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1) George Balanchine: The Life and Legacy of One of the 20th Century's Most Influential Choreographers
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By the turn of the 20th century, American entertainment was still preoccupied with European-style operetta, as embodied in the works of cellist-composer Victor Herbert. Traditional dance forms moved from European stories to the American prairie in Oklahoma by the late 1940s, and what was once the property of Bavarian princes became the singing standards of cowboys riding through the corn fields in Oh What a Beautiful Morning and Out of My Dreams.
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Find out what skills are needed, what's in a day's work, and where choreography can take you. You'll also learn about the history of dance and about dances performed around the world. From learning how to express yourself through music and dance to keeping your body healthy, choreography can help you dance your way to the top.
3) Alvin Ailey
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Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.
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Amy Webber and her new husband Richard Muir are settling into married life - and a new project. Richard is choreographing a suite based on folk music and tales, while Amy scours the library's resources for background information on the dance's source material. But the mellifluous music comes to a halt when an unknown woman's body turns up in Zelda Shoemaker's backyard gazebo. Chief Deputy Brad Tucker puts Zelda at the top of his suspect list, thanks...
6) Scott Heron
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Heron, one of New York's most hilarious performers is featured in The Goat Story. Fascinating live music and sound installation by Leslie Ross. Also featuring guest performers Linda Austin and Michael Portnoy. Recorded in 1997 at Performance Space 122 in New York City. Plus excerpts from a revealing interview with the artist.
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This program features extended documentation of choreographer Yoshiko Chuma's work that was originally showcased in the film Homecoming- Celebrating 20 Years of Dance at P.S. 122. Works featured in this program include Homecoming Cabaret (2000) and 24 Hour Piece (1983). Also included is a commentary by the artist, P.S. 122 Executive Director Mark Russell, and numerous dance critics and presenters.
9) Fosse
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"We see Bob Fosse's legacy everywhere--from Broadway to "Billy Jean" to Beyonce;'s moves in the "Single Ladies" video. Yet in spite of Fosse's deep cultural significance, no biography has ever brought him fully to life, unveiling the man behind the bowler hat and the swaggering sex appeal. Now, acclaimed cultural historian Sam Wasson traces Fosse's numberless reinventions of himself over a career that would spawn The Pajama Game, Cabaret, Pippin,...
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In 1908 a baby boy was born in Culiacan, Mexico, kicking like a roped steer. BAM! BAM! BAM! His name was Jose Limon. Though he and his family fled civil war in their homeland by escaping to the United States when Jose was just seven years old, he would never forget the sounds and movements of his birthplace. Then Jose followed his heart to New York City. He fell in love with the shimmering city that towered above him: marble, stone, brick, and steel....
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Part 2 of the two-part series on choreographer David Rousseve picks up where Part 1 left off - with an excerpt from his solo, The Ten Year Chat, which celebrates a decade of his work and fuses early, recent and new work to create a sublimely self-effacing performing terrain that explodes issues of race, gender and AIDS. This program also includes additional commentary by the artist on his creative process. Length: Recorded in 2001 at Performance Space...
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Choreographer Mark Dendy creates high energy modern dance. This program documents his return to Performance Space 122 in New York City in 2002, the theater where he launched his career, and features his signature work, Beat (1986) which was filmed specially for Charles Dennis' feature length film Homecoming - A Celebration of 20 Years of Dance at P.S. 122. Beat combines athletic movement with unusual vocal sounds to make a powerful original statement....
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Choreographer David Rousséve has "a remarkable flair for fusing storytelling, characterization and a deftly explosive movement style into deeply affecting statements of personal and social conscience" - The Washington Post. This program features an excerpt from his solo, The Ten Year Chat, which celebrates a decade of his work and fuses early, recent and new work to create a sublimely self-effacing performing terrain that explodes issues of race,...
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Internationally acclaimed choreographer Victoria Marks asks, "What is an artist's civic responsibility?" Through poetic, visceral dance, Not About Iraq takes a hard look at heroism and truth. Marks and her dancers challenge assumptions about our place in the world. Can dance be a force for social change? "What this is, is indelibly disturbing, dazzling art," LA Times. Includes a revealing interview with the choreographer.
16) Agnes de Mille
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A biography of dancer and successful choreographer, Anges de Mille.
18) Susan Braham
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This program presents excerpts from two post-modern dances by a leading practitioner. A solo, Of Exposure and a group piece, A Moment's Grace. Recorded in 1995 at Performance Space 122 in New York City. Plus excerpts from a revealing interview with the artist.
19) Neil Greenberg
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This video presents excerpts from "Not About Aids Dance," a solo and "The Disco Project," a group work. See cutting edge choreography by one of New York City's most critically acclaimed dancers. Recorded in 1995 at Performance Space 122 in New York City. Plus excerpts from a revealing interview with the artist.
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This video presents an excerpt from "De Flor," conceived & directed by Spanish-American choreographer Margarita Guergue. Twelve dancers perform in this exploration of the concept of "flowerness" to a live music-sound mix by Hahn Rowe. With a revealing interview with the artist. Recorded in 1998 at Performance Space 122 in New York City.