CINEMA CASINO is a film that looks at the aesthetics of traditional and pop dance forms experienced by young generations living on La Réunion a French overseas department in the Indian Ocean Concentrating on the expression of bodies in movement the piece frames cultural manifestations historically linked to anticolonial resistance alongside contemporary trends aligned with a consumerbased industry embraced by emerging economies today The registered dance sessions involve individuals and groups that perform in a staged event at Le Casino a cinema and theatre hall built in the 30s that also served for meetings of the workers union of the citys port