How It Works

Dances Made to Order is an online dance film festival. Every month, we feature three talented artists who rise to the challenge to create a five-minute film in two weeks inspired by ideas chosen by our audience! Don’t miss this innovative online showcase of American dance film. Subscribe to the entire season for only $50, and get 33 festival worthy short films plus bonus content throughout the year.

In 2012, Dances Made to Order proudly partners with local artists and arts organizations in 11 different US cities who will each select three artists that highlight their city’s unique dance culture.

The cities and curatorial partners for the 2012 season of Dances Made to Order are:

January — Los Angeles. Curated by Kingsley Irons, producer of Dances Made to Order
February — New York. Curated by Zach Morris of Dance Films Association’s Dance Film Lab.
March — Salt Lake City. Curated by Ashley Anderson of loveDANCEmore
April — Atlanta. Curated by Malina Rodriguez of Dance Truck and The Lucky Penny
May — Chicago. Curated by The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago
June — Boston. Curated by Alissa Cardone of Kinodance
July — Minneapolis. Curated by Laurie Van Wieren, choreographer and producer of 9×22 Dance/Lab
August — Philadelphia. Curated by d. Sabela Grimes in partnership with Philadelphia Dance Projects
September — San Francisco. Curated by ODC Theatre
October — New Orleans. Curated by Diogo De Lima, choreographer and filmmaker
November — Austin. Curated by Ellen Bartel of Spank Dance Company

Now…how does this work?

1. You make the decisions. You like that don’t you?

We hand-pick the artists, but you choose what will inspire their work. We’ll present you with a fresh menu of five exciting and poetic ideas every month. Select the three that most intrigue you.

2. Don’t slack!

You only have 8 days to vote.

3. Once you vote and purchase your ticket

Click “SIGN UP” on the right hand- side of the navigation bar. Enter your email and a password to register and purchase a ticket. You can buy a season pass which will include all 33 films that will be created during the 11-month series or single, monthly ticket. We will send you a reminder email when the films you purchased are ready to view. No traffic, waiting in line or over-priced popcorn. These films are only available exclusively through our site. They will not be posted anywhere else. Once you have made your purchase, you can watch the films whenever and as often as you would like

4. How much is it?

The 2012 season pass is $50 and includes access to all films from January through November 2012. A single, monthly ticket is $10.

Dances Made to Order is NOT a competition between the artists. We think that’s tacky. We created the forum to investigate how 3 artists with very different aesthetics respond to the same ideas. We want to inspire and stimulate conversation.

65% of our ticket revenue goes back to our participating artists to support their work. Now that is totally worth supporting.