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1) Ghost Light
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A Ghost Light - a single lamp that illuminates the stage when rehearsals or performances are finished - is part of a long theatrical tradition. Legend says that originally, the night light was for the ghosts of former artists so that they may cavort throughout the night and not disturb or disrupt current performances! At this very moment, because of the pandemic, countless stages, particularly in America, are illuminated by ghost lights.The Hamburg...
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This program travels with the company of the choreographer Hervé Koubi, figurehead of contemporary dance. The trip begins in February 2018 in the United States, where the mixed, modern and raw company is greeted with a standing ovation, to finish two seasons later in Israel. Hervé Koubi's dance, made of poetry and nourished by calligraphy, sculpture, and street dances, is definitely contemporary and full of universality.
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Matthew Bourne's The Car Man is one of modern dance's most thrilling and entertaining shows and a signature production for Matthew Bourne's company 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...
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Founded in 1959, Cuba's leading contemporary dance company has had a profound influence on Cuban dance and dancers. Over the past 53 years Danza Contemporánea de Cuba has evolved into an exotic hybrid of contemporary, classical, and Caribbean styles. They move with an old-fashioned juiciness, reminiscent of the Martha Graham Company, but without being old-fashioned. Expect an exciting modern dance performance to the beats of the future from choreographer...
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The internationally acclaimed Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman creates an experimental and improvised choreographic installation with movements and a dialogue based on Ingmar Bergman's praised TV series from 1973, Scenes From a Marriage. The TV series was broadcast all over the world and created debate and controversy as it exposed in an unusually frank manner, based on Bergman's own experiences, psychological tensions in a marriage.In this recorded...
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Stravinsky. This exciting program presents two of his seminal works to scores commissioned by Serge Diaghilev for his Ballets Russes: The Firebird and Les Noces. Michael Berkeley and Deborah Bull discover more about the ballets and the people who created them. Deborah Bull also dances Nijinsky's version of The Rite of Spring with choreography recreated by Millicent Hodson.
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First performed at the Kirov Theater in 1930, The Golden Age has as its central theme the battle and triumph of the proletariat over the decadent bourgeoisie. Surprisingly, the score by Dmitri Shostakovich raised political controversies, and the ballet vanished from theaters until 1982, when Grigorovich restaged it with a love story as its central focus. To celebrate Grigorovich's 90th birthday, the Bolshoi has revived this ballet with leading artists...
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Swan Lake remains the quintessential ballet. Featuring the unforgettable corps dancers moving in magical unison as the majestic, glimmering swans, this ballet has left audiences breathless for generations. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, dreamlike transformation, and ultimate forgiveness set to Tchaikovsky's glorious score was fashioned from both Russian and German folk tales.
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This piece for eight dancers created in Casablanca in 2018 is the latest collaboration between Kader Attou and Mourad Merzouki, both coming from the circus school at Saint-Priest, a suburb of Lyon. The desire to take hip-hop beyond its street origins has been a driving force in their careers. In Danser Casa they rose to the challenge of a joint creation designed to showcase the talent of Moroccan dancers. Featuring captivating music and breathtaking...
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After causing an immediate sensation when it premiered at Sadler's Wells in 1995, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake returns with a fresh look for the 21st century. Still retaining the iconic elements of the original production loved by millions around the world, award-winning designers, Lez Brotherston and Paule Constable, alongside Bourne, have created an exciting re-imagining of the classic production. Thrilling, audacious, witty and emotive, this Swan...
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What is life like for a dancer when they can no longer dance? Inspired by Merrill Ashley's departure from the New York City Ballet as an acclaimed principal dancer, this new documentary captures the poignancy of this life turning point. After a struggle to find her next step, today Merrill Ashley travels around the world teaching Balanchine to dance companies that perform his works as once she did. This is the story of any dancer—or in truth any...
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The double Olivier Award-winning show is Hans Christian Andersen's tale of obsession, possession, and one girl's dream to be the greatest dancer in the world. Victoria Page, played by Ashley Shaw who won a National Dance Award for her performance, lives to dance, but her ambitions become a battleground between the two men who inspire her passion: the composer Julian Craster played by original cast member Dominic North, and legendary impresario Boris...
14) The Dancer
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The Dancer follows the young and gifted Katja Björner through years of intensive training at the Royal Swedish Ballet School as she develops into an international ballet star. Filmed with an eye toward conveying the physical aspects of dancing -- the pain, sweat, and tears, as well as the exquisite beauty -- The Dancer captures the fierce determination and struggle that goes into the desire to dance at the highest level.
15) Swan Lakes
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Eric Gauthier asked star choreographers to create their very own version of Tchaikovsky's popular ballet Swan Lake for the dance company of the Theaterhaus Stuttgart. The result is three short performances that are as diverse as their choreographers. Hofesh Shechter's Swan Cake brings a bright, but by no means light-hearted note to the program. The former music student has composed a soundtrack whose rhythms and choral loops you can't resist. He celebrates...
16) Swan Lake (2002)
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Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's production of Tchaikovsky's universally popular ballet, performed by The Royal Swedish Opera Ballet Company. First staged in 1877, Swan Lake continues to be the most universally popular of the classical ballets, both for its music and its story. Wright and Samsova originally created the version performed here for Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet in 1981. This version is renowned for its beauty and clear narration, with...
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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...
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B-Boys: Beyond Battles takes the concept of crews, battles, and graffiti beyond the shows and performances straight to the movement! Along with the illest moves, the audience gets to take an exclusive look at the lifestyle known as b-boy. Take an up-close and personal look at the crews, the battles, and, of course, the moves. This film is fun, thrilling and packed with illuminating details and striking personalities.
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Swan Lake remains the quintessential ballet. Featuring the unforgettable corps dancers moving in magical unison as the majestic, glimmering swans, this ballet has left audiences breathless for generations. This romantic fable of ill-fated passion, dreamlike transformation, and ultimate forgiveness set to Tchaikovsky's glorious score was fashioned from both Russian and German folk tales.
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How did twenty retired men and women from Marseille find themselves in Paris' most prestigious contemporary dance theater? Nurses, housewives, teachers and doctors--aged between 60 and 87 years old and without any dance experience--perform Stravinsky's masterpiece, The Rite of Spring. The fruit of a collaboration over seven years with the ground-breaking choreographer, Thierry Thieû Niang, the show has been acclaimed throughout France.
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