Elixir on Digital Stage Longevity in Dance
Watch Elixir on Digital Stage: Longevity in Dance — an eclectic mix of bold, playful and poignant films that challenge perceptions of dance and age.
2026
Dancing through time
Go behind the scenes of Pina Bausch’s Kontakthof – Echoes of ’78, where we meet company members who danced both then and now. More releases to be announced in 2026.
2024
In our 2024 programme, you can enjoy dance film commissions by artists Louise Lecavalier, Aditi Mangaldas and Paco Peña, and documentary The Exchange.
Widening Circles, Aditi Mangaldas
Set against the backdrop of Delhi, India, this film delves into the world of Kathak dance artist Aditi Mangaldas.
The Exchange
Watch a cross-generational documentary of the Company of Elders collaboration with ZooNation Youth Company.
Memorias, Paco Peña
Step into the heart of Córdoba, Spain, in this film with world-renowned flamenco guitarist Paco Peña.
Minutes Through the Afternoon
Explore the daily process of creation in this film where dancer Louise Lecavalier improvises and reworks choreography.
Crossing the Bar
Watch Men! Dancing! in a film which considers what it is to be human, inspired by Tennyson’s poem of the same title.
Remember to Live
In this documentary, see the creation of the stage performance Memento Vivere by Charlotta Öfverholm.
2022
Take a look back on our 2022 programme, which features a documentary about iconic dancers Malou Airaudo and Germaine Acogny and a Dance on Screen film with Charlotta Öfverholm, plus Dance on Screen films from Charlotta Öfverholm and others.
Juice
Explore what triggers the sparkle and juice of each person’s life in this film about leaping out of our comfort zones.
No Space for Age
Watch a beautiful film of two icons of the dance world in their 70s touring with their stage show common ground[s].
Mirror Within
The art of kathak is celebrated in Mirror Within, a short film that explores Nahid Siddiqui’s beliefs and practices, as a dancer and choreographer.
PLUCK
PLUCK, meaning spirited and determined courage, is the first of a trilogy of short intergenerational dance theatre films. It plays with the phenomenon of time perspective and how different a passage of time feels depending on what is happening.
In the Spotlight
Four people from Company of Elders speak about why they choose to dance and share the movements that inspire them.
Conversations on Dance and Age
These two short conversations featuring choreographers Shobana Jeyasingh and Charlotta Öfverholm place questions and provocations about dance and age at their heart.
