OPENING NIGHT
Thursday, March 11th | 6:30pm - 8:30pm
at the Palm Springs Dance Academy
$50
Nickerson-Rossi Dance presents a brand new extension to their annual Palm Springs International Dance Festival with their Dance Photography Exhibit at the Palm Springs Dance Academy. This photo exhibit will feature work by the photographer of the Hollywood Stars, Michael Childers, and former American Ballet Theater Dancer, Geoffrey Moore, with his “5th Position” series on dancers of San Francisco Ballet. Only on opening night will you get the chance to meet these artists in person and discuss their work.
Additionally, six photographers that have been nominated by our accomplished festival panel will be competing for a chance to win a 1st Place prize of $500 and the attendees have a vote!
Join us for dynamic emotion and unique points of view in this modern twist on modern dance programming along with the producers and directors of the Palm Springs International Dance Festival.
All festival events will be Covid Compliant, so please make sure to bring a mask, keep your physical distance and get your tickets before they are gone. We will only be allowing 20 guests at a time.
The six photography semi-finalists are:
Alex Budin
Los Angeles, California
Gabriel Encinas
Buena Park, California
Todd Fox
Miami, Florida
Lawrence Fung
Tempe, Arizona
Michael Higgins
Paris, France
Jeff Mclean
Lakeside, California
PHOTO EXHIBIT
Friday, March 12th | 6pm, 7pm, 8pm
at the Palm Springs Dance Academy
$10
Nickerson-Rossi Dance presents a brand new extension to their annual Palm Springs International Dance Festival with their Dance Photography Exhibit at the Palm Springs Dance Academy. This photo exhibit will feature work by the photographer of the Hollywood Stars, Michael Childers, and former American Ballet Theater Dancer, Geoffrey Moore, with his “5th Position” series on dancers of San Francisco Ballet.
Additionally, six photographers that have been nominated by our accomplished festival panel will be competing for a chance to win a 1st Place prize of $500 and the attendees have a vote!
Join us for dynamic emotion and unique points of view in this modern twist on modern dance programming along with the producers and directors of the Palm Springs International Dance Festival.
All festival events will be Covid Compliant, so please make sure to bring a mask, keep your physical distance and get your tickets before they are gone. We will only be allowing 20 guests at a time.
The six photography semi-finalists are:
Alex Budin
Los Angeles, California
Gabriel Encinas
Buena Park, California
Todd Fox
Miami, Florida
Lawrence Fung
Tempe, Arizona
Michael Higgins
Paris, France
Jeff Mclean
Lakeside, California
DANCE FILM SERIES
Saturday, March 13th | 7pm - 8:00pm or 8:30pm - 9:30pm
$50
Dance artists have continued to produce through the year 2020 into 2021 and our Dance Film Series is here to prove just that. From an international reach of 5 different countries and 18 U.S. states, the Palm Springs International Dance Festival panel has narrowed down from 65 short film submissions to only 12 features. These 12 films will compete not only for the panels vote but also the audiences vote.
Join us under the starry sky in front of the San Jacinto Mountain in Downtown Palm Springs as we present these short films that celebrate dance in all forms. You can expect everything from Classical, Broadway, Post-Modern and Cultural… our film series is an enjoyable blend of dynamic dance genres sure to please our audiences.
All festival events will be Covid Compliant, so please make sure to bring a mask, keep your physical distance and get your tickets before they are gone.
The ten semi-finalists are:
Charles Scheland
New York, NY
Johanna Sapakie
Las Vegas, NV
Hyun-Sang Cho
Suwon, South Korea
Caterina Mercante
Pasadena, CA
Seda Aybay
Los Angeles, CA
Edu Hernandez
Montebello, CA
Aiyana D’Arcangelo
San Francisco, CA
Katie Nicole Harmon
Schaumburg, IL
Damani Van Rensalier
Jersey City, NJ
Charly Santagado
Metuchen, NJ
Virtual Festival Experience
Sunday, March 14th | downloadable video released
$20
Can't attend one of our events? Join us virtual with a documentary-style film that features the photography exhibit and international dance film series!
DANCE ART AUCTION
Sunday, March 14th | 11am - 1pm
Purchase work from some of the photographers in our festival exhibit and other dance-inspired works.
