schanfein, will take place on the second day of our festival (June 19, 4PM EST)! Learn more and register through the link below. https://t.co/q2vmo2vh2r