LIMINAL (LMNL) celebrates dance film and projection mapping as powerful mediums for capturing the unspoken essence of our bodies, communities, and shared humanity. Featuring artists whose interdisciplinary practices push the boundaries of Dance Cinema, the festival highlights work that reflects movement’s profound ability to connect, transform, and reveal.
Rooted in the concept of “liminality”—the threshold between one state and another—the festival embraces works that exist in the in-between spaces: between body and image, tradition and innovation, presence and memory.
LMNL seeks to champion voices from around the world while highlighting the incredible talent of the DMV region, creating a platform where local and international artists converge to explore new dimensions of movement on screen.
Festival Passes & Tickets
EARLY BIRD PREMIUM FESTIVAL PASSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR 10 DAYS ONLY! (MARCH 13 – MARCH 23)
Get your discounted PREMIUM PASS NOW for ONLY $85! All the access at the best rate!
Starting MARCH 24, DAY PASSES and INDIVIDUAL TICKETS will go on sale
Premium Festival Pass: $100
Day Pass:
$65
Individual Tickets:
$25
Gives ONE person unrestricted admission to all film screenings, LIMINAL+ Events, VIP lounge, and receptions at Dance Place for the entire festival (April 24 – April 26).
Gives ONE person unrestricted admission to all film screenings and LIMINAL+ Events for one day of the festival.
Single tickets are available to purchase for each event.
Friday, April 24
4PM: Film Screening /PERSPECTIVES/ (Duration: 90 minutes, 3 films | 3 countries)
6PM: LIMINAL Launch Party
7PM: Film Screening /OPENING NIGHT/ (Duration: 80 minutes, 8 films | 4 countries)
8:45PM: LIMINAL+ Event: Projection Mapping on Dance Place
10PM: Film Screening /LIMINAL AFTER DARK/
(Duration: 62 minutes, 8 films | 5 countries)
Some films with Mature Adult Content: Nudity, Language, & Themes
Saturday, April 25
10AM: Film Screening /MOVING NARRATIVES/
(Duration: 60 minutes, 10 films | 4 countries)
Family Friendly Screening
11AM: Film Screening /EMERGING VOICES/
(Duration: 62 minutes, 9 films | 5 countries)
Films made by students or with students featuring selected works from the American College Dance Association
1PM: Film Screening /SHORTS I/
(Duration: 77 minutes, 11 films | 5 countries)
3PM: LIMINAL+ Event /OTHER CANTICLES/
(Duration: 90 minutes)
W/conversation on collaboration and the making of with IN Series Opera + Orange Grove Dance
5PM: Film Screening /SHORTS II/
(Duration: 62 minutes, 8 films | 3 countries)
8PM: LIMINAL+ Event /BREAKING COUNTERPOINT/
(Duration: 120 minutes)
Live performance + mixed media event that transitions into a digital dance party
Sunday, April 26
10AM: Film Screening /FEATURE DANCE DOC/
(Duration: 60 minutes)
11:30AM: Film Screening /SHORTS III/
(Duration: 67 minutes, 7 films | 5 countries)
1PM: Film Screening /FEATURE DANCE DOC/
(Duration: 76 minutes)
3PM: LIMINAL Awards + Best of the Fest Film Screening
To Be Announced During the Festival
~120 minutes
Sponsors & Partners
About Orange Grove Dance
The LIMINAL Dance Film Festival is directed and produced by Dance Place Resident Company, Orange Grove Dance, under the artistic leadership of Colette Krogol and Matt Reeves. As artists living and working at the intersections of dance, design, and film, their vision animates the festival with a rare blend of creativity, innovation, and interdisciplinary depth.
For Krogol and Reeves, LIMINAL represents a long-held dream, one that expands the space for artists who blur boundaries between movement and media. Much like Orange Grove Dance’s acclaimed dance films and their annual Summer Intensive, the festival reflects their belief that film, media, and bold programming can transform how artists make work and how audiences encounter dance in everyday life.
