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RTÉ DOTB Films 2010
The Arts Council and RTÉ bring you four new short dance films, set in a church, under water, in a mother's memory and on a cinema screen.
After their premiere on RTÉ Two (details below), you can watch each of the 2010 films through the links below. In the meantime, scroll down to check out the 2008 & 2006 films.
All Dance on the Box 2010 films are now available to watch on this page.
A dancer enticed by the cinema - will he get out alive?
Duration 6'18''
RTÉ Two, Wednesday 19 May, 10.50pm
Mother and son, above and under water, the dance of their lives.
Duration 6'15"
Thursday 20 May, RTÉ Two, 10.55pm
'The Making of Deep End Dance'
Mother and son, above and under water, the dance of their lives.
Duration 8'15"
The girls have flown the nest, but they live on in her empty house.
Duration 6'20"
RTÉ Two, Tuesday 18 May, 11.20pm
'Mo Mhórchoir Féin - A Prayer'
In a church, after Mass - a dancer, an altar-boy and a watcher from the shadows.
Duration 6'15"
RTÉ Two, Monday 17 May, 10.55pm
RTÉ Dance On The Box 2006 & 2008
Take a look back at RTÉ Dance On The Box 2006 and 2008, which brought eight original dance films to over a million RTÉ Two viewers and went on to represent Ireland at more than thirty film festivals in Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and the USA, from Stockholm to Johannesburg and from Vermont to Wroclaw.
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Security guards keep a close eye on some bizarre movements in the streets below.
Duration 6'33''
'Why the Irish Dance that Way'
A witty take on sean-nós dance, shot in the Rathcairn Gaeltacht.
Duration 5'13''
A multi-racial cast bounce off each other and off the walls of Dublin's Civic Offices.
Duration 6'15''
Shot in Croke Park, a powerful re-play of the tensions and connections between sporting opponents.
Duration 6'29''
A young cast of actor/dancers portray the dark fantasies of a teenage Saturday night.
Duration 6'53''