Make Work: 2026 SF Dance Film Festival

2026 SF Dance Film Festival presents a look inside the studios of New York City Ballet, where four emerging choreographers wrestle with the future of an art form in motion. TICKETS: https://sfdancefilmfest.org/fall-festival-2026/make-work/ EVENT DESCRIPTION: Make Work is both an intimate portrait of artistic creation and a broader meditation on the future of ballet. By pulling viewers directly into the creative engine of contemporary ballet, the film asks a central question: how can this centuries-old art form remain relevant in a contemporary world, and who will define its next chapter? Directed and produced by Linda Marie Saffire, Adam Lloyd Schlesinger, and Adrian Danchig-Waring, the film is set inside the studios and stages of New York City Ballet and its experimental hub, the New York Choreographic Institute, following four contemporary choreographers as they create new work on NYCB’s dancers. Make Work emphasizes that what audiences see is never a finished product, but part of an