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Film and dance at the Pompidou in Paris

Mónica Boixeda Only-Be, Parisian

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... read more