If you're near NYC you have a rare chance to see an open rehearsal of live work of mine made almost 4 decades ago: What Practice Makes choreographed in 1983 to one movement of a late Beethoven Quartet. It's danced by 4 lovely young dancers of Peter Stathas Dance who weren't yet born when it premiered. I'd love to see you there.
Thursday November 6
5:00-7:00
450 West 37th Street, NY NY
Am I ever going to grow up and make a traditional professional website with dropdown menus, etc? It seems not - or only for specific films. Somehow this blogspot feels more direct, easily updatable - and wholly NON-professional.
So I've decided to post a bit more often, dropping in news of coming events in case a visitor to the page happens to live near the upcoming event. Hey, it's possible in this big, interconnected world.
Meanwhile, the above poster was for a retrospective presented in 2022 by Rivertown Film, with an excellent post-screening conversation with Laura Harrison.
Recently I edited the video of the conversation, dropping in excerpts of the films people just saw. It's actually pretty interesting ... if you're up for a deep dive.
Click on the link below to watch.
Marta Renzi discusses her films ...
Please join me & co-director Daniel Wolff at the screening of Cathy & Harry at the New Jersey Film Festival New Brunswick, NJ
Sunday, September 28, 2025 – Online for 24 Hours and In-Person at 5PM!
Cathy & Harry – Marta Renzi and Daniel Wolff (USA)
A revealing and humorous double-portrait of Catherine Murphy and Harry Roseman whose work is in collections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to the Metropolitan Transit Authority. Cathy & Harry documents how their lives revolve in joyous, dizzying intensity around work, food, friends, and each other. 2025; 45 min.
Bob & Hazel: Bound by Love, Divided by Color – Lara Firestone (Santa Barbara, California)
Bob & Hazel is a powerful documentary about a 60-year interracial love story that defied the racial boundaries of 1960s America, overcoming relentless challenges of bigotry, war, and societal rejection.
What do Atlantic City, New Jersey; Fort Hood, Texas; and Vietnam have in common? Each of these iconic places—steeped in history and struggle—challenged Bob and Hazel Levy in their journey together. But their love was unbreakable. 2024; 56 min.
Video above is from the re-construction of What Practice Makes earlier this summer. The 4 dancers of Peter Stathas Dance did a beautiful job, learning the 14-minute dance in just a few days. Typically, I don't re-visit old dances, preferring to just start a new one. But this was a pleasure, and a chance to make it a bit more legible. We'll return to it later this fall, and present it in an open showing on November 6th, TBA.
Summer/Fall Calendar of Screenings
July 14
Reeling: Dance on Screen Edmonton, Canada
Bronx Magic
July 29
Manifest International Dance Film Festival - Pondicherry, India
Inter Library Loan
August 3
Thomas Edison Film Festival - National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Inter Library Loan
August 15
Black August Film Festival - Pasadena, California
Guardians of the Flame
August 20
Bronzelens - Atlanta, Georgia
Guardians of the Flame
August 30
International ScreenDance Festival - Iowa City, Iowa
Blow Me Down
September 7
Film Fest Tucson - Tucson, Arizona
Cathy & Harry
September 28
New Jersey Film Festival - Rutgers, New Jersey
Cathy & Harry
September 30
Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts
Cathy & Harry
October 1
International Tour Film Festival - Citavecchia, Rome, Italy
Replica
October 3
Quinzena de Danca de Almada - Almada, Portugal
Blow Me Down
October 4
WildDogs International Screendance Festival - Calgary, Canada
Replica
October 10
Queens Underground International Black History Festival - Columbia, South Carolina
Guardians of the Flame
November 14
Moovy Tanzfimfestival - Koln, Germany
Inter Library Loan
Six very different films, screenings on 3 continents. For some of them, I even received a screening fee - not the US ones, you might guess.
Including the world premiere of Blow Me Down - finally!
So why don't I take more satisfaction?
You know me by now. The reward is in the making of the next project, not the laurels for the previous ones. And the next one doesn't start production till October. More to come.
