Month: November 2024

Obsessed with Light’s Co-Directors on Loïe Fuller’s Return to the Screen

The documentary film Obsessed with Light explores the innovative choreographer Loïe Fuller’s life—and her impact on dance, technology, fashion, and the nature of celebrity. Co-directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, it had its world premiere at the Rome Film Festival in October of 2023, and has since been screened at festivals worldwide. Krayenbühl and…

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Dancer Diary: Pro Dancers React to Step Up

In the video series Dancer Diary, Haley Hilton chronicles her life as a dancer in New York City. Here, Hilton and her friend Libby Lloyd, a dancer on Broadway, rewatch the cult classic film Step Up. For more Dancer Diary videos, visit Dance Magazine’s YouTube channel. The post Dancer Diary: Pro Dancers React to Step Up appeared first on Dance Magazine.

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Choreographer Damien Jalet on How Netflix’s Emilia Pérez Uses Dance as a “Tool for Resistance”

On the surface, Netflix’s new film Emilia Pérez doesn’t sound like a natural fit for dance: The plot follows a violent drug cartel leader in Mexico who hires a lawyer to help plan a faux death in order to start a new life as a woman. Yet Damien Jalet’s choreography plays a major role in…

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