Dance Films Association

The Dance Films Association (DFA) is a non-profit organization founded by Susan Braun in 1956; Jose Limon, Ted Shawn and Alicia Markova were charter members. Its stated purpose is, "Dedicated to furthering the art of dance film.". [1]

DFA has held a film festival every year since 1971, which has been co-sponsored by the Film Society of Lincoln Center since 1996. It also arranges tours of dance films; in 2010 over forty venues were booked, from New York — the Museum of Modern Art — to Bialystok, Havana, Manipur and Istanbul. [2]

The current executive director is Christy Park.

Footnotes

  1. "Dance Films Association". Dance Films Association. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
  2. "About". Dance Films Association. 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
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