Formerly known as Kicking & Screening, the Motion State Dance Film Series presents short dance films from around the world, including France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the US.

Celebrate our new name and the new Motion State Dance Festival coming March 2020, with a launch party to start and end the night! Admission is free, with drinks and treats available for purchase.

The Motion State Dance Film Series, now in its second season, is the only year-long, traveling short film festival in New England devoted to showcasing the diversity of contemporary creative voices exploring the medium of choreography for the camera. By taking the festival “on the road” and into non-traditional film venues, such as art galleries, music halls, performing arts theaters and university classrooms, the Motion State Dance Film Series exposes dance films and filmmakers to new audiences. Every screening is followed by a Q & A with the curators and many of the artists.

The Motion State Dance Festival, March 5-7, 2020, is a new performance festival designed to introduce Rhode Island audiences to the latest in contemporary dance. This celebration of contemporary performance brings local and national artists together to share their boundary-pushing creative explorations with a growing Rhode Island dance audience.