Dezer Properties

Tenant Profile

• Address:

  48 West 21st Street 907
  New York, NY 10011

• CATEGORY:

  Acting & Production, Entertainment, Music

• PRODUCTS AND SERVICES:

  DFA is a not-for-profit membership corporation which accomplishes this mission by:
  
  • Promoting and facilitating the production, distribution, and use of dance films;
  • Educating the public about the history and development of dance films and videos;
  • Supporting the efforts of educators, institutions and community groups to present dance films, through its Dance on Camera Touring Program;
  • Producing programs which educate and expose the public to the art of dance film, including the annual Dance on Camera Festival;
  • Providing an informational clearinghouse and meeting ground for producers, distributors, artists, and other users of dance films and videos.
  
  Currently, DFA is actively seeking to broaden its audience via new media initiatives and membership drives, to support cutting edge approaches to dance documentation, and to expand partnerships with schools, arts partners, media sites, and other institutions.

• HISTORY:

  Dance Films Association was founded by Susan Braun in 1956 as a clearinghouse for the distribution of films on dance, from experimental work to instructional films and documentaries. Modern dance pioneer Jose Limon was a charter members, as was Ted Shawn, founder of Jacob’s Pillow, and prima ballerina Alicia Markarova. A tireless advocate, Ms. Braun devoted her life to finding, showcasing and preserving dance films and videos until her death in 1995. With generous foresight, she left a Trust of $500,000 to continue DFA’s mission with Melvin Spain as Executor until the year 2015. Today, DFA seeks to carry on Susan Braun’s spirit of creativity and collaboration in a time of extraordinary transformation.

• WEBSITE:

  http://www.dancefilms.org/

• CONTACT:

  
  212-727-0764