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Being in the World: People and the Planet in French and Francophone Cinema
Sep
30

Being in the World: People and the Planet in French and Francophone Cinema

The Being in the World: People and the Planet in French and Francophone Cinema film festival, curated and presented by Columbia Maison Française, will host a FREE screening of Four Short Films by Julie Gautier, followed by a discussion and Q&A with director Julie Gautier and Gabri Christa, moderated by Shanny Peer. The films include: Narcisse (2022 U.S. Premiere), One Breath Around the World (2019), Ama (2018), and Narcose (2014).

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"Sheila" at Harlem International Film Festival
May
7

"Sheila" at Harlem International Film Festival

Gabri Christa’s new experimental documentary Sheila will be presented at AMC Magic Johnson Harlem 9 Theatres as part of Harlem International Film Festival’s “Uptown Cinema - Saturday Short Cuts”. This event will feature 7 short films and a post-screening talkback with the filmmakers.

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Gabri Facilitates Talkback after Kulunka Teatro's "André & Dorine"
May
1

Gabri Facilitates Talkback after Kulunka Teatro's "André & Dorine"

From the Max Award-winning, internationally-acclaimed Kulunka Teatro, comes the unique theatrical event André & Dorine, running from April 27 - May 29, 2022 in a limited 5-week Off-Broadway engagement at Theatre at St. Clement's. This deeply emotional new work follows a pair of elderly artists as Alzheimer's forces them to relive and reinvent their love.

A post-show talkback will follow the Sunday, May 1 performance featuring experts on Alzheimer's along with the artists. Panelists include facilitator Gabri Christa, Georges Naasan, MD, and Garbiñe Insausti.

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This Is Where We Dance Now: Covid-19 and the New and Next in Dance Onscreen
Mar
20

This Is Where We Dance Now: Covid-19 and the New and Next in Dance Onscreen

Gabri presents in a roundtable discussion about Screendance festivals and online audiences, moderated by Harmony Bench. Join us for this online symposium special issue of The International Journal of Screendance where many of the journal authors will share their perspectives in paper panels and lightning talks, and roundtable participants will reflect on TikTok and other short-form screendance, screendance festivals, and the futures of screendance in a post-Covid era.

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ScreenDance Filmmaking Event at Sundance Film Festival
Jan
28
to Feb 3

ScreenDance Filmmaking Event at Sundance Film Festival

Gabri joins this panel discussion, which brings together four international award-winning artists with experience as choreographers, performers, cinematographers, and directors of screendance, to discuss the power of the camera as an empathetic partner—a camera that finds, meets, and engages with diverse people and places, and introduces us to ideas beyond those of our own experiences.

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Dance Like Your Life Depends On It: A World AIDS Day Conversation
Dec
1

Dance Like Your Life Depends On It: A World AIDS Day Conversation

Gabri Christa, Panelist

Dance Like Your Life Depends On It is a moderated conversation with the Arsht Center's artist in residence, Pioneer Winter, and an invited panel of dance artists who will reflect on memory, mortality, urgency and intimacy in the time of pandemic. World AIDS Day is dedicated to raising awareness of the HIV/AIDS crisis, and mourning those who've been lost guides this panel's exploration of the dancing body and radical survival.  

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To start with a word and end with a gesture: Celebrating Ntozake Shange’s Dance We Do
Oct
18

To start with a word and end with a gesture: Celebrating Ntozake Shange’s Dance We Do

A virtual celebration for the publication of Dance We Do: A Poet Explores Black Dance taking place on Ntozake's Shange’s birthday. Gabri Christa moderates a panel discussion with dance scholars and practitioners, including several choreographers featured in the book: Dyane Harvey, Dianne McIntyre, and Halifu Osumare.

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A Digital Future for the Arts
Jul
21

A Digital Future for the Arts

  • Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/DanceNYCorg (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Gabri Christa, Speaker

Discussing the role of technology and digital experiences in the future of the arts field, Gabri Christa participates as a speaker this conversation hosted by Dance/NYC as a part of their #ArtistsAreNecessaryWorkers: Facebook Live Conversation Series.

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