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Until the 15th of December, the Centre Georges Pompidou presents ´Film de Danse 2011´, which through documentaries and videos gathers the work of the greatest dance choreographers which marked the 20th century with their stagings. The presentation takes place at Cine 2 every first Thursday of the month.
On Thursday November 3rd the presentation of ´Maïa Plissetskaïa´ will take place, a life documentary of the famous choreographer and dancer which was made by Elizabeth Kapnist and Christian Dumais-Lvowski. The documentary contains narrations with interviews and stories on the life, travels and political situation of the former USSR which shaped this ballerina of the 20th century.
Plissetskaïa was the greatest ballerina of the Soviet Bolschoi ballet which had big conflicts for its political position contrary to Stalinism. Her perfect movements and her style´s harmony made her into an icon of world ballet. She danced until she was 50 years old, an age which was considered advanced for a prime ballerina, which was a turning point on stage. At 50 years old she opted for modern ballet and transformed herself into a choreographer, despite that she still danced with extraordinary style.
On Thursday 15th of December, three documentaries on the French dancer Boris Charmatz will be screened: ´Disparate Days´ (1999), ´Ascension´ (2000) and ´A slow introduction´ (2008).
´Disparate Days´ lasts 15 minutes and it was made by César Vayssié. The documentary explores the interpretative strength of Boris Charmatz, exploring the inside views of the dancer and his interpretative richness. It´s an interesting film for dance lovers.
´Ascension´ lasts for 17 minutes and was made by Alain Michard. This documentary takes three dancer and explores their interpretative ways of dancing, separating them in the story. The three dancers used for this documentary are: Julia Cima, Vincent Druguet and Boris Charmatz.
´A slow introduction´ lasts 34 minutes and was made by Boris Charmatz. It´s an interesting view on dance and body play, where the music is given by the sounds of the bodies in movement, exploring new choreographic horizons. Interesting and groundbreaking, this film begins with a statement by Jonas Mekas about how dancers should be naked in their shows.
Boris Charmatz studied ballet at the School of Dance and Opera in Paris and in the Conservatory of Lyon. He´s been acknowledged as a great conceptual choreographer, whose radical focuses on dance and direct contact with bodies have transformed his classic conception.
Among the creations of Charmatz, there´s a heartfelt tribute to the father of post-modern dance, Merce Cunningham. Considered one of the most groundbreaking artists in this field, he opened the frontiers of modern 20th century ballet in his works in theatre and visual arts.
For more information: http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou
´Film de Danse 2011´ is an interesting proposal to look and admire dance as an evolving art. So don´t miss it if you´re spending some dreamy days in apartments in Paris
Translated by: aleixgwilliam
