Ema + The Venusian Slip

Ema

The director behind VOTE NO, NERUDA, JACKIE and EL CLUB is back with a bang, armed with flames and reggaeton in beautiful Valparaíso. Gael García Bernal plays superbly against a sparkling Mariana Di Girolamo as an unforgettable femme fatal. EMA is visually striking , it has an unusually resilient script with surprising interpretations about family and freedom and addresses pertinent issues about sexuality and art.

The Venusian Slip

This lo-fi sci-fi experimental dance film tells a story of expansion and intimacy in a digital world. The male cast painstakingly constructs shapes of human bodies, presented in real, digital and hybrid layers.

Movement on the big screen

This program’s starting-off point is movement on the big screen – combined with a desire to look at choreography from a different angle. The program comprises a variety of genres and time periods, ranging from the more obscure to the more commercial. It will probably surprise you – and hopefully start a discussion about what choreography really is.

Even though choreography is regularly used in fight scenes in movies, we rarely think about it as such. And as dance is most often presented on a stage, this is where it is “supposed” to be. We hope with this program to give an insight into and raise awareness about what dance and choreography can be. An exploration of the order and composition of movements, if you like.

All of the films will be introduced by a carefully selected dance short. Hopefully, both dance afficionados and film buffs will find something to enjoy.

The program is a collaboration between program director at Vega Scene, Truls Foss, and CODA Oslo International Dance Festival, as well as DansiT, Trondheim, who supplied the dance shorts.

Initiative by Sofie Amiri