Dance Movies

Die Schachtel (The Box), 1968. 35mm film transfer to videotape, black-and-white, sound; 29 minutes.

Jack Smith descends a fire escape in a makeshift "Arabian" costume and improvises increasingly frenetic choreography.

For two hundred years, the Shakers have been America's most successful utopian society. While seeking harmony, order and perfection in every aspect...

A cinematographic adaptation of the dance performance by Ann Van den Broek.

Portrait of Lester Horton, a Los Angeles-based dancer, choreographer and teacher who trained many world-reknowned dancers and built the first...

Hunter is about to ask Wendy to the school dance, but she's hiding a big secret from him...

Classical violinist Roger Grant disappoints his family and teacher when he organizes a jazz band, but he and the band become successful. Roger falls...

A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his...

A social event choreographed in the manner of a dance, illuminated by concepts drawn from Greek legend; one of filmmaker Maya Deren's most intriguing...

Two adopted brothers filled with resentment for each other after the loss of their mother, united in their love of breakdancing, find themselves...

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor...

A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

The story behind the Uganda-based YouTube dance sensations who have endured devastating personal loss from famine and war, and use the power of dance...

Roberta finds her recipe for love.

Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and...

Delinquent Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship...

Serpentine dance.

The Carson kids win a talent show with a dance that Cory created. But when "The Chrissy" catches on, his little sister gets all of the attention.

This puzzling experimental film is written and directed by Raymond Rouleau, who uses effects like changing color tones and masks to put across a...

(A)lter (A)ction, 1968. Videotape, black-and-white, sound; 65 minutes (director's edit: 57 minute television version).