Join us for Dance on Camera Festival 2026 at Symphony Space! Get your tickets today, link in bio! 🎟️
🗓️When: February 6-9
📍Where: Symphony Space 2537 Broadway at 95 St @symphonyspace
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 is co-presented by Symphony Space and Dance on Camera. @symphonyspace
Karla Fortez, a visionary dance artist featured in “Somos Cumbia, Somos Familia,” shared powerful insight into why events like the Dance on Camera Festival matter so deeply.
"Dance is as important to humanity as life itself. Some of the films were talking about the importance of how we are all connected through movement. The movements, the sounds, the emotions, instead of words. There are many things to stop many things that are going around the world just by dancing. So dancing is part of that connection that we need."
Colombian dancer and educator Karla Florez preserves her Colombian roots and culture through movement, storytelling and family. This documentary follows Karla as she passes down the rhythms of Cumbia to her daughters, students and community, keeping the heartbeat of Colombia alive far from home.
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 was co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space @symphonyspace
DuEls was a smash hit this year at the Dance on Camera Festival. Hear what co-Artistic Director of @nagellhusschiaproductions , Vebjørn Sundby, had to say about sharing the film with an international audience. Featuring choreography by @damienjalet and directed by @jonasakerlund .
DuEls is a dance film by the renowned Swedish director Jonas Åkerlund. It is based on Nagelhus Schia Productions’ successful dance performance choreographed by Damien Jalet and Erna Omarsdottir first presented at the Vigeland museum in Oslo in 2020. Through a series of short and visceral pieces performed in the form of a tour performance through the museum, the dance contributes to release the concentrated energy in Vigeland's iconic sculptures.
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 was co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space @symphonyspace
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 felt like yesterday. Let's hear from some of the filmmakers and our audience over the next few weeks!
Here is Kallio Kati @kalliokati director of Hidden Steps, reflecting on her first time seeing it on a big screen with a theater full of people.
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 was co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space.
What a fantastic weekend filled with gifted artists and thought-provoking discussions. Huge thanks to all who braved the cold 🥶to support this unique art form.🎞️
Tag someone you know or leave a comment with your favorite film or moment from Dance on Camera Festival 2026!
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 is co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space @symphonyspace 🥳
Fangirl alert.
David Henry Hwang has created the most meaningful theater around Asian American themes.
M. Butterfly—saw it on Broadway with B.D. Wong and John Lithgow in 1988.
Yellow Face—went with Cory last year to see Broadway production with the amazing Daniel Dae Kim
Flower Drum Song—watched remake with new book by DHH and can’t wait to see revival by East West Players in LA this April.
So it was surreal to have DHH moderating our Q&A about race and representation in ballet after Sunday’s screening of my new doc About Face at Dance Films Association festival.
Pinch me!
@thedavidhenryhwang@aboutface_film@tentimesbetterfilm@georgina_pazcoguin@philschan@jonfunabiki@corystieg@dancefilms
#DavidHenryHwang
#yellowface
#flowerdrumsong
#mbutterfly @danieldaekim
As we close the curtain on the Dance on Camera Festival, we’re celebrating the amazing connections and heartwarming reunions we experienced. 🌟 What was your highlight from this unforgettable weekend?
Tag a friend and let us know your thoughts in the comments below! 💭
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 is co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space @symphonyspace
It’s been an incredible 2 days of meeting new people and making inspiring connections. Here’s a sneak peek of some amazing festival-goers, talented artists, and friends who stopped for a photo. More to come!
Don’t miss our final film An American in Paris, tomorrow night @symphonyspace at 7pm in the Leonard Nimoy Theater.
Dance on Camera Festival 2026 is co-presented by Dance on Camera and Symphony Space.
Hear from these artists, filmmakers, and viewers about what we’ve seen at Dance on Camera Festival so far! Check out more programs today and tomorrow @symphonyspace !
Sunday 2/8:
12 pm: FREE PROGRAM #mydancefilm
1:30: FEATURE FILM
Mama Dancers (+ panel discussion)
3:15: CHOREOGRAPHIC INNOVATORS
DYAD
Agua Viva
O R I G I N S
4:45: PORTRAITS
Carmen
In Stillness and in Motion
We are Cumbia, We are Family
RISA
(+ panel discussion)
6:15 pm: SHORTS II
the desire of a body toward the center of the earth
FRAMES
BOLERO.S (Short Version)
The Crossing
Stuck in the Middle
SCRY
Spoken Movement Family Honour
(+ panel discussion)
8:00 pm: SPOTLIGHT FEATURE
About Face (+ panel discussion moderated by David Henry Hwang)
Monday 2/9:
6:30 pm: ANNIVERSARY FEATURE
An American in Paris (75th Anniversary Screening)
Tonight in New York
DuEls screened at Symphony Space as part of the prestigious Dance on Camera Festival.
Produced and performed by Nagelhus Schia Productions, with the participation of Iceland Dance Company, the work was created by Damien Jalet and Erna Ómarsdóttir, and directed for film by Jonas Åkerlund.
We had the pleasure of introducing the film to the New York audience.
Grateful for the attentive audience, the generous words, and the space for dialogue.❤️
📍 Symphony Space, New York
🎬 DuEls
