Gabrielle Lansner, Award Winning Filmmaker: The Art of Story Telling and the Making of "I AM NOT OKAY".

"Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey and special guest film maker, Gabrielle Lansner

In this episode of "Dance Talk” ® host Joanne Carey interviews choreographer and film maker, Gabrielle Lansner, who shares her unique journey from dance to filmmaking.

Gabrielle discusses her early dance training, the influence of acting on her choreography, and her transition to creating dance films. She reflects on her creative process, the themes of loss in her work, and how the COVID-19 pandemic inspired her to explore new avenues in filmmaking. The conversation highlights the interconnectedness of dance, theater, and film, emphasizing the importance of storytelling through movement. In this conversation, Gabrielle Lansner discusses her creative journey during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on her film 'I Am Not Okay.' She shares insights into the challenges and processes of filmmaking, the themes of her work, and the emotional impact it aims to convey. Lansner also reflects on the recognition her film has received and her aspirations for educational outreach, emphasizing the importance of storytelling in the arts.

Gabrielle Lansner is an award winning filmmaker, choreographer, and producer whose work is influenced by her background in choreography and performing.  Her films have screened at dozens of festivals worldwide and garnered multiple awards.

For over 30 years, Lansner has explored artistic disciplines moving from pure dance works, to dance/theater, to film. She has always been interested in story and character: creating emotionally complex and layered works that delve into the heart and psyche.

Since 1997, she has been the Artistic Director of gabrielle lansner & company, a critically acclaimed dance/theater company based in New York City. The works have been produced at The Peter Jay Sharp Theater, HERE, River to River Festival, P.S 122, The Joyce Soho, to name a few and have toured the US and Canada. The company has received support from The Dance Films Association, The Alvin & Louise Myerberg Foundation, The Harkness Foundation, The Puffin Foundation, Altria, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and The Field.

The company’s varied explorations include delving into the lives of Holocaust victims in the literary works of Bertolt Brecht and Cynthia Ozick, exploring adolescent yearning in Carson McCullers’ “The Member of the Wedding”, examining the nature of forgiveness in a work inspired by the South African Truth & Reconciliation Commission, and celebrating the life of pop icon Tina Turner in their original musical RIVER DEEP. TURNING HEADS, FROCKS IN FLIGHT, a site-specific dance performed at Battery Park City, was produced by Sitelines 2009/LMCC as part of the River to River Festival

Her latest short film, I AM NOT OK is an experimental dance film inspired by the words of Tiffiney Davis, the Executive Director of the Red Hook Art Project, in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The film has screened extensively at film festivals around the world and won Best Experimental Film at the Reel Sisters of the Diaspora FF in NYC and Best Cinedance at the Minneapolis St. Paul Int'l FF in MN. 

Lansner has also choreographed episodes of Law & Order: SVU, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

She is a member of SAG, New York Women in Film and TV,  the Lincoln Center Directors Lab, is a former  Board Member  of the Dance Films Association/DFA, NYC  and was instrumental in developing PS 122 in NYC as a rehearsal and performance space.

To learn more

https://www.gabriellelansner.com/index

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