Modern Dance Movies

A glimpse into the world and methodology of dancer Martha Graham.

“Siddharta” is a landmark contemporary ballet by Angelin Preljocaj, created for the Paris Opera Ballet and inspired by the spiritual...

Chantal Akerman followed famous Choreographer Pina Bausch and her company of dancers, The Tanzteater Wuppertal, for five weeks while they were on...

Birgit Cullberg's 1950 dance adaptation of Miss Julie was the breakthrough for modern dance in Sweden. 30 years later one of her sons plays the role...

An experimental animation for "One of These Days" by Pink Floyd.

Moving Together is a celebratory love letter to music and dance that brims with kinetic life and energy. This documentary explores the intricate...

We are a conversation is a 2014 documentary directed by Alexis karpouzos and Spyros rasidakis and written by Alexis karpouzos exploring the unity...

A professional dancer struggles with his cravings for human flesh until his 'hambre', or hunger, becomes all encompassing. Accepting his status as an...

A short dance film about a mother’s relationship to her pregnancy, as she deals with fear and hope about bringing a black baby boy into the...

A mockumentary focusing on an art school frat's attempt at recording a music video for their latest party anthem with unwanted dancers and an unruly...

A partnership between Matthew Bourne's New Adventures and Magic Me, the UK's leading intergenerational arts charity, Moving in Time is a heartwarming...

A human flock runs across the landscape of fields. Thirteen performers in a teardrop formation form a single organism, guided by collective...

A well-composed psychological dance drama of a completely different kind from the usual romantic and sometimes superficial ballets. And an intrusive...

While most of Ken Russell's documentaries for the BBC's Monitor arts strand focused on a single creative figure, he would also occasionally make more...

A history of the work of Merce Cunningham.

The grandmother figure in the story is an “artistic speaker” who performs in town but seems enigmatic to her own granddaughter. Over the...

In 1984, a fashionable young woman spontaneously lectures her friend about good oral hygiene. Produced by the American Dental Association.

In Buenos Aires a group of acclaimed dancers create the first Contemporary National Company of Dance under their collective leadership. This is the...

"The action of committing suicide" - is the most extreme action that somebody can do to themselves. High places to jump from: windows, abysses,...

A jazz/dance film featuring the Martha Graham Dancers.