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Le P'tit Bal

France (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

Director: Philipe Decoulflé

'I dream of Melies, of things phantas-magorical. All those elements that cruelly lack from present shows. A theatre is a space in volume, not just a stage with ants moving across it...The dream is the only thing that counts.

• Philippe Decoufle

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Josephine Baker

France (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

Extracts from Zouzou and PrincessTam Tarn "...Josephine entered the stage, a revelation of new world. Eroticism found a style. The expression of desire, its call, its wild ardor" ... • Paul ... More »

Le Sacre du Printemps

France, 1970 (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

With Tania Bari. Christine Brabant. Marie-Claire Carle, Louba Dobrievitch Jaleh Kerendi. Germinal Casada, Florie Alexander, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Antonio Cano, Pierre Dobrievitch. ... More »

Le Cygne

France, 1983 (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

With Yvette Chauvire, Dominique Khalfouni. In Le Cygne no one speaks, transmission occurs in silence; it's less about transmitting a role or shape, than an intensity, the naked intensity of the swan ... More »

Parade

France, 1980 (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

Parade, a choreographic work created in 1917 Cocteau, Massine, Picasso and Satie, mark decisive moment in Modern Art. ... More »

Lalala Human Steps - Sex Duo No.1

France, 1987 (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

A pristine, monochrome subterranean dance fantasy. Two members of the Montreal troupe Lalala Human Steps perform a tough, jumpy, tender pas de deux in a dream-like setting. ... (Winner, Best ... More »

Le Jeune Homme et la Mort

France, 1973 (MIFF 1996, Reel Dance - Cinematheque de la Dance)

"There was a side to Nureyev that was bestial' frenetic, like a centaur or Rasputin, even though he controlled every step. He was extraordinarily handsome, with a remarkably photogenic face the ... More »

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