The Independent Silent Film Festival- or the “Not-So-Silent Film Festival” has a unique history that stems from the challenges faced during the summer of 2020.

When the pandemic disrupted the performing arts industry, LuneAseas decided to pivot and collaborate long-distance with dancers and performers to create art videos that local and independent musicians could score.

This festival brings together various movement artists, filmmakers, visual artists, and musicians, fostering a dynamic, diverse, and global artistic community.

We feature

Live scoring- Award Winning Short Films- Pairing local and international Artists- Community Silent Film Jams- Little Know Films from Cinema History

Paradise Overtime was created in 2022 by musicians Jared Meyer and Anthony Mihaly, using a blend of synths, drums, electronics...really whatever else feels right, to create a unique modern jazz-rock sound that has no limits to what potential creative, emotional or entropic stone that they decidedly tether to and hurl it star-ward. 

The duo has recently released their second EP 'The One For the Frogs' streaming everywhere.

Excited to have Emmy award winning composer David Wohl join us as featured guest for this special jam!

David brings 25 years experience in the music industry, specializing in performing, music directing, composing, arranging, creative consultation, and expert music instruction. Learn more about his work at https://www.davidwohlmusic.com

Engage in a mystical card game to test your clairvoyant abilities alongside ours! As a grassroots non-profit performance incubator, LuneAseas has enriched Denver and the Colorado Front Range for a decade. Their presence has graced renowned venues such as New West Fest, Tabor Opera House, Spirits and Spirits Festival, the Children's Museum, and DPAC. LuneAseas' performances enchantingly twist historical narratives with modern dance, shadow play, and original music, weaving magical stories that resonate and inspire.

Engage in a mystical card game to test your clairvoyant abilities alongside ours! As a grassroots non-profit performance incubator, LuneAseas has enriched Denver and the Colorado Front Range for a decade. Their presence has graced renowned venues such as New West Fest, Tabor Opera House, Spirits and Spirits Festival, the Children's Museum, and DPAC. LuneAseas' performances enchantingly twist historical narratives with modern dance, shadow play, and original music, weaving magical stories that resonate and inspire.

Engage in a mystical card game to test your clairvoyant abilities alongside ours! As a grassroots non-profit performance incubator, LuneAseas has enriched Denver and the Colorado Front Range for a decade. Their presence has graced renowned venues such as New West Fest, Tabor Opera House, Spirits and Spirits Festival, the Children's Museum, and DPAC. LuneAseas' performances enchantingly twist historical narratives with modern dance, shadow play, and original music, weaving magical stories that resonate and inspire.

Engage in a mystical card game to test your clairvoyant abilities alongside ours! As a grassroots non-profit performance incubator, LuneAseas has enriched Denver and the Colorado Front Range for a decade. Their presence has graced renowned venues such as New West Fest, Tabor Opera House, Spirits and Spirits Festival, the Children's Museum, and DPAC. LuneAseas' performances enchantingly twist historical narratives with modern dance, shadow play, and original music, weaving magical stories that resonate and inspire.

A blend between Norah Jones and Bjork

Live Music| Performance| Film| Mental Health Reception

This immersive experience, takes you into the mind and experience of a Bipolar patient, with a film outlines that experiences of mania, depression, and treatment of Bipolar exploring the concepts of stigma, self-acceptance, and recovery.

The evening culminates with a reception where the audience can participate in a group art project, share their story, and connect with others building empathy and community.  During the reception, there will be a silent auction and the opportunity for community members diagnosed with mental illness to share their art.

Live Music - Performance - Film - Mental Health Reception

This immersive experience, takes you into the mind and experience of a Bipolar patient, with a film outlines that experiences of mania, depression, and treatment of Bipolar exploring the concepts of stigma, self-acceptance, and recovery.

The evening culminates with a reception where the audience can participate in a group art project, share their story, and connect with others building empathy and community.  During the reception, there will be a silent auction and the opportunity for community members diagnosed with mental illness to share their art.

Live Music - Performance - Film - Mental Health Reception

This immersive experience, takes you into the mind and experience of a Bipolar patient, with a film outlines that experiences of mania, depression, and treatment of Bipolar exploring the concepts of stigma, self-acceptance, and recovery.

