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The Moving Life Film Series is a multi-month film series exploring how movement and music illuminate the human experience in times of crisis, connection and change.

Featuring powerful documentaries connected to artists presented in the Meany Center for the Performing Arts season, the series traces how creative practices respond to social upheaval, preserve cultural memory and build community across differences.

Join us this spring for the Moving Life Film Series, presented in partnership with the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities and the UW Department of Dance.

 

Film Screenings

Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters

Feb 24 | A feature documentary about Bill T. Jones’s tour de force ballet “D-Man in the Waters.”

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THE MUSIC OF STRANGERS: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silkroad Ensemble

Apr 7 | A Grammy-nominated documentary that follows members of the Silkroad Ensemble.

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Capturing Grace

May 5 | Witness two worlds intersecting: Brooklyn’s world-renowned Mark Morris Dance Group and people with Parkinson’s disease.

See the Film

From Bill T. Jones’s landmark response to the AIDS crisis, to the Silkroad Ensemble’s cross-cultural musical dialogue, to the transformative intersection of dance and Parkinson’s communities, each screening is paired with post-screening conversation that invites reflection, dialogue and shared inquiry.

Moving Life explores how the performing arts invite us to remember, connect, and imagine more humane and resilient ways of being together.

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Where will the film screenings take place?

All films and post-screenings talks will be held in the UW Communications Building, Room 120 Lecture Hall: 4109 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195. View the campus map.

Do I need to register to attend?

Yes, be sure to register ahead of team for each screening to save your spot.