Best of Dance on Camera 2001: Program One

Rest in Peace (Annick Vroom, U.K., 2000): Four siblings must bury their parents. As they dutifully carry the coffin, their behavior becomes anarchic. At home, constraints are loosened in a flurry of inexplicable, bizarre activity. But what is that, buried away in a desk drawer? It seems the parents had some strange secrets of their own. (9 mins)A Very Dangerous Pastime (Laura Taler, Canada, 2000): A witty collage of dance film, vintage footage, and interviews that plays with the idea that dance is something you have to "explain." (14 mins)Erik Bruhn: I Am the Same, Only More (Lennart Pasborg, Denmark, 2000): With insight and empathy, director Pasborg explores the life, thoughts, and work of internationally renowned ballet star Erik Bruhn. (42 mins)Duet: Variations on the Convalescence of A (The Quay Brothers, U.K., 2000): Given the Quay Brothers' penchant for unsettling imagery, this is a surprisingly lyrical depiction of a relationship that has endured, with flashes of quirky humor to leaven the nostalgia. Choreographed by William Tuckett. (9 mins)Treasures from the Cinémathèque de la Danse (Edited by Patrick Bensard, France, 1906-1961): Patrick Bensard, Director of the Cinémathèque de la Danse, fashions together historical footage from the archive, featuring everything from the cakewalk to Anna Pavlova doing the "Dying Swan"; from Maurice Bejart doing a jazz dance to Bill Robinson's single-take dance from Dixiana. The program includes additional gems, such as Josephine Baker doing the Charleston. (40 mins)

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