Dance (Lens) Festival 2025
Event description
And, ACTION!
Dancehouse’s biennial festival of dance on screen from 9-12 July 2025 is back with an enthralling array of local, international, and historical screendance works.
For the 2025 Dance (Lens) Festival, experience three specially curated programs including a selection of shorts from the internationally-recognised Cinedans program; a session dedicated to the agency of the camera in The Camera Behaves curated by Siobhan Murphy; and a celebration of Victorian artists in ReelDance Retrospective curated by Erin Brannigan.
And there’s more to be announced on 17 June 2025 including the Australian works selected as part of the Dance (Lens) Official Selection, as well as some special In Focus events, talks, and special screenings to round out the full Festival offer. Stay tuned!
Enjoy the whole Festival including in person screenings, talks, masterclasses, and special events at Dancehouse or catch most of the program digitally on demand after the Festival till 31 July.
The very affordable Dance (Lens) Festival Pass grants access to ALL screening sessions and talks at Dancehouse. Yes — that’s your choice of screenings and events over four wintery nights.
Dance (Lens) Festival 2025
Wednesday 9 July 2025
Opening Night event and screening — announcing 17 June
Thursday 10 July 2025
6:30pm – Official Selection #1 — announcing 17 June
7:30pm – The Camera Behaves curated by Siobhan Murphy
Friday 11 July 2025
6:30pm – Official Selection #2 — announcing 17 June
7:30pm – Cinedans TOUR
Saturday 12 July 2025
6.30pm –Official Selection #3 — announcing 17 June
7.30pm – ReelDance retrospective curated by Erin Brannigan
Dance (Lens) Workshops
— announcing 17 June
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