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82) Alalá
Publisher
Feelsales
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Alalá La Escuela de Arte, an arts center for children that uses flamenco as an educational language, comes to life thanks to the efforts of well-known guitarist Emilio Caracafé, who together with other artists, offers us his personal vision of this Gypsy neighborhood, where flamenco is a productive element for providing opportunities and has the power to transform society.
Publisher
Grito Productions
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Every second Sunday of July from the early 1960s until today Cubans and lovers of Cuban music have gathered in New York City for the Recordando el Mamoncillo Festival. Organized by el Club Cubano, "El Mamoncillo" is not just a dance, but an event that has maintained Cuban culture, particularly Afro-Cuban culture, and provided a way for Cuban families to reunite every year. Remembering the Mamoncillo takes views into this joyous event..
Publisher
Attic Independent Production GmbH
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Get fascinated by this journey owing to Cuban culture, full of dance and music...In interviews, music- and dance sequences exhibit some of the most important and world famous protagonists of the cultural scene in Cuba, the conversion of Cuban Salsa, Rumba and African tradition until the present era...The movie impresses with its proximity to protagonists. They discuss different subjects and get into details by live demonstration. They provide an overall...
85) Soleá
Publisher
Global Oneness Project
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This short documentary follows a day in the life of Juan Ramírez, a Colombian flamenco guitarist living in Seville. Through his eyes, we experience Soleá, "the mother of flamenco" and Ramírez’s unusual journey to master his craft.. Soleá is the Spanish term for one of the most basic forms of flamenco music originating in Andalusia, the southern region of Spain. Today, thousands around the world are inspired by flamenco and travel to Seville...
86) Like Air
Publisher
The Orchard
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Every year, Dance Makers, Inc hosts regional dance competitions across the US for all age groups. The competition is fierce and the pressure that young boys and girls put on themselves is intense. In the pursuit of trying to beat each other, the art of dance is nearly lost completely. Director Jake Viramontez goes into the lives of three female high school dancers from different cities to get an intimate look at the fears, insecurities and desires...
87) Crazy Horse
Publisher
Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah)
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
CRAZY HORSE follows the rehearsals and performances of the Crazy Horse Paris for a new show, DÉSIRS, staged by Philippe Decouflé, a celebrated French choreographer, as well as the backstage preparations of the dancers (make-up and costume fittings) and the various issues involved in the planning of the show and the administration of the cabaret. The show DÉSIRS is an artistic, modern, humorous and colorful spectacle that is the pinnacle of ‘nude...
88) Horizontes
Publisher
Pragda
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Three generations of Cuban ballet dancers are portrayed in this beautiful festival favorite. Alicia Alonso’s splendor still radiates, encouraging the dreams of young dancers. An aspiring ballerina who has dedicated all her efforts towards being accepted into Alonso’s ballet company. And one of four celebrated dancers of the National Ballet. Together, they offer insight into the past, present, and future of Cuba’s national ballet.. Official Selection...
Publisher
Illuminations Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
MATTHEW BOURNE'S CINDERELLA is a thrilling and evocative love story told in dance. A reinterpretation of the classic fairy tale, it features heart-stopping choreography and vivid, truthful characters. Originally mounted in 1997 but recreated as a completely fresh production for its most recent run, this is one of New Adventures’ most popular and beloved creations. Set in London during the Second World War, the drama features Cinderella and a dashing...
Publisher
Factory 25
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
In 1958, Jerome Robbins’ "ballet in sneakers,"NY Export: Opus Jazz, became a smash hit when it was broadcast on The Ed Sullivan Show and toured around the world. Set to an evocative jazz score by Robert Prince, the dance told the story of disaffected urban youth through movement that blended ballet, jazz and ballroom dancing. Now, the work comes full circle in this vibrant scripted film adaptation, the first film to return Jerome Robbins' choreography...
Publisher
Illuminations
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
MATTHEW BOURNE’S ROMEO + JULIET is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic story of love and conflict. Set in the not-too-distant future in ‘The Verona Institute’ and mysteriously confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirits, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. A timeless story about repressed emotions and teenage...
Publisher
GlobalGirl Media Productions
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Since its earliest days, Las Vegas has depended on women. It’s a city where the female body is more of an object of commerce than anywhere else in America.. STRIPPED AND TEASED goes behind the 'Showgirls' mythos to tell the true story of real women who live and work in Las Vegas -- the mothers, maids, waitresses, wives, cabdrivers, casino executives, and construction workers -- whose stories combine to represent a fascinating portrayal of the complexity...
Publisher
Illuminations Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
MATTHEW BOURNE’S THE CAR MAN is one of modern dance’s most thrilling and entertaining shows and a signature production for New Adventures. First seen in 2000, when it won the Evening Standard Award for “Musical Event of the Year”, it has proved to be a smash-hit in the UK and around the world. This recording for Sky Arts was made at Sadler’s Wells during the production’s most recent revival. The show is loosely based on Bizet’s popular...
94) True Colors
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The second album from electronic artist and producer Zedd is already making a mark, thanks in part to the single I Want You to Know, which features Selena Gomez.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Last minute rehearsals for the dance show are not quite going Miss Rilla's way. There is a sloth that is always sleeping, an elephant that keeps getting his tutu twist and a crocodile who is a little bit too hungry--not the recipe for a shining performance! Then, when the curtains roll up, things just get worse. . . it is a nightmare! However, all is not lost and Mrs. Sleepy Sloth hits the stage with her three-toed tip-tap groove--it looks as though...
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
IF THE DANCER DANCES invites viewers into the intimate world of the dance studio. Stephen Petronio, one of today’s leading dance-makers, is determined to help his dancers breathe new life into RainForest (1968), an iconic work by the legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham. With help from three members of the former Cunningham company, the film tracks Petronio’s dancers as they strive to re-stage this great work, revealing what it takes to keep...
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Known for her site-specific and cinematic choreography, Noémie Lafrance continues to push the boundaries of performance with “Noir”. Inspired by the genre’s seductive femme fatales, and scenes framed in shadow and suspense, Lafrance takes her audience to a Lower East Side parking garage, for a dance experience based on “film noir” of the 1940’s. The audience watches the performance from their cars, witnessing her choreography through...
100) Foreign Puzzle
Publisher
New Day Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Suspended between life and death, a Mexican American mother explores uncertainty through dance. FOREIGN PUZZLE is an intimate documentary that captures the journey of an inspiring Mexican American dancer as she communicates the impermanence of life through dance while juggling the roles of a recently divorced parent of a 6-year-old, a choreographer and a primary school teacher amidst intensive treatments for breast cancer.
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