1314 Harris Ave
Sunday December 8th @ 3:00, 2024
Firehouse Arts and Events Center
In prisons ruled by toxic masculinity, dancing is an absolute taboo. But at Lancaster’s A-Yard, near Los Angeles, a group of young men, willing to take a chance to be mocked in the yard, start a dance class led by French choreographer Dimitri Chamblas. This class quickly becomes an intoxicating escape from their grim reality so they decide to create a dance show. In this exceptional context, the inmates engage with overwhelming sincerity, evoking their childhood, ganglife, the crimes, the prison, and their desire for transformation. Beyond damaged lives and a prison system on the edge of the abyss, DANCING IN A-YARD explores redemption and the capacity of human beings to reinvent themselves, when given a chance. And more importantly, how art and introspection can help see the light.
Sunday December 8th @ 3:00, 2024?Firehouse Arts and Events Center
DOCUMENTING GRACE 2024-2025: a dance film series sharing the work of dance artists going beyond the stage
FUTURE FILMS
Jan 5 – Obsessed with Light: a documentary on the life and work of Lois Fuller, a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create.
Jan 12 – Crutch: Dives into Bill Shannon’s provocative street performances in which he exposes the hidden world of assumptions disabled people encounter
Feb 2 – (Re)Brilliancy: A Documentary on bringing joy to healthcare through dance and play
All films screen at the Firehouse Arts and Events Center at 1314 Harris Avenue in Fairhaven @ 3:00.
Tickets available online at https://www.kuntzandco.org/documenting-grace-a-dance-film-festival
Contact Pam Kuntz with questions or disability accommodations – kuntzpam@gmail.com or 360-510-4711
THANK YOU FILM SERIES SPONSORS: Institute for Critical Disability Studies at WWU, WECU, Bellingham Repertory Dance, and CASCADIA
