An intimate portrait of songwriters performance artists and lovers Dan Martin and Michael Biello The Dance explores the interconnectedness of their domestic life artwork and selfless devotion to a community of artists they have helped to create and support The film uses handprocessed footage to convey the emotional intensity of their lives The handmade quality of the film imparts a sense of poignancy and brotherly loving in the era of AIDS Based on The Dance a song about living on in the face of loss with music by Dan Martin and lyrics by Michael Biello