STOIC
from the choreographer: Stoicism is a school of philosophy founded in Ancient Greece in the early third century BC. Its name is derived from the Greek stoa; meaning “porch” or “covered shelter”, where stoicism was first taught. The philosophy asserts that virtue (self-control, courage, justice and wisdom) equals happiness and that our perceptions of matter; things…
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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of Alvin Ailey’s ‘Cry,’ Ailey All Access presents a newly filmed version featuring Ailey company member Jacqueline Green. Mr. Ailey choreographed ‘Cry’ on his muse Judith Jamison and presented it to his mother for her birthday. He dedicated the piece to “all Black women everywhere–especially our mothers.” Available until…
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from Martha Graham Artistic Director, Janet Eilber: We created this digital dance during the first couple of months of the pandemic. Our dancers used rare photos from 1937 of Martha Graham in her solo, Immediate Tragedy, as inspiration for the movement they created and filmed — from their separate spaces all over the world. The tragedy of Graham’s…
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EYEYE – out now: https://lykke-li.ffm.to/eyeye Starring: Lykke Li & Jeff Wilbusch Director: Theo Lindquist Producer: Zane Kalnina Production Company: Common Artists Executive Producers: Anastasia Solovieva, Guy Walker Cinematographer: Shane Ainsworth Casting director: Marin Hope CSA Writers: Theo Lindquist, Scott Normand Co-writer: Jorge Camarena Production Designer: Chris Jones Costume Designer: Christopher Horan Makeup Artist: Ozzy Salvatierra…
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Did you know that actor Margaret Qualley is a classically trained dancer? She’s exceptional in this Spike Jonze directed commercial for Kenzo. FROM INDIEWIRE: Margaret Qualley is a “massive fan” of Spike Jonze. So when the “Leftovers” actress auditioned for the starring role in the filmmaker’s KENZO World perfume short film, released last summer, she…
Read MoreDebbie Allen
I’m forever returning to this video of Debbie Allen dancing Bob Fosse’s I’m a Brass Band at the Tonys. It’s just such a shining example of the kind of commitment that any choreographer dreams of. From the New York Times: Debbie Allen gets up from the table at a midtown restaurant. ”It’s the finger tips…
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