Contemporary Dance Videos

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  • .Aterballetto in CERTE NOTTI @ CREBERG TEATRO BERGAMO .

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    Here is a video of a contemporary piece choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti, called Certe Netti. I believe this is Italian. I really like the music and how it gives the dance a feeling of a rock concert. It is a nice and welcome change of pace and atmosphere. I like how contemporary dance is being…

  • .Le Parc – Aurélie Dupont and Manuel Legris

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    This video is the 3rd abandon pas de deux from Angelin Preljocaj’s ballet, “Le Parc”. Music is Piano Concerto No.22 K 482, Adagio by Mozart and dance by Aurelie Dupont and Manuel Legris. Sublime is the word that keeps coming to mind, gentle, sensitive, sensual and deeply intimate. I love the period touch to it…

  • ..KATAKLO – PLAY

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    Here are is a video of clips from a dance piece called “Play”. It is danced by the Italian, Kataklo Athletic Dance Theatre Company, founded by artistic director Guilia Stecioli in 1995. Her background is in ballet, gymnastics to Olympic level, Alvin Ailey dance training with a strong emphasis on dance theatre and movement study.…

  • SYTYCD Season 9 Opening Number – Christopher Scott Routine

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    Here is the opening group routine for SYTYCD season 9, top 20. It is choreographed by Christopher Scott. This is actually one of my favorite ensemble pieces from the entire series. To me it ranks with much outstanding choreography on the contemporary stage at large I like the choice of music which underpins the piece…

  • ..Sylvie Guillem – Two (Rise and Fall) .

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    This video shows the famous dancer, Sylvie Guillem dancing in “Two (Rise and Fall) choreographed by Russell Maliphant. As is noted in the beginning of the video this piece demonstrates the expressive interplay between movement, lighting and sound. The movmenet danced by Sylvie Guillem is gorgeous which shows so clearly the use of her back,…

  • William Forsythe – One flat thing reproduced

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    This video shows excerpts from the Ballet, “One Flat Thing Reproduced”. Choreographed by William Forsythe and dance by the William Forsythe Company. The more I watch this the more I like it. The movement is impulsive and erratic. Constant shifts in space through, around, under and over the flat spaces are danced with a drive…

  • Garth Fagan – “From Before”

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    This video shows excerpts from a dance piece called “The Before” choreographed by Garth Fagan. Dancers are from the Garth Fagan Modern Dance Company music is “The Path” by Ralph McDonald. Garth Fagan first caught our attention as the choreographer for the Broadway version of the Lion King. He continues to use the African dance…

  • Idol

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    The pas de deux in this video is called “The Eternal Idol”. It was choreographed by the late American choreographer, dancer and director of his own in company in San Francisco, Michael Smuin. The piece was inspired by a famous Rodin sculpture, and the music is the larghetto for piano, Concerto No2 by Chopin. This…

  • MONGER

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    Here are 3 sections taken from a larger work called “Monger” by Barak Marshall. Marshall was a resident choreographer for the famous Israeli contemporary dance Company, Batshevea Dance Company, directed by Ohad Narin The original piece is much longer and these pieces only give a taste of the choreography. The movement language is an interesting…

  • SANKAI JUKU OFFICIAL movie from “TOBARI”

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    This video shows excerpts from a full-length dance piece called “Tobari” performed by the famous Japanese Butoh dance company, Sankai Juku. The movement is mesmerizing. It is breathtakingly beautiful and so powerful. The moving sculpture is gorgeous and the designs, costumes and dancers give a sense of other worldliness. I have had the opportunity to…