Friday 27 August

Filmhouse | 18.30 (65min) | £6.90 (£5.20)

Forward Motion: Intros

Professor Liz Aggiss introduces the genre of screen dance.

Touched

Director: David Hinton
Choreographer: Wendy Houstoun
Production Company: Airtight Films
An Arts Council England/BBC co-production; 1994

The Incomplete Autobiography

Director/Choreographer: Rajyashree Ramamurthi
A South East Dance production; 2004

Sardinas

Director/Choreographer: Lea Anderson
Composer: Steve Blake
A LWT production; 1990

Basini

Director/Choreographer: Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie
Producer: Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie; 1995

Tra La La

Director: Magali Charrier
Choreographer: Viv Moore
A South East Dance and Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video co-commission for Channel 4 and Bravo Fact; 2004

Line Dance

Director/Choreographer: Alex Reuben
Co-choreographer: Afua Awuku
Production Company: MJW Productions
A MJW Productions, Channel 4 and Arts Council England co-commission; 2003

Gold

Director: Rachel Davies
Choreographer: Hanna Gilgren
Production Company: Spectacle Productions
A Capture commission; 2004

Motion Control

Director: David Anderson
Choreographer: Liz Aggiss and Billy Cowie
Production Company: Zed Film Company
An Arts Council England/BBC co-production; 2002


For Forward Motion
Series Director: Joe Murray
Line Producer: Nikki Weston
Executive Producers: Vicky Bloor, Cathy Gomez
A British Council project co-produced with South East Dance, supported by Arts Council England

Forward Motion ­ Leading British Screen Dance

Forward Motion is a collection of outstanding British screen dance films. A British Council project co-produced with South East Dance, Forward Motion offers a comprehensive introduction to the history and development of British screen dance. Curated and presented by leading figures in the British dance and film world, it includes rare archive footage and pioneering early dance films alongside innovative and contemporary shorts. Featuring historic, seminal and ground breaking films, Forward Motion creates a moving snapshot of Britain's prolific screen dance output.