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39Th Annual Dance on Camera Festival FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FILM SOCIETY OF LINCOLN CENTER AND DANCE FILMS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCE 39TH ANNUAL DANCE ON CAMERA FESTIVAL WORLD PREMIERES INCLUDE “A NEW DANCE FOR AMERICA” AND “CLAUDE BESSY; LIGNES D’UNE VIE” “BÖDÄLÄ – DANCE THE RHYTHM,” “DANCING CHAPLIN” AND “FLAMENCO FLAMENCO” MAKE U.S. DEBUTS DANCE LEGENDS CARLOS SAURA AND CLAUDE BESSY LEAD IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF FILMMAKERS AND DANCE LEGENDS SET TO MAKE APPEARANCES NEW YORK – December 7, 2010 – The Film Society of Lincoln Center and th Dance Films Association announced the schedule today for the 39 Dance on Camera Festival (January 28-February 1). Returning to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater for the 15th consecutive year, the program offers an adventurous exploration of dance and film and the ways in which the two mediums engage, highlighted by the appearances of several of the films’ directors, choreographers and dancers. This year’s festival defies expectations of traditional dance genres. Irish step dancing in the grass, teenagers exploring the work of lyrical/radical Pina Bausch, B-girls featured instead of the customary profiling of B-boys, a gorgeous look at what some might describe as a ‘cooler’ brand of flamenco and a mind- bending adaptation of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” by the famed Belgian dance company “Les ballets C de la B” are just a few of the thrilling surprises within the program this year. Making its world premiere is the Opening Night presentation of Fabrice Herrault’s CLAUDE BESSY; LIGNES D’UNE VIE (TRACES OF A LIFE). The documentary profiles the French ballerina and ballet school director who was described as the “Golden Silhouette” by Serge Lifar. Bessy was an admired étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet and ran its prestigious school for decades. She created leading roles in several notable works, including Lifar’s “Snow White” and “Noces fantastiques”. Bessy also made television appearances and films, most famously as Gene Kelly’s partner in his INVITATION TO THE DANCE. Narrated by Bessy, the film features rare vintage classroom and performance footage of the dancer in her prime, including works by Kelly, Serge Lifar, and Maurice Bejart. The film’s Opening Night screening is sponsored by American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet/Eugenia Delarova Doll Fund. Screening with CLAUDE BESSY; LIGNES D’UNE VIE (TRACES OF A LIFE) will be an excerpt from Nicolas Ribowski’s LES REFLETS DE LA DANSE (Reflections of the dance) (1979). The film shows Paris Opera Ballet School classes featuring former students of Claude Bessy, including Sylvie Guillem and Laurent Hilaire. Both films will screen Friday, January 28 at 6:00pm, and Saturday, January 29 at 4:00pm. Both Herrault and Bessy will attend and participate in Q&As following each screening. Also slated to make its world premiere is Ina Hahn’s A NEW DANCE FOR AMERICA: THE CHOREOGRAPHY, TEACHINGS AND LEGACY OF DORIS HUMPHREY. The documentary explores the life and works of Doris Humphrey, a seminal figure in modern dance. Humphrey was a pioneer of the uniquely American art form who, along with others, changed the way dancers move. A prolific choreographer, many of her dances have long been considered masterpieces and her book, Making Dances, is arguably the most widely read book on choreography – one that is still taught in dance departments in colleges and universities. A NEW DANCE FOR AMERICA screens earlier in the day on Friday, January 28 at 1:30pm and again Tuesday, February 1 at 6:00pm. Hahn, as well as Humphrey’s son Charles Woodford will attend and participate in a Q&A after both screenings. A short film making its world premiere is Rokafella’s and Kwikstep’s ALL THE LADIES SAY which offers a rare showcase of female break-dancers like Vendetta, Severe, Lady Champ, Aiko Shirakawa, Baby Love and Rokafella. Director and featured break dancer, Rokafella is slated to attend the festival. Three feature films will make their U.S. premieres at the Dance On Camera Festival: Gitta Gsell’s BÖDÄLÄ – DANCE THE RHYTHM, Masayuki Suo’s DANCING CHAPLIN and Carlos Saura’s FLAMENCO FLAMENCO. Gsell’s BÖDÄLÄ – DANCE THE RHYTHM looks at the Swiss rhythm tradition that incorporates tap dance, flamenco and Irish dance. The film highlights (and to the uninitiated, may introduce them to) the entertaining personalities of the dancers as they use traditional dance forms and re-imagine and re-invent them to create innovative and exciting new styles and works. The film screens Monday, January 31 at 6:00pm and Tuesday, February 1 at 4:00pm. Gsell will attend and participate in a Q&A at both screenings. Suo’s DANCING CHAPLIN is a combination documentary/performance film which follows the process to adapt, mount, and ultimately perform an updated take on French choreographer Roland Petit’s “Chaplin Dances” ballet based on Chaplin’s “Little