Dancing on Screen
19-27.07 | 18:00
Kalamata Labour Centre
“Theo Angelopoulos” Amphitheatre
Free admission
This year, the Kalamata International Dance Festival is launching a new thematic section dedicated to the relationship between dance and the moving image.
In constant conversation with the Festival’s live performances, the Dancing on Screen screening program will take place daily from 19 to 27 July, 2025, at the Theo Angelopoulos Amphitheatre / Kalamata Labour Centre, with free admission. It is addressed to both seasoned audiences and to viewers encountering contemporary dance for the first time.
Poetic musical films, biographical documentaries, dance-theatre fictions, and experimental works of sensory performance comprise an eclectic mosaic of films. Collectively, the screenings map the spectrum of kinetic storytelling in cinema – from documentation and reflection to hallucination and metaphor – proposing a creative dialogue between lens and body. This new section is implemented in collaboration with Delta Pi and is made possible through the exclusive sponsorship of the Qualco Foundation and the valuable support of Filmhouse / New Film Club of Kalamata.
Production Design: Konstantinos Sakkas
Production Coordination: Stella Rizou, Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Research, Development & Copywriting: Rallou Avramidou
Production Management: Delta Pi
Screening Schedule
Saturday, 19.07 – 18:00
SYMMETRY (2015) – Ruben Van Leer
A poetic musical film that connects science and art, CERN and dance, as a scientist is drawn into a symbolic, existential dance between life, death, and creation.
Sunday, 20.07 – 18:00 & 22:00
MAGUY MARIN: L’URGENCE D’AGIR (2016) – David Mambouch
A portrait of the iconic French choreographer Maguy Marin, highlighting her radical path—where dance meets politics, social awareness, and the urgency to act.
Monday, 21.07 – 18:00
CAR MEN (2006) – Boris Paval Conen & Jiří Kylián
A dance-theatre film full of humor and imagination, where four characters roam an abandoned coal mine, and Bizet’s Carmen meets cinema through Kylián’s inventive lens.
Tuesday, 22.07 – 18:00
THE COST OF LIVING (2004) – DV8 Physical Theatre
A powerful, subversive film that blends contemporary dance and theatre to sensitively and satirically address issues of identity, disability, and social expectation.
Wednesday, 23.07 – 18:00
THE FERRYMAN (2016) – Damien Jalet & Gilles Delmas
A hypnotic cinematic ritual on transition, mortality, and humanity’s connection with the elements, choreographed by Damien Jalet.
Thursday, 24.07 – 18:00
ONE DAY PINA ASKED… (1983) – Chantal Akerman
A poetic documentary capturing the genius of Pina Bausch through rehearsals, performances, and her intense yet silent presence, as seen through the singular gaze of Chantal Akerman.
Friday, 25.07 – 18:00
THE BARRE PROJECT (2020) – William Forsythe
A filmic work chronicling the creation of a ballet étude for the screen, with Tiler Peck (New York City Ballet) performing a physical symphony of precision and inner rhythm under the direction of William Forsythe.
Saturday, 26.07 – 18:00
TRANSEPT (2023) – Boris Charmatz & César Vayssié
An audiovisual experiment redefining the performance experience, with Boris Charmatz performing and César Vayssié filming, time and space merge into an ecstatic flow.
Sunday, 27.07 – 18:00
Big Plans – WORKSHOP PRESENTATION
Presentation of short dance films created by participants in the Big Plans workshop, in collaboration with Andi Xhuma. A glimpse into a new generation of creators, through the language of the body and the lens.