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DANCEN

Corina Andrian
Romania, 2021
16 min.

Dancen is the result of brief, intimate encounters between five dancers. What do we say when we don’t talk? The film choreographs those fleeting impulses that live in between moments of the day, emphasizing their affective essence.

Choreographic cinema has not yet managed to occupy its rightful place in alternative cinephilia. And it’s a shame, because many chic themes of the recent festival circuit – performativity, corporeality, sexuality – have always been fundamental to dance. Corina Andrian, our most consistent dance filmmaker, moves bodies and concepts alike. Her Dancen stands out precisely because its idea of ​​non-functional communication is articulated through a counterpoint between the sobriety of the dancers’ posture, also maintained by the generic urban space of the Western imaginary, and their small gestures, which are taken to a physical extreme. (Călin Boto, BIEFF 2022)

Date and Location

1st of October, 18:00, Cinemateca Eforie

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Corina Andrian

Corina Andrian is a Romanian surrealist writer and director currently based in London. Her artistic background traces back to an early rigorous professional dance training which evolved into a gradual yearning to expand within the visual realm. The two dimensions complement each other in the present where movement and image blend into a synaesthetic visual unity. She graduated with a Distinction in MA Filmmaking – Directing Fiction at Goldsmiths, University of London and has directed 17 short films and a documentary which have been awarded and screened internationally. Corina is currently in development with her debut feature film.

  • Technical sheet
  • PERFORMERS: Maria-Luiza Dimulescu, Mariana Gavriciuc, Anastasia Grigore, George Pleșca, Beatrice Tudor
  • DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Cătălin Rugină
  • COSTUMES: Valentin Teodorescu
  • GRAPHIC DESIGN: Viorel Grigore
  • EDITING: Corina Andrian
  • FINANCIER: The Ministry of Culture of Romania
  • CO-FINANCIER: The Administration of National Cultural Fund
  • PARTNERS: Goethe Institut Bukarest, UNATC, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch, TanzStation Barmer Bahnhof

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