ELa FaLa Collective

ELa FaLa Collective delves into curiosities across art, technology, spirituality, culture, and education, embracing a holistic exploration of meaning and potential, while reflecting on themes like womanhood, sisterhood, motherhood, youth, aging, and everything in between. Our movement fosters communication between these disciplines, uncovering many forms of "medicine" that arise from their interaction. The collective’s creative space welcomes artists from diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and ages, encouraging them to find expression and common ground through humor, magic, beauty, and courage, empowering individuals physically and mentally.

Dance Film Street Screening

In 2020, ELa FaLa Collective premiered their second dance film as part of a collaborative event featuring 14 other dance films from Brazil and the U.S., presented in partnership with Mobile Projection Unit  and Desert Island Studios.

The evening included an improvised performance blending dance, music, and interactive spatialized video projection by Nanda D’Agostino and Sarah Turner. Musicians Mike Gamble (who composed and recorded the original score for Anna), Alexis Mahler and bassist Cren Shaw joined dancers Barbara Lima and Jordan Kriston for the live performance.

The screening featured short dance films by Brazilian and American artists, including: Devin Jane Febbroriello, Christopher Serra, Brett Love & Emily Durand, Samuel Barber, Liz Jones, Brandy Guthery & Rachel Belling, Alisson Beda, Sophia Wright Emigh, Fernanda D'Agostino, Lisa Kusanagi, Juju Kusanagi, Juliana Kis, Rafael Quintas, Alicia J. Rose, Heidi Duckler, Rodrigo Rocha-Campos, and Raquel Polistchuck.

This event was Supported by:
@elafalacollective | @polarisdancetheatre | @desertislandstudiospdx | @mobileprojectionunit
Event Producers: @devin_.jane._ & @elababi
With support from: @regionalarts | @opensignalpdx