Sunday, April 20, 2014

new beginnings


New Beginnings
by NYCB

New York City Ballet's tribute to its home cities future, presented on 9/12 of 2013. 

Friday, April 11, 2014

hasta la proxima


Hasta La Proxima
by RUBBERBANDance Group

...an office skyscraper is the setting for this dance film about love, loss, and the psychic connection between lovers conjuring images of the morning of September 11.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Friday, March 14, 2014

falling angels


Falling Angels
by Netherlands Dance Theatre

... a part of Jiri Kylian's Black and White Ballets, created in 1989

small explosions that are yours to keep


Small Explosions That Are Yours to Keep
by RUBBERBANDance Group

A woman breaks free from the physical and psychological binds of a stifling relationship. 

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

the LXD


The Legion of eXtraordinary Dancers
Season 1, Episode 1
terrible acting and a less-than-thrilling plot are well-balanced in this webseries by fabulous dancing which is captured brilliantly by the camera. All 3 seasons are available for free on hulu.
Here are my two favorite episodes, which could easily stand alone as dance short film:

Duet
Season 1, Episode 6




Elliot's Shoes
Season 1, Episode 8


Tuesday, March 4, 2014

moment of fever


Moment of Fever
M&N Dance Company
the use of architectural space truly sets this dance film apart

painted


PAINTED
by Duncan McDowall
...the first in a trilogy of screendance films about our tug-of-war with wilderness. Here we explore a building's decay. The choreography and original score are both in decrescendo to illustrate the building's retreat from the physical world, and Nature's advance on it.

gravity of center



Gravity of Center
by RUBBERBANDance Group

 ...a poetic investigation of the herd vs. pack mentality, the dichotomy of abundance and scarcity, and the inner conflict between social assimilation vs. the need for individualism.