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Monona Saturday Cinema: Foreign & Independent Art Film Series - Fall 2010

Films screen Saturdays at 1:00 PM with a discussion following.

 

Sept 11 - Only When I Dance (Brazil/ United Kingdom)
This feel-good documentary follows Irlan and Isabela, two teenagers from the violent favelas of Rio de Janeiro, as they pursue their dreams of becoming professional ballet dancers. This inspiring story takes us from Rio - where their communities must raise the funds to support their ambitions - to exhilarating ballet competitions in New York and Switzerland. It's a film about their determination to dance, and the price one must pay for talent, ambition and success.

We are proud to feature a special guest presenter, Robin Pettersen, award-winning Professor of Dance at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and acclaimed choreographer, at this film's discussion. Pettersen is on the faculty of University of Wisconsin - Whitewater’s Theatre/Dance department; teaches Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Dance Composition and Performance Art; has created work for the Thompson/Trammell and Kanopy dance companies and has been commissioned by James Madison, Kent State, and St. Cloud State Universities and the University of Chicago. Her work has also been performed at Mankato State University, Beloit College and Albion College. Ms. Pettersen has participated on numerous arts grants panels and received the Wisconsin Dance Council Distinction Award in 2004. She has been the Theatre Arts Director and the Dance Program Director at the summer Bay View Music Festival in Bay View, MI and her choreography has been chosen four times for Gala Concerts at the American College Dance Festival.

 

All Films are intended for a mature audience.

The Library's film series is sponsored by the Friends of the Monona Public Library.

Each month, the Library will screen a foreign or art film that will likely not be seen anywhere else.  Through the Library’s subscription to the Film Movement Series, courtesy of the Friends of the Library, the Library obtains a new award-winning film each month. Film Movement scours the world’s top film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, and New York to select the best films from thousands of entries.  These are great films (for grown-ups) that you likely won’t find at Blockbuster.  Imagine seeing a Sundance Theater-type film without leaving town and without paying admission.

Miss a film? All Film Series titles are available for checkout following the show!

Click the film's title to go to the catalog!