The Distance Disco Project is a virtual dance initiative that highlights the collective social distance experience through film, dance and community driven conversation in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Featuring multiple creative opportunties for artists to participate.

The goal of the Distance Disco Project Blog is to create a space for artists and creatives to share their collective social distancing experiences.

Zoetic Dance artists submitted blog posts and video journals throughout the pandemic between July 2020 and May 2021 highlighting their daily experiences lived during the pandemic. The blog serves as an archive of life during a global lockdown.

The Distance Disco Project Film Series One, Two & Three feature dance works by artists in performed in their homes, neighborhoods and communities during the pandemic. Each film offers a unique glimpse into the day-to-day lives of artists as they navigate the “new” normal of creating, expressing and connecting.

Film Series One featured 34 films featured on Zoetic Dance’s Youtube and Instagram channels in May 2020.

Film Series Two featured 11 original short feature films from artists across the globe in a curated series that premiered on September 26, 2020.

Film Series Three, the final round of films featuring 10 original short films premiering on March 5, 2021. Click to view.

Bliss Nation: Waste land daughters

An exploration of self-realization, Bliss Nation takes a journey through the mind where fear, mourning, shame and anxiety reign. Five women articulate the endeavor of overcoming grief and the mental frenzied side effects that manifest as a result of seclusion and isolation. Together, alone, the women embody the trauma of a new, disordered reality.

Bliss Nation is an original short film by Zoetic Dance Ensemble, with original music by Xavier “Xay Zoleil” Lewis.

Coming soon.

The Distance Disco Project is funded by the Fulton Co. Board of Commissioners.