Body cinema: The Cost of Living by DV8 Physical Theatre

January 17, 2010

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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Pocket cinema: Cornelis by Ayaka Nakata

December 22, 2009

Japanese animated film Cornelis by Ayaka Nakata has won the Award for Excellence at last year’s edition of Asia Digital Award in the Moving Images category… it’s a classic animated film ‘that stems from a foundation of dance choreography’, as nicely said by people form Cartoon Brew.

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Body Cinema: Rize by David LaChapelle

September 19, 2009

Documentary film ‘Rize’ on hip hop dancing culture in LA directed by internationally acclaimed photographer David LaChapelle was his directorial debut in 2004.

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Interview with Maja Drobac: Dancing between East and West

September 16, 2009

Dancer and choreographer Maja Drobac could be with certainty described as multi-talented artist… she expresses herself, parallel with dance, in the fields of photography and writing, too…

maja_drobac1.jpgPortrait of Maja Drobac by Srikanth Kolari (c)

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