Contemporary Dance Videos

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  • Reflections. Cinque. Rehearsal

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    Bold and compelling is the dancing from these clips of a one act ballet called, Cinque, choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti. The dancers are; Maria Kochetkova, Natalia Ospiova, Yekaterina Krysanova, Polina Semionova and Yekaterina Shipulina. The music is Antonio Vivaldi. This piece was performed in a program called “Reflections” that was co-produced by the Bolshoi theatre…

  • Spellbound Contemporary Ballet ” How to Pray”

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    Passionately expressive is this pas de deux called, How to Pray, danced by two principal dancers, Maria Cossy and Marioenrico D’Angelo of the Spellbound Contemporary Ballet Company, Italy. The piece was created by founder, artistic director and choreographer of the company, Maruo Astolfi. The music is by J.S Bach and Lars Danielson. Today’s video is…

  • Grupo Corpo – O Corpo .

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    Powerful with punch! Grupo Corpo the Brazilian company is dancing a section from Rodrigo Pedernerias’ work called, “O Corpo”. The soundtrack is electronic music composed by Brazilian rock composer, Arnaldo Antunes. The set design and lighting is done by Paul Pederneiras and the costumes are created by Freusa Zechmeister and Fernando Veloso. Grupo Corpo was…

  • George Oliveira: In The Upper Room

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    Hi energy, speed and drive…. Is this second video of Twyla Tharp’s, In the Upper Room. Music is by Philip Glass. This video features dancers from Les Ballet De Monte Carlo. This section gives a good overview of the intricate movement and spatial patterns in the choreography. Dancers seem to slide in and out through…

  • Damian Smith and Yuan Yuan Tan in Christopher Wheeldon’s After The Rain

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    Enjoy this gorgeous video of a beautiful and lyrical pas de deux choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon called, After the Rain. It is danced here by two principals of the San Francisco Ballet, Yuan Yuan Tan and Damian Smith. The gorgeous music is by Avro Part, Spiegel in Spiegel (Mirror in Mirror). Chinese born Yuan Yuan…

  • Ten Chi Pina Bausch

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    Mesmerizing and capricious describes these clips of a work choreographed by the late Pina Bausch in 2004, performed by the Wuppertal Tanz Theatre. The piece is called Ten Chi, meaning Heaven and Earth. This production was part of a project of which Pina Bausch created ten performances, each co-produced with cities from around the world,…

  • Ave Maria – SOLO danced by Francisco Gella

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    Beautifully danced with great feeling! is this solo choreographed and performed by Francisco Gella. The music is J.S. Bach and Ava Maria sung by Celine Dion. Francisco Gella was born in the Philippines and grew up in the United States. He grew up taking gymnastics and only off handily took his first dance class at…

  • TWYLA THARP’S IN THE UPPER ROOM

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    A dancer’s marathon! Enjoy these clips from the signature work by renowned American choreographer, Twyla Tharp called, In the Upper Room. It is performed in this video by members of the Corella Ballet Company at the Teatro Tivoli in Barcelona, Spain. The brilliant score is composed by Philip Glass. This piece was originally created on…

  • C’était bien (au petit bal perdu) par Philippe Decouflé

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    Clever and fun is this short dance film called, “C’était bien (au petit bal perdu)” [The Little Lost Ball]. It is choreographed by French choreographer, Philippe Decoufle to a song sung by Bourvil called “It Was Good”. I don’t know the names of the performers. The accordionist is Annie Lacour. Philippe Decoufle’s background is initially…

  • Collide

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    Hot and exciting! Take a look at this terrific duet danced by Kent Boyd and Lauren Froderman, who were top contestants from SYTYC D, 8 series. The piece is choreographed by Travis Wall to a great song by Howie Day, “Collide”. (acoustic version) This is one of my favorite duos from SYTYCD. I always end…