Dance

DANCE CONCERT REVIEW OPTIONS:

The following is a list of recorded performances available to you for your Dance Concert Review assignment. If possible, I'd prefer that you watch "live" performances – whether in person or a recording of a live performance – as it gives a very different feeling than watching a staged dance in a movie. If you have found other options but are unsure if they will fulfill the assignment requirements, please contact me directly. I will consider those proposals on a case-by-case basis.

DANCE PERFORMANCES AVAILABLE ONLINE:

On the Boards TV is available by clicking the following link and then logging in with your ECU username and password:  

http://jproxy.lib.ecu.edu/login?

You’ll then be at the otb.tv website and can scroll through the options. The two videos I recommend for this class are:

DARK MATTERS by Crystal Pite

Contemporary Modern (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

The first half tells a fairly dark pinocchio-like story and is more puppetry and movement theatre.  The second half is more "pure" dance but ends with a touching duet between the main characters from the first half.

CONSTRUCT by Tanja Liedtke

Contemporary Modern Dance

A humorous and extremely inventive look at the construction of identity, family and home. Note: there are two sections that include partial nudity.

NETFLIX:

In addition to the dvds listed below, there are MANY ballet dvds – too many to list all of them. If you have a question about one, please feel free to email me.

Grupo Corpo: Dance Theatre from Brazil (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Beyond the Steps

A Tribute to Alvin Ailey (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

Yo-Yo Ma: Inspired by Bach (Disc 2 only with Mark Morris Dance Group)

JOYNER LIBRARY DVD COLLECTION: A tribute to Alvin Ailey: with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Tribute to Lester Horton Last dance (Pilobolus DVD) African dance: sand, drum and Shostakovich Shipyard dance (Liz Lerman Dance Exchange) Dance for camera Dance for camera 2 The Parsons Dance Company Dance Theatre of Harlem Pilobolus Grupo Corpo (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Dancing on the edge: selections from the American Dance Festival archives Jewels (George Balanchine - ballet) (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) Achterland