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The Red Shoes, La Danse, and Maria Tallchief on Film
NYC’s Film Forum is currently showing two dance films – one new and one old. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1948 film “The Red Shoes”, based on Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of shoes that dance the wearer to death, has … Continue reading
Posted in Balanchine, ballet, Dance, Entertainment, film, New York City
Tagged Balanchine, ballet, dance films, dance movies, emeric pressburger, evelyn cisneros, Film Forum, firebird, Frederick Wiseman, hans christian andersen, La Danse, maria tallchief, martin scorsese, michael powell, New York City, paley center for media, Paris Opera Ballet, the red shoes
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Winners of Dance Films’ What Moves You Challenge
Dance Films Association recently held a competition called “What Moves You? 48 Hour Challenge”. The premise was simple: Create a dance film inspired by the news in forty-eight hours. By setting a time limit, the emphasis was on creativity rather … Continue reading
Robert Altman’s “The Company”
Five years after the release of Robert Altman’s “The Company”, a film based on life in the Joffrey Ballet, I finally got around to seeing it. The movie is heavy on the dance scenes – mostly excerpts from ballets in … Continue reading
Posted in ballet, criticism, Entertainment, film, Reviews, Videos
Tagged Center Stage, Dance, dance movies, film, James Franco, Joffrey Ballet, Lar Lubovitch, Malcolm McDowell, movies, Neve Campbell, Robert Altman, The Company
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