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France Moves symposium

Title
France Moves symposium [videorecording] / presented by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation as part of the France Moves Festival of French contemporary dance, April 23-May 6, 2001.
Publication
c2001.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Tasca, Catherine.
  • Rockwell, John, 1940-
  • Lichtenstein, Harvey.
  • Kisselgoff, Anna.
  • Marin, Maguy.
  • Montalvo, José.
  • Loukos, Yorgos
  • Melillo, Joseph V.
  • Granet-Bouffartigue, Jean-Marc.
  • Hubac, Sylvie.
  • Nadj, Josef.
  • Reinhart, Charles.
  • White, David R.
  • Bendongué, Fred.
  • Charmatz, Boris.
  • Hoche, Lionel.
  • Steiner, Charles.
  • France Moves Festival.
  • Association française d'action artistique.
  • France. Ministère de la culture, de la communication et des grands travaux.
  • Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
  • Vagaband Video.
  • New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
Description
3 videocassettes (280 min.) : sd., col. NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)
Subject
  • Modern dance > France
  • Modern dance > France > History > 20th century
  • Modern dance > France > American influences
  • Choreographers > France
  • Dance companies > France
  • Government aid to dance > France
  • Dance > Economic aspects > France
  • Performing arts sponsorship
Genre/Form
  • Dance.
  • Panel discussions.
  • Video.
Note
  • Accompanied by program.
  • Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The New 42nd Street Theater, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the New 42nd Street Studios, New York, N.Y., on April 27, 2001, by Charlie Steiner of Vagabond Video.
Funding (note)
  • Recorded with the assistance of New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Contents
  • Cassette 1. Welcome / by Olga Garay, program director for the arts, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
  • Keynote speeches / by Catherine Tasca, minister of culture and communications, France ; and John Rockwell, editor, Arts & Leisure, The New York Times.
  • Panel I, Cultural context of French dance (ca. 56 min. ; begins ca. 37 min. into tape) / moderator: Harvey Lichtenstein, chairman, Brooklyn Academy of Music Local Development Corporation ; speakers: Anna Kisselgoff, chief dance critic, The New York Times ; Maguy Marin, choreographer, director of CCN (Centre Chorégraphique National) ; José Montalvo, choreographer, director of CCN ; Yorgos Loukos, artistic director, Lyon Opera Ballet, festival organizer (France Moves, Cannes Dance Festival). Topics include: the roots of French modern dance in the 1960s ; the influx and influence of American modern dance choreographers ; the impact of government subsidies for dance ; some salient qualities of French modern dance ; the reception of French modern dance in the U.S. A question-and-answer session (continued on cassette 2) concludes the panel.
  • Cassette 2. Question-and-answer session, continued (ca. 27 min.).
  • Panel II, Models of support (ca. 66 min.) / moderator: Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, Brooklyn Academy of Music ; speakers: Jean-Marc Granet-Bouffartigue, director, performing arts, Association Française d'Action Artistique (AFAA) ; Sylvie Hubac, director, Direction de la Musique, de la Danse, du Théâtre et des Spectacles (DMDTS), Ministry of Culture, France ; Josef Nadj, choreographer, director of CCN. Topics include: the respective activities of the DMDTS and AFAA in developing and supporting French dance ; their collaboration on the France Moves Festival ; a choreographer's experience of government support ; the activities of the centres chorégraphiques in encouraging dance in various regions of France. A question-and-answer session (continued on cassette 3) concludes the panel.
  • Cassette 3. Question-and-answer session, continued (ca. 23 min.).
  • Panel III, Trends and prophecies for the future (ca. 73 min.) / moderator: Charles Reinhart, co-director, American Dance Festival ; special guest: David White, director, Dance Theater Workshop ; speakers: Fred Bendongué, choreographer ; Boris Charmatz, choreographer ; Lionel Hoche, choreographer. Topics include: some characteristics of current French choreography ; French contributions to the concept of videodance ; changing notions of French national identity ; the role, if any, of dance conservatories in French dance of the future. The panel is preceded by a brief address by Fanny Aubert-Malaurie, cultural attaché at the French Embassy. A question-and-answer session concludes the panel.
Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5237
OCLC
NYPY02-F25
Title
France Moves symposium [videorecording] / presented by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation as part of the France Moves Festival of French contemporary dance, April 23-May 6, 2001.
Imprint
c2001.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Event
Videotaped at the New 42nd Street Studios, New York, N.Y., on April 27, 2001, by Charlie Steiner of Vagabond Video.
Funding
Recorded with the assistance of New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Added Author
Tasca, Catherine. Speaker
Rockwell, John, 1940- speaker.
Lichtenstein, Harvey. Moderator
Kisselgoff, Anna. Speaker
Marin, Maguy. Speaker
Montalvo, José. Speaker
Loukos, Yorgos, speaker.
Melillo, Joseph V. Moderator
Granet-Bouffartigue, Jean-Marc. Speaker
Hubac, Sylvie. Speaker
Nadj, Josef. Speaker
Reinhart, Charles. Moderator
White, David R. Speaker
Bendongué, Fred. Speaker
Charmatz, Boris. Speaker
Hoche, Lionel. Speaker
Steiner, Charles.
France Moves Festival.
Association française d'action artistique.
France. Ministère de la culture, de la communication et des grands travaux.
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Vagaband Video.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Dance Collection.
Research Call Number
*MGZIA 4-5237
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