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- Review count2
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- First reviewJanuary 31, 2010
- Last reviewMay 21, 2012
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A MUST for all dancers and dance lovers: a piece of American History
PostedMay 21, 2012
Sutradhari
from New York
Age:65 or over
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
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Special Effects
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Art Direction
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Story
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I thought i knew about Jacobs Pillow, the premier dance festival - actually THE Mecca of dance - in the United States, but found out so much from this film. It traces the history of 'the Pillow' through photographs, loads and loads of dance clips, interviews with legendary dancers, teachers, choreographers, who have performed AND taught there.
What was a revelation was the sense that dancers feel about the connectivity between performers and their audiences, senior dancers and the upcoming generation (as represented in those who study there during the summer), as also between the past of dance and its future.
Truly a gem of a film. A MUST for all dancers and dance lovers: a piece of American history.
Pros great story, great dance footage
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Extraordinary staging, heart-warming tale
PostedJanuary 31, 2010
Sutradhari
from New York
Knowing of the success of the National Theatre's 'Nation', I rushed to buy tickets to the HD broadcast & arrived an hour early, only to find a handful of people in the house. Yet the production was extraordinary. The 27-member cast danced, sang, manipulated puppets, & even simulated under-water sequences while suspended by ropes, to tell a charming fantasy tale - with politically correct overtones - slated for family audiences.
The actors, especially the two leads - Gary Carr as an adolescent south-sea islander, and Emily Taaffe as a Victorian pre-teen (not to forget Jason Thorpe as her parrot) had me in their thrall until the simple, yet powerful ending brought me to tears. Don’t miss Alan Bennet's "HABIT OF ART"; it airs April 22.
The actors, especially the two leads - Gary Carr as an adolescent south-sea islander, and Emily Taaffe as a Victorian pre-teen (not to forget Jason Thorpe as her parrot) had me in their thrall until the simple, yet powerful ending brought me to tears. Don’t miss Alan Bennet's "HABIT OF ART"; it airs April 22.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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