Gabri Christa 10/3/24 Gabri Christa 10/3/24

Barnard College Celebrates Gabri Christa and the Release of ‘KANKANTRI’

Barnard College of Columbia University features Gabri and her new film Kankantri as "the award-winning professor of professional practice merges dance, film, and spiritual discovery in her latest cinematic project".

Gabri Christa 8/16/23 Gabri Christa 8/16/23

Frameform Podcast Features Gabri

Listen to Gabri Christa’s episode on the podcast frameform, including clips from the workshop she offered at Dance Camera West on single-shot filmmaking, which covered important fundamentals of making your creative visions a reality, no matter what your chosen format.

Gabri Christa 8/16/23 Gabri Christa 8/16/23

DCW Outstanding Career Achievement Award

Gabri Christa was guest of honor at Dance Camera West, where she gave a workshop and many of her films were screened, including her new short Sheila. Gabri then received Dance Camera West’s Outstanding Career Achievement award.

Gabri Christa 5/16/22 Gabri Christa 5/16/22

Moving Body-Moving Image 2022 Festival in the News!

Thank you so much for outpouring of support and interest in the 2022 Moving Body-Moving Image Festival: The Moving Body with Disabilities.

Please check out these interviews with Gabri Christa, the Festival’s Founder and Director, by Jess Ruhlin for Bodies Never Lie and Melanie Breault for the Sandi Klein Show; Festival review by Emilee Lord for thINKingDANCE; and feature by Stephi Wild for Broadway World.

Gabri Christa 3/1/22 Gabri Christa 3/1/22

Jazz Festival 33: A celebration of the life of its founder, Sajda Musawwir Ladner, set for March 12

The Universal Temple of the Arts (UTA), an organization providing life enrichment programs to Staten Islanders for more than 50 years, will celebrate the life of Sajda Musawwir Ladner, the former executive and artistic director and founder of the Staten Island JAZZ Festival, on Saturday, March 12, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the historic St. George Theatre.

Gabri Christa contributes her memory of Sajda.

Gabri Christa 7/14/21 Gabri Christa 7/14/21

Published Roundtable in The International Journal of Screendance

The International Journal of Screendance published an edited version of the roundtable entitled “Screendance Festivals and Online Audiences” featuring Gabri Christa discussing moving the 2020 Moving Body-Moving Image Festival online.

Gabri Christa 1/14/21 Gabri Christa 1/14/21

Artburst on ScreenDance Miami Festival 2021

Artburst Miami discusses the ScreenDance Miami Festival 2021, including the premiere of Gabri Christa’s new work “Son” (2020), a workshop led by Gabri on film making with cell phones, and the online viewing access to Programs 1 & 2 of the Moving Body-Moving Image 2020 Festival: Aging & Othering.

Gabri Christa 10/16/19 Gabri Christa 10/16/19

Till Victory is won: 10/26/19 Brooklyn Public Library

Bring your voice to this discussion on October 26 at the Brooklyn Public Library for Lay Down Your Sword and Shield, a public conversation with Sasha Alexander.

Gabri Christa 5/15/19 Gabri Christa 5/15/19

Magdalena in Next Avenue

New York City dancer and filmmaker Gabri Christa was intent on fully capturing the story of her mother Magdalena before dementia caused the beautiful moments of her mom’s life, along with some of its sadness, to completely fade from memory.