Dancing for Dara NYC
Posted February 24, 2011 by jmacphee in Events
For everyone in NYC, please, please, please come out to the Dancing for Dara screening and out Birthday Party!!!!
Dancing for Dara NYC
Saturday, February 26 · 3:00pm - 6:00pm
anthology film archives
2nd ave. and 2nd st., Manhattan, NYC
a benefit screening for dara greenwald @ 3pm
birthday festivities for dara and josh @ 4.30pm
all at anthology film archives!
Video Data Bank of Chicago has assembled a 75 min video program called DANCING FOR DARA composed of work by internationally-recognized artists who have donated their work to benefit Dara Greenwald who is currently battling cancer.
SUGGESTED DONATIONS (cash or check):
$20 for the screening
$30 for the screening and the birthday after-celebration (with drinks and treats!)
$40 for the screening, after-celebration, and a copy of dara and josh's new book Signs of Change: Social Movement Cultures
Please RSVP—on facebook or by sending an email to: rachaelrakes [at] gmail.com
Can't attend but want to donate?
please visit http://healdarag.org/donate-2/
image: Ben Coonley, One Trick Pony. Image courtesy Video Data Bank.
special thanks: the Chocolate Room, Brooklyn
Dancing for Dara Screening:
Pink Bloque, Dancing in the Street (excerpts), 2003, 6:00
Ben Coonley, One Trick Pony, 2002, 4:50
Tara Matiek, Operation Invert, 2003, 12:30
Caspar Stracke & Gabriela Monroy, Kuleshov Sukiyaki, 2004, 2:58
Melinda Stone & Igor Vamos, Suggested Photo Spots, 1997, 10:00
Jim Finn, Sharambaba, 1999, 3:00
Jem Cohen, Little Flags, 2000, 6:30
Paul Chan, Untitled Video on Lynne Stewart and Her Conviction, The Law and Poetry, 2006, 17:30
Dara Greenwald with Ona Mirkinson, The Package, 2010, 12:00
Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance!
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