From Cuban Ballerinas to Tango Love Stories: 4 Must-See Films at the Dance on Camera Festival
From the mambo to the tango, there’s no denying Latin America loves to dance. It’s long been one of our greatest exports. That’s one of the takeaways from this year’s lineup at the 44th edition of the Dance on Camera Festival where several documentaries single out powerful stories centered on dance traditions in Cuba, Spain and Argentina. The festival, a collaboration between the Dance Films Association and the Film Society of Lincoln Center celebrates dance in all its forms — from trapeze (or “ballet in the air”) in its Opening Night selection, Tom Moore’s The Flight Fantastic to the Broadway-flavored dances in Vincente Minnelli’s The Band Wagon.
In the words of Joanna Ney, co-curator, with Liz Wolff, “Diversity, passion and commitment are, as ever, the watchwords of Dance on Camera Festival. From Carmen Amaya’s legacy as seen in her progeny in Bajarí to a remote corner of Québec where a dancing school offers life lessons, to Horizons, a salute to Cuba’s love affair with ballet, the accent is on maintaining tradition as well as looking to the future.” There really is something for everyone in this week-long festival.
So if you’re in the mood for some on-screen dancing, take a look at these four films below.
Dance on Camera Festival runs February 12-16, 2016.
