BWW Previews: LA VOZ DEL CUERPO Selected by New Filmmakers NY for 10/5 Screening

NewFilmmakers NY has selected La Voz del Cuerpo/ The Body Speaks, the 27 minute film by renowned dancer, Christine Dakin for their Fall Series. The movie will screen on Sunday October 5th at 7:00 pm at the Anthology Film Archives, Deren Theater on 32 Second Avenue and 2nd Street.

This film was written and directed by Christine Dakin. Dakin is a dancer, teacher, director and a foremost exponent of the Martha Graham repertory and technique. Dakin was chosen by Martha Graham for the company in 1976 where she became known worldwide for her performances of Graham's roles and for those created for her by Graham and such artists as Robert Wilson and Twyla Tharp. She became Associate Artistic Director of the Martha Graham Company in 1997 and was named Artistic Director with Terese Capucilli in 2002. Leading the company to its rebirth, they are credited with bringing its artistic excellence and repertory to a level not seen since Martha Graham's death and they were named Artistic Directors Laureate.

Having toured in Mexico with the Graham Company, Dakin fell in love with the country and the culture. She has developed relationships with artists from Mexico and the United States including musicians, dancers, friends and students with whom she shares the dancer's life. Dakin worked with them to create La Voz del Cuerpo/The Body Speaks which shares her poetics of a Graham dancer in a life of practice, imagination, performance and teaching. The film has both a Spanish and English version.

La Voz del Cuerpo/The Body Speaks is also scheduled to be shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Oaxaca City, Mexico on November 27th.

The NewFilmmakers NY Series screens at Anthology Film Archives on the Lower East Side at 32 Second Avenue and 2nd Street. Tickets for Fall Festival 2014 are $6 and are good for the complet night's screenings and receptions. They are only available at the Anthology Box Office the night of screening.

NewFilmmakers offers a unique opportunity to screen films for New York and Los Angeles audiences. Their weekly e-mails are distributed to 25,000 recipients to promote their series offerings and make people aware of their films. For more information on the screening of La Voz del Cuerpo/The Body Speaks and future filmings by NewFilmmakers, visit their web site at www.NewFilmmakers.com.

Photo Credit: Courtesy of Christine Dakin

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