Christina Hughes


Christina is a dance artist and experimental filmmaker. Her movement based films examine our relational ties with place and its influences on the human experience. Currently, Christina is a company member with Andiamo Dance Company and the founder of the Ketchikan Dance Film Festival- the first dance film festival to premiere in Southeast Alaska. She is the recipient of the 2025 Chulitna Lodge Full Fellowship Award, located in Port Alsworth, Alaska.

Her choreographic works have been presented in spaces such as Dixon Place (NYC), Potsdam Performing Arts Center Center (Potsdam, New York), Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center (Irvine, CA) and in numerous festivals such as Winter Follies (NYC), Spark Theatre Festival (NYC), Gigglefeet Dance Festival (Ketchikan, AK), Salty Showcase (Salt Lake City, UT), Green Space New Works Series (NYC) and Spoke the Wheel: Wheelhouse Series (NYC).

Her love for travel and placing herself in numerous varying landscapes has inspired much of her choreographic and film works. She continues to make dance works both for the screen and the stage, and loves collaborating on creative projects.

Work

Screendance, Choreography, Dance Film Festival

UPCOMING EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 17, 2025

Rethink Dance Film Festival
La Crosse, Wisconsin

“Un-Contained” will have its Wisconsin premiere for the 2025 Rethink Dance Film Festival.

January 23-25, 2025

Wearable Arts Show
Ketchikan, Alaska

Performance with Andiamo Dance Company for the KAAHC 39th Annual Wearable Arts show.

Selected choreographic works to be presented in the annual Ketchikan Theatre Ballet’s: Evening Of Dance.

Selected duet performance for the Emerging Artist Theatre Performance in NYC.

“Un-Contained” will have its Indiana premiere for the Performing Media Festival in South Bend, Indiana.

“Un-Contained” had its New York premiere at STH Events in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

“Un-Contained” will have its Alabama premiere for the Alabama Screendance Festival in Birmingham.

Traveling to Milan, Italy with Andiamo Dance Company to rehearse a new work with choreographer Matteo Mascolo!

Performing for the annual Andiamo Dance Company Gala performance.

Full Fellowship recipient for the 2025 Chulitna Lodge Creative Residency Program! Three weeks will be spent on the beautiful Lake Clark National Preserve developing a new screendance work, and undertaking an artist presentation through the “Chultina Chat” series.

The third annual Ketchikan Dance Film Festival will premiere in multiple locations throughout Southeast Alaska! More info and official dates coming soon…

February 20-21, 2025

Evening of Dance
Ketchikan, Alaska

March 12, 2025

Spark Theatre Festival NYC
New York, NY

March 13-15, 2025

Performing Media Festival
South Bend, IN

March 15, 2025

Spoke The Wheel: Wheelhouse Series
Brooklyn, New York

March, 2025

Alabama Screendance Festival
Birmingham, AL

August 7-11, 2025

Guest Artist Rehearsal
Milan, Italy

September 5-6

Andiamo Dance Company Performance
Ketchikan, Alaska

September 15 - October 11

Chulitna Lodge Creative Fellowship
Port Alsworth, Alaska

September 27-28, 2025

Ketchikan Dance Film Festival
Multiple Locations

Ketchikan Dance Film Festival

Founded by dance artist Christina Hughes, the Ketchikan Dance Film Festival is the first dance film fest to premiere in southeast Alaska. KDFF is a free annual public event that highlights dance film works produced within the state of Alaska & beyond. The indoor screening of films is followed by a Meet & Greet reception with selected film artists & directors.

2025 KDFF -

Dance film submissions now open! (Click Filmfreeway icon to submit today!)

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines:

  • February 1, 2025

Opening film submission Date

  • May 1, 2025

    Earlybird Deadline

  • July 1, 2025

    Regular Deadline

  • July 22, 2025

    Late Deadline

  • August 22, 2025

    Extended Deadline

  • August 25, 2025

    Notification Date

  • September 27 – October 4, 2025

    Event Date