Pictures taken by the amazing @anna.robbi22 !
What an incredible season! The Lights Dance team would like to extend our deepest gratitude for everyone involved that made this year's festival so amazing! Thank you filmmakers who submitted, sponsors who supported, volunteers who gave their time, our wonderful venue @jbcseattle for hosting us, @baila_rina for her amazing live performance, the amazing local band @animaltalkseattle for playing, and all of our audience members, both in-person and online. We can't wait for next year!
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And our final Audience Choice Award winner is.....
Away From Home! Directed by Joe Raffanti and Amy Saunder. Thank you again to all who voted and to all filmmakers who submitted! We are so lucky to have been able to watch and showcase your amazing films.
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Our second audience choice award winner is...
Chambers Street! Directed by Scott Dempsey Keenan. Thank you to all who voted! Final winner will be announced tomorrow!
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Our first Audience Choice Award winner is....
KILL TICK! Directed by Shiyu Li and Yifan Xia. Thank you to all who voted! Next winner will be announced tomorrow! #screendance #screening #lightsdancefestival #screendance
Final program spotlight of the year is "Dance with Me" screening on Saturday, November 22nd!
Dance with Me: How do we express the depth of human connection when words are not enough? This collection of short films showcase the versatility of dance in expressing the different facets of desire, vulnerability, and resilience.
Tickets linked in bio!
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Our ending program will be "First Steps" on Saturday, November 22nd at 7:30pm!
First Steps: No journey begins with a leap–and yet, those small first steps are the most courageous ones we can take. In this program, artists portray one of the most vulnerable, hopeful, and open things we can do: start.
Tickets linked in bio!
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Our first program of the season will be "Continuum" on Friday, November 21st, at 6:30pm!
Continuum: This program presents films that illuminate the fluidity of time mobilizing dance as a medium as which we imagine reality. Through it all, dance endures as a constant for human expression.
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Join our wonderful instructors Akoiya and Heather Harris for a free movement workshop on the 22nd!
Ages 4-5: 11am-11:45am
Ages 12-17: 1pm-2pm
Link in bio or scan the QR code!
It's official! Tickets are out for the 2025 Lights Dance Festival! Join us for screenings and an awesome party with live music from the amazing band @animaltalkseattle on the 21st, and movement workshops and screenings on the 22nd!
Tickets' link in bio!
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Thank you to all the talented artists who submitted their films for this 2025 season! Though we unfortunately cannot put every film in our programs, every submission was greatly appreciated and it was wonderful to watch them all!
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