Kinetic Cinema closes out its season

On Monday December 1 (7:30pm), Kinetic Cinema will feature new and old works on American culture and life in war-times. The first half of the program will feature sisters Kerrie Welsh (video artist) and Sasha Welsh (choreographer) who will show a live performance of an in-progress excerpt from their current collaboration, Trace Decay, as well as films and videos by historically important female figures that have influenced their thinking about gender, media, violence and the aesthetics of war.

The second half of the program will be a selection of films that have influenced film-maker Anna Brady Nuse and composer J Why in the making of their latest videodance collaboration, Fünf ‘n’ Twist. Drawing from classic images of American adolescence in the 20th Century, Fünf ‘n’ Twist is a satirical teenage odyssey that takes place at the prom and grapples with issues of freedom and authority. In addition to showing a rough cut of the work, the artists will discuss the how their project came about with marketing executive Calvin Wilson.

Monday Dec 1st, 7:30pm $10 Admission Reservations: 212.254.5277 Interborough Repertory Theater (IRT) 154 Christopher Street, Suite 3B (Greenwich & Washington Streets) Manhattan Trains: 1, PATH to Christopher Street CLICK FOR MORE INFO

Levi Gonzalez speaks on dance and film

Hear dancer-choreographer Levi Gonzalez speak on experimentalism in dance and film at Kinetic Cinema on Monday, May 5 (7:30pm) with a special screening of ChameckiLerner's Flying Lesson , winner of the 2008 Dance On Camera Festival Jury Prize. $5 Admission (at the door)

"Experimentalism is often seen as an affront to its audience or an insular exercise in personal indulgence. Yet the perception of experimental work is fluid – often changing with time as each new generation re-evaluates past work in a different light. This evening will highlight just a few strategies of experimentalism in the overlapping areas of dance and film–in an effort to point out the divergent approaches artists take in questioning their mediums and the myriad ways they affect our perceptions."

Collective:Unconscious -- 279 Church Street (just south of White Street), Manhattan (Trains: 1 to Franklin; A, C, E to Canal)

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Kinetic Cinema at Collective:Unconscious explores the intersection of dance and the moving image both on screen and stage. Each month, curator Anna Brady Nuse invites a special guest from the dance community to share the films and videos that have inspired or moved them. These could be films that feature dance, are kinetic-based, or have been influential on their work in some way. The guest curators come from a range of backgrounds as performers, choreographers, critics, and filmmakers. Upcoming guests include Kriota Willberg (June 2nd) and Maya Ciarrocchi (July 7th).

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Hear a Body and Soul podcast conversation with Levi Gonzalez and Estelle Woodward Arnal here.