The evening culminates with a reception where the audience can participate in a group art project, share their story, and connect with others building empathy and community.  During the reception, there will be a silent auction and the opportunity for community members diagnosed with mental illness to share their art.

Larea Edwards in collaboration with LuneAseas and an all new cast brings you a magical Nutcracker journey this holiday season. Prepare to immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of live jazz, hear the tales of 5 Points' illustrious past, and be captivated by a fresh choreographic interpretation of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker, brought to life by Denver's star performers. Venture through the mysterious passageways and hidden staircases of the iconic Savoy Denver.

Larea Edwards in collaboration with LuneAseas and an all new cast brings you a magical Nutcracker journey this holiday season. Prepare to immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of live jazz, hear the tales of 5 Points' illustrious past, and be captivated by a fresh choreographic interpretation of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker, brought to life by Denver's star performers. Venture through the mysterious passageways and hidden staircases of the iconic Savoy Denver.

Larea Edwards in collaboration with LuneAseas and an all new cast brings you a magical Nutcracker journey this holiday season. Prepare to immerse yourself in the vibrant sounds of live jazz, hear the tales of 5 Points' illustrious past, and be captivated by a fresh choreographic interpretation of Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker, brought to life by Denver's star performers. Venture through the mysterious passageways and hidden staircases of the iconic Savoy Denver.

Presenting Denver, Children’s Museum and Rocky Mountain PBS Kids have teamed up for a very special Walking Festival featuring local artists performing numbers inspired by the exhibits of the Children’s Museum, in the exhibits themselves!

With Dance artists:
LuneAseas

Animus

Artistico

Rocky Mountain Rhythm

BBoy Factory

Presenting Denver, Children’s Museum and Rocky Mountain PBS Kids have teamed up for a very special Walking Festival featuring local artists performing numbers inspired by the exhibits of the Children’s Museum, in the exhibits themselves!

With Dance artists:
LuneAseas

Animus

Artistico

Rocky Mountain Rhythm

BBoy Factory

LuneAseas’ returns to the Lyric Cinema August 6th with Grammy Nominated jazz artist Tenia Nelson and award winning films for the 4th annual Silent Film Festival.

Which came first the chicken or the egg or music or the movement? The unspeakable bond between movement and music is a lifelong investigation for LuneAseas work. The Silent Film Festival began in 2020 as a way to keep dancers, filmmakers, and musicians active with cross country collaborations, support as many artists as possible during lockdown, and further investigate the unspoken bond between movement and musical creation.

The silent film festival is back in its 4th year! Bring your favorite lawn chair, dress as a silent film star and join us in the great outdoors.

The Independent Silent Film Festival 3.0 will feature live music creation while showing classic silent films, live performances, and new collaborations from across the country.

The first hour of films will include classics such as Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid; excerpts from Metropolis, a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction drama; and two Georges Méliès works: The Mermaid and The Haunted House. While they're being projected, Adam Bodine and his trio will accompany the films with music. Throughout the evening dancers will perform, displaying how silent film stars are some of the first contemporary dancers.

Last year audience members said: ”LuneAseas has successfully pulled together a fun creative event that can be enjoyed safely”; ”Sometimes I can’t tell what came first, the music or the movement. These collaborations are truly remarkable”. The silent film festival will host up to 12 films from filmmakers, dance, circus, and theatre troupes from Colorado and across the world. Each short film will be paired with local or independent musicians to create a musical backdrop for each film. The musician's role for the 3-5 min film is to record a musical interpretation of what they see in the film, then the recording will be synced up to the film.

The festival will premier new short films and works from Colorado artists:

In the Wings (Denver) - Front Range Contemporary Ballet Company (Fort Collins) - Dance Express (Fort Collins).

It will also feature a selection of international and national artists:

Stopgap Dance Company (U.K.) - Jeremy Speed Schwartz (New York) - Luca Di Bartolo (Italy) -

Stacy Pascal Gaspard ( Los Angeles) - Shi Wei (China) - Yuuki (Japan) - Pierre GAFFIé (France)

The films will be accompanied by scores from local favorites:

Los Mocochetes - Russick Smith - 12 cents for Marvin bassist Hillary Freeman - Cerise Sprauge

Kira Lynn Sands - Anthony Arras - Jeremy Woodard- national act Lean Year, and more!