Feb 26 2010

Body cinema: Dyad 1909 (In The Spirit Of Diaghilev) by Random Dance Company

Thanks to the fact that I’m following Icelandic composer Olafur Arnalds on Facebook I got the link to 26 minute BBC footage of Wayne McGregor’s choreography ‘Dyad 1909 (In The Spirit Of Diaghilev)’ from 2009… I like them both, McGregor and Arnalds

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Random Dance Company: Dyad 1909 (In The Spirit Of Diaghilev)

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Jan 17 2010

Body cinema: The Cost of Living by DV8 Physical Theatre

I blogged about dance film ‘The cost of Living’ (2004) by DV8 Physical Theatre almost two years ago, What dance could be… in DV8 and David Toole’s vision… and I still admire Lloyd Newson’s choreography. Hence, for today’s Body cinema screening I’ve picked up for you exactly this film.

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Nov 27 2009

Body cinema: Amelia by La La La Human Steps

La La La Human Steps is one of those companies that always left me speechless… Powerful and strong… I find Edouard Locke’s aesthetic and choreography from the 80’s unsurpassed in many ways even today…  From time to time when I’m really down and tired, I simply go to You Tube  and watch excerpts from Infante c’est destroy (excerpt 1 and 2), Human Sex and New Demons with Louise Lecavalier, simply stunning dancer…

amelia_lalala_human_steps.jpgAmelia by La La La Human Steps (c)

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Nov 3 2009

Sun-A Lee dancing calligraphy

Sun-A Lee, young Korean dancer and choreographer has presented at the Platform of Young Choreographers her solo piece ‘Out There’… she’s considered as new force at the international dance scene today…

sun-a-leeFrom ‘Out There’ by sun-A-dance

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Oct 13 2009

Swedish short dance films online

During the recently ended Platform of Young Choreographers within the official programme were presented films from the selection of Swedish short dance films entitled Dance Screen Sweden — the New Mix.

swedish_dance_films.jpgExcerpt from Erika Janunger’s film Weightless (c)

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