Performance Movies

  • 1996
    Trees

    Trees

    Trees

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    Sand animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

    Trees
  • 2009
    Life is Precious!

    Life is Precious!

    Life is Precious!

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    Life Is Precious! is one of Simonova's earliest sand pieces. An anti-abortion work, it is built around the image of a fetus during an abortion and...

    Life is Precious!
  • 2024
    Above Above, Below Below

    Above Above, Below Below

    Above Above, Below Below

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    A Brazilian performance artist Vanesa Cardoso living in Newfoundland, Canada explores the figures of her Pochinko clown, discovering a desire to...

    Above Above, Below Below
  • 2026
    Really Happy Someday

    Really Happy Someday

    Really Happy Someday

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    A rising musical theatre star struggles with his changing voice during his gender transition. With the help of a singing coach, he learns to trust...

    Really Happy Someday
  • 1970
    Narciso Escondido

    Narciso Escondido

    Narciso Escondido

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    Narciso Escondido
  • 2011
    Lady Dior Moscow

    Lady Dior Moscow

    Lady Dior Moscow

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    Based on an original concept by John Cameron Mitchell, this stunning sand animation merges haute couture with the magic of ephemeral art. Through the...

    Lady Dior Moscow
  • 2007
    CAMERA LUCIDA

    CAMERA LUCIDA

    CAMERA LUCIDA

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    Developed in collaboration with scientific laboratories in Japan, Germany, Russia and Belgium, Camera Lucida (chamber of light or lucidity) is a...

    CAMERA LUCIDA
  • 1996
    Secret

    Secret

    Secret

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    Sand animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

    Secret
  • 1928
    Ruby Keeler

    Ruby Keeler

    Ruby Keeler

    01928HD

    A ten-minute musical Movietone short featuring dancer Ruby Keeler.

    Ruby Keeler
  • 1996
    Letter

    Letter

    Letter

    01996HD

    Sand animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

    Letter
  • 1897
    Spanish Dancers in Castille

    Spanish Dancers in Castille

    Spanish Dancers in Castille

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    The Martinez sisters performing a spanish dance

    Spanish Dancers in Castille
  • 2010
    RMB City Opera

    RMB City Opera

    RMB City Opera

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    RMB City Opera is an experimental theatrical play inspired by the ‘Eight Model Works’, a propaganda opera from the Chinese Cultural...

    RMB City Opera
  • 2026
    Where do I go from Here?

    Where do I go from Here?

    Where do I go from Here?

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    Where do I go from here is a performance arthouse-style film exploring the nostalgia of the concept of home in terms of home as a feeling rather than...

    Where do I go from Here?
  • 1996
    Poem

    Poem

    Poem

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    Sand animation by Hungarian artist Ferenc Cakó.

    Poem
  • 2011
    Chess Story

    Chess Story

    Chess Story

    02011HD

    Commissioned for the 2011 Monte-Carlo Amber Chess Championship, this spellbinding live sand animation turns the game of chess into an epic, fluid...

    Chess Story
  • 2022
    SEMEFO IN MEMORIAM

    SEMEFO IN MEMORIAM

    SEMEFO IN MEMORIAM

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    SEMEFO IN MEMORIAM
  • 1975
    Outside Chance (Video)

    Outside Chance (Video)

    Outside Chance (Video)

    01975HD

    In this landmark performance, Barbara T. Smith collaborated with computer scientist Richard Rubenstein to generate 3,000 unique computer-produced...

    Outside Chance (Video)
  • 2013
    Beautiful Morocco

    Beautiful Morocco

    Beautiful Morocco

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    The Lady of the Sand presented her sand short film "Beautiful Morocco" in July 2013, created for the Foundation of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla...

    Beautiful Morocco
  • 2025
    Free Anxiety

    Free Anxiety

    Free Anxiety

    02025HD

    Anxiety frightens, but can it be used to improve ourselves?

    Free Anxiety
  • 2025
    Before The Spotlight

    Before The Spotlight

    Before The Spotlight

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    Behind every electrifying performance lies a story of sacrifice and passion. Before the Spotlight journeys behind the scenes of the dynamic Dauntless...

    Before The Spotlight