Dance Camera West (DCW) recently announced their 12th Annual DCW Dance Media Festival to take place in Los Angeles from May 2-5. This year’s festival theme, “Get Wet: A Celebration of Screen Dance, Live Dance and Water” promises to be an intersection of culture and choreography. The DCW 2013 Festival will feature their signature roster of international dance films, along with live dances from world-renowned choreographers and talent.
Offering a diverse and cultural mix of award winning screenings, arts inspired discussions, and performances, the DCW will be held at a few different sites including The Music Center, Getty Museum, LACMA and the Annenberg Beach House.
A non-profit organization committed to fostering and promoting the vibrant art of dance media from around the world, Dance Camera West will host a panel discussion titled “Artists and Water Activism” around the relevant topics of water conservation. DCW is one of only a handful of organizations in the world that present the thought-provoking adventure of dance media and aspires to awaken and infuse the public mainstream with critical creative programming.
Executive Director Tonia Barber notes, “This water inspired festival is sure to inform and energize audiences about dance, film and the conservation of water.” The festival will kick off in the heart of the downtown art scene at The Music Center on Thursday May 2, 2013. The festival will continue at LACMA on Friday May 3, 2013 and will include a screening of three documentaries including The Man Behind the Throne a compelling behind the scenes look at the life of director/choreographer Vincent Paterson who created dances for Michael Jackson, Madonna and Cirque de Soleil. All films to be screened at the festival are LA premieres and will be followed by Q&A’s with the
filmmakers and talent. Saturday, May 4 at the majestic J. Paul Getty Museum fountains, will perform dances inspired by water, followed by “Site and Architecture” a series of architectural dance shorts to complement the Getty Museum Pacific Standard Time exhibit focusing on architecture. The festival concludes on May 5 featuring a panel 
discussion “Choreography and the Environment.” Local choreographers, dance film directors, and environmental experts discuss art and resource conservation, and how the art of dance can bring about awareness of environmental issues.
Highlighting the evening’s environmental theme, the final film will be Trashdance by filmmaker Andrew Garrison. A closing night party and awards ceremony at the Fairmont Hotel in Santa Monica will cap this festive evening. The four-day festival offers events within a variety of price ranges. All of the site-specific “Get Wet” dances and the Getty Museum and Annenberg Beach House screenings are free and open to the public. An all-inclusive festival pass is available for $60.00.
For more information and updates on venues and events please visit Dance Camera West.
