Category: European Contemporary
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Spellbound Contemporary Ballet ” How to Pray”
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…
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Ten Chi Pina Bausch
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,…
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C’était bien (au petit bal perdu) par Philippe Decouflé
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…
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Jiri Kylian “Bella Figura”
Visually stunningly is this section from a ballet called, “Bella Figura”, Choreographed by Jiri Kylian. This ballet was first performed by Nederlands Dans Theather 1. However, I am not sure if this particular performance is the Nederlands Dans Theatre or the Boston Ballet. This ballet is another one of Kylian’s masterpieces choreographed in 1995. The…
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Itzik Galili: Mona Lisa – Alicia Amatriain & Jason Reilly
Daring athleticism defines this duet called, Mona Lisa, choreographed by the Israeli choreographer, Itzik Galili. It is danced here by Alicia Amatriain and Jason Reilly, members of the Stuttgart Ballet in Germany. The music was composed in collaboration by Thomas Hofs and Itzik Galili. The music is harsh and industrial made with typewriter sounds that…
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Arte-an – Dantzaz Konpainia
Variety and versatility are emphasized with the selections shown in this video featuring work from two contemporary choreographers in the international scene today, Israeli choreographer Itzik Galili and Slovakian choreographer Lukas Timulak. The company is a relatively new Spanish company called Dantzaz Kompainia. The video is divided into three sections. The first shows clips from…
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TAIKO – Celebration – Gauthier Dance
Dynamic and strong is this piece called, Taiko. The choreography and lighting design is by Eric Gauthier and the music is composed by Stephen M Boehme. The dancers are Anna Suheyla Harms, Florian Lochner and Rosario Guerira members of the Gautier Dance Company. This piece was performed at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Germany. This piece is…
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DV8 PHYSICAL THEATRE: Strange Fish
Haunting and disquieting is this section from the video called “Strange Fish” by DV8 Physical Theatre. It was originally conceived, choreographed and directed by Lloyd Newson and later adapted to film by Newson and David Hinton. Hinton directed this film. The name of the piece was adapted from an old Buddhist saying: “Be as ignorant…
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Spellbound Dance Company – downshifting
Mysterious and stunning are these segments from a work called “Downshifting” danced by the Spellbound Contemporary Ballet Company from Rome, Italy. The choreographer is Mauro Astofi and the music is for this section is Pust (“innocent”). .Astofi’s work, Downshifting, is a piece that is a commentary on personal choice and will. “Downshifters” refer to people…
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IN-I with Juliette Binoche at the Sydney Opera House Khan
Electric and visceral are these clips from a theatrical dance work called, ‘ in-i’, that was co-directed and performed by the French actress, Juiliette Binoche and British-Bangladeshi contemporary-dancer and choreographer, Akram Khan. The music was composed by award wining composer Philip Sheppard and the set is designed by British Indian artist, Anish Kapoor. These two…