Dance Camera West offers one of the first collections of dance film available on DVD as well as other documentary titles.
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Ballerina
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| In the grand tradition of the Ballets Russes comes this portrait of five Russian ballerinas from the Mariinsky Theatre. From the backstage studio to stages around the world, Ballerina captures the sublime beauty of ballet in all its resplendent glory. |
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Carmen and Geoffrey
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| This intimate documentary, which features candid interviews and glorious dance performances, demonstrates the talent and uninterrupted creativity of Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder, two living legends in the world of American dance. |
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In the Mirror of Maya Deren
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| Deemed “Fellini and Bergman wrapped in one gloriously possessed body,” Maya Deren is arguably the most important and innovative avant-garde filmmaker in the history of American cinema. Using locations from the Hollywood hills to Haiti in the 1940s and ’50s, Deren made such mesmerizing films as AT LAND, RITUAL IN TRANSFIGURED TIME, and her masterpiece, MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON. |
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Wim Vandekeybus Dance & Short Fiction Films
Wim Vandekeybus has always had a great fascination for film. Not only has it been an important source of inspiration for his dance performances, film and video are also important media in which Vandekeybus expresses his intense imagination. Through his passion, he has created thirteen films over the past twenty years.
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by Wim Vandekeybus, Laura Aris Alvarez, Elena Fokina, and Jozef Frucek (DVD)) |
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DV8 Physical Theatre
DV8 (Dance and Video 8)’s work since 1986 has rejected abstraction in dance and concentrates on connecting meaning to movement and in addressing current social issues. Director Lloyd Newson has had a dynamic impact on contemporary dance by challenging the traditional aesthetics and forms which pervade most modern and classical dance. |
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Ballets Russes
By directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine
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| This engaging documentary tells the straightforward history of the renowned Ballets Russes troupe from 1929 until its demise in 1962, providing ample commentary, knee-slapping wit and whimsy, as well as tidbits on ballet aesthetics, backstage gossip and clip after clip of rare footage. |
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BEEN RICH ALL MY LIFE
The new film by Sundance Award-winning director Heather Lyn MacDonald, follows the most unlikely troupe of tap dancers you’re likely to meet, the Silver Belles, five former showgirls who danced at the Apollo and other legendary Harlem venues in the 1930s-40s. |
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JEWELS
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| George Balanchine’s rare and precious ballet, Jewels performed by the Paris Opera Ballet with outstanding performances. |
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CURSIVE II
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| Cursive II is a masterpiece by Lin Hwai-min, choreographer and Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. The superb Cloud Gate dancers, trained in meditation, Chi-Kung and martial arts, fierce as striking thunder or soft as flowing ink on rice paper. |
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DANCE FOR CAMERA
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| Dance For Camera is a collection of the most outstanding examples of dance film selected from festivals in Europe and North America including Dance Camera West, and winners of over 17 international awards. |
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DANCE FOR CAMERA 2
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| Andreas Denk, Andrea Bol, Klaus Jürgens, and Mischa van Dullemen (DVD - Mar 25, 2003) |
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THE DANCER
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| The Passion, Pain and Persistence of being a Dancer come to Life in the Swedish Documentary featuring international ballet star Katja Bjorner of the Royal Swedish Ballet. |
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LAST DANCE
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| by Maurice Sendak, Vic Losick, and Mirra Bank (DVD - Nov 23, 2004) |
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ETOILES: DANCERS OF THE PARIS OPERA BALLET
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| A DOCUMENTARY BY NILS TAVERNIER celebrates the legacy one of the best ballet companies in the world by weaving together rehearsals, tour snapshots and performances of classical ballets. |
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LA LA LA HUMAN STEPS: AMELIA
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| D. Lang (DVD - 2006) |
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BOOKS
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ENVISIONING DANCE ON FILM AND VIDEO
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| Judy Mitoma, Elizabeth Zimmer, and Dale Ann Stieber (Paperback - Jul 3, 2003) |
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MAKING VIDEO DANCE
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| Katrina McPherson (Kindle Edition - Mar 20, 2007) - Kindle Book |
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