On October 26, 2007 The Drake Hotel will be buzzing with the energy of aspiring and established dance filmmakers as the first annual MA Dance Screen Salon produced by Kaeja d’Dance gets underway.
“There is a fantastic array of dance film blossoming in this country by exceptional artists. We are inspired to mobilize the current success, investigation and the future potential of the dance on screen genre in Canada, by further exposing this fascinating imagistic language to arts lovers of Toronto.” Karen Kaeja
Pioneers in the emerging genre of dance on screen, Karen and Allen Kaeja have created 14 dance films over the past 10 years, which have been acclaimed by critics and dance audiences alike. Kaeja d’Dance is committed to engaging and supporting new artists in this burgeoning field.
In addition to the screenings, MADance Screen Salon will include discussions with facilitators, filmmakers, choreographers and film buffs on pre-determined topics surrounding new ideas in this genre to further encourage the development of the dance film community in Toronto.
Kaeja d’Dance has been commissioned by the CBC, WHA, Bravo!NETWORK and Bravo!FACT for their work, which has played in festivals and been broadcast worldwide. The films have been screened hundreds of times, earning them numerous prestigious nominations and awards. Recently they received a Best Performance nomination and were short listed for the Jury Special Mention from the Banff World Television Awards (of which Scorcese won), American Choreography Award (Los Angeles) and Gemini Award nomination for Best Choreography and Best Direction of a Performing Arts film.
The films have also been awarded: Best Performance (Moving Pictures), IMZ Special Jury Award, Camera Re-work as well as a Jury Citation (Europe): American Dance Festival’s - Certificate of Distinction (USA): Nominated and Short-listed for the VideoDansa Barcelona Prize; and Best of Moving Pictures and Bravo!FACT retrospectives. Many of the company’s films reside in the permanent collections of key international organizations, educational institutions and libraries including the Jewish Museum and the Museum of Modern Art (New York) and Yad Vashem (Israel). Their films have been aired on television stations around the world including Australia, New Zealand, France, USA and Italy.
The MADance Screen Salon is an initiative of Co-Artistic Directors Karen and Allen Kaeja of Kaeja d’Dance, supported through the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council of the Arts. -- www.kaeja.org
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