Tramp” character. Choreographed by Italian ballet star Luigi Bonino and featuring Suo’s wife, Tamiyo Kusakari, the film offers an insiders glimpse into the creative struggle between Petit and Suo to stage and embrace the effort to breathe new life into the work. DANCING CHAPLIN screens at Friday, January 28 at 7:45pm and Saturday, January 29 at 1:30pm. Saura’s FLAMENCO FLAMENCO utilizes startling camera work by Academy Award-winner Vittorio Storaro to focus on electric performances by flamenco guitarists Paco de Lucía, Manolo Sanlúcar, Tomatito and José Mercé, singer Estrella Morente, dancers Sara Baras, Israel Galván, Rocio Molina, Eva Yerbabuena, Farruquito and Niña Pastori. The film screens Saturday, January 29 at 8:00pm and January 30 at 3:30pm. Saura will attend both screenings and participate in a Q&A following both screenings. Daniel Belton’s playful melding of graphics and dance, PORTRAIT OF AN ACROBAT will also make its U.S. premiere at the festival. The Closing Night screening on Tuesday, February 1 of Anne Linsel’s & Rainer Hoffman’s DANCING DREAMS (with Linsel in attendance) will also feature the announcement of the 2011 Dance On Camera Festival Jury Prize Winner, followed by a reception after the film in the Frieda and Roy Furman Gallery co- sponsored by New York Women in Film and Television. “The program this year is a high voltage mix of cultural trends with films that often defy ones' genre expectations," said Joanna Ney, co-producer of Dance on Camera Festival. "Choreographers and filmmakers illuminate vanishing arts or jump into untested territory with relish," from the Armenian" The Last Tightrope Dancer" to the groundbreaking U.S "All the Ladies Say" about female break dancers. Beloved choreographers such as Doris Humphrey also hold sway, and for ballet lovers, there is a grande pirouette or two by the legendary ballerina Claude Bessy." Echoing those thoughts, Deirdre Towers, Dance Films Association Artistic Director and co-producer of the Dance on Camera festival said, “This Festival demonstrates the importance of dance, not only as a language, but as a sensibility, as a means to express something rarely captured in print, in narrative films, or in daily life. This year, the filmmakers seem intent on scrambling up any preconceived notions you may have of dance or for what affect a film might provoke.” Richard Pena, Film Society of Lincoln Center Program Director agreed, adding “Film is in many ways the natural bridge between all the arts at Lincoln Center, and "Dance on Camera" has become an invaluable guide to the rich dialog between contemporary media and dance in all it permutations.” The 2011 Dance On Camera Festival Jury includes: David Michalek, photographer and producer of SLOW DANCING (2009); Tanja Meding, producer of FLYING LESSON (The 2009 Dance on Camera Festival Winner); Laura Taler, Canadian producer and filmmaker; Rhoda Grauer, formerly a PBS producer with WNET. Tickets will be on sale both at the box office and on-line after January 14, 2011. Discounts are available for DFA and Film Society members. Read more about The Film Society of Lincoln Center. Official Selections - Features A NEW DANCE FOR AMERICA: The Choreography, Teachings and Legacy of Doris Humphrey Director: Ina Hahn Country: USA Running time: 79 mins. Gifted with a wide-ranging mind, modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey created distinctly “American” dances and wrote an indispensable book on choreography, “The Art of Making Dances.” This documentary offers vintage archival footage and essential biographical material. Friday, January 28 at 1:30pm Tuesday, February 1 at 6:00pm BÖDÄLÄ – Dance The Rhythm Director: Gitta Gsell Country: Switzerland Running time: 78 mins. A journey through tap dance, flamenco and Irish dance, Bodala is a film about people whose feet are their most powerful instrument of artistic expression. Bodala is a Swiss rhythm tradition, and this witty film and its dance practitioners take various traditional dance forms and re-imagine and re-invent them to suit their desires, in interiors and exteriors of exceptional beauty. Monday, January 31 at 6:00pm Tuesday, February 1 at 4:00pm CLAUDE BESSY; LIGNES D’UNE VIE (Traces of a Life) Director: Fabrice Herrault Country: USA Running time: 52 mins. Described as the “Golden Silhouette” by Serge Lifar, French ballerina Claude Bessy was an admired étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet and ran its prestigious school for decades. Americans know her as Gene Kelly’s partner in his “Invitation to the Dance.” Herrault’s intimate documentary, narrated by his subject, features rare vintage classroom and performance footage of the dancer in her prime, including works by Kelly, Serge Lifar, and Maurice Bejart. The film will be screened with an excerpt from: LES REFLETS DE LA DANSE (Reflections of the dance) (1979) Director: Nicolas Ribowski Country: France Running time: 33 mins. Paris Opera Ballet School classes featuring former students of Claude Bessy, including Sylvie Guillem and Laurent Hilaire.
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