ANYWHERE IS A DANCEFLOOR
TEST YOURSELF. EXPRESS YOURSELF.
TEST YOURSELF. EXPRESS YOURSELF.
Anywhere is A Dance Floor is an award winning short dance-film created in partnership with choreographer Jaii Guest, and the Motion Dance Collective.
Created during the covid-19 pandemic, the film celebrates creativity, resilience, and fierce spirit of Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ nightlife community and dance cultures. Through occupying public spaces, this film is an invitation to the city to create their own dance floors anywhere and everywhere!
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CREDITS:
Director, Cinematography and Edit: Mathew Beckett Concept and Music: Adam Carver
Concept and Choreography: Jaii Andrew Guest
Assistant Director: Anna Clifford
Executive Producer: DanceXchange (FABRIC)
Producers: Matthew Critchfield & Anna Clifford
Production Co-ordinator: Sandra Figueiredo
DanceXchange Producers: Lucie Mirkova, Rosie Clements & Emily Labhart
Dancers:
Black Peppa
Chanda John
Joey Taylor
Simone Mendez
Mama Mamba
Jay Andre
Jaii Andrew Guest (Luna Myztique)
Blu Romantic
Lacy Lou
Fatt Butcher
Christian Gay
Yshee Black
Camera Operator: Johnny Rhodes
1st Assistant Camera: Sam Kemp
Jib Operator: Christopher Hood
Sound Recordist and Designer: Ollie Smith
Music Production: Charles Cragg & Adrain Kimberlain
Music Mixing: Adam Green
Make Up Artists: Liam Hall Shelton (LILITH) & Quinn Bragginton
Production Runners: Genavieve Decaria, Tansy Rawlings & Jade Smith
Production Marshalls: Lucie Mirkova & Jamaal O'Driscoll Sponsors: Fairly Odd Shop and Sequin Showstoppers
BTS Photographer: Emma Jones
ANYWHERE IS A DANCEFLOOR is a Dance-Film Production by Motion Dance Collective in Association with River Rea Films Commissioned by DanceXchange (FABRIC) for Birmingham International Dance Festival