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Title

The Rodin project, choreography by Russell Maliphant [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

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Additional Authors

• Cronson, Caroline.
• Cronson, Mary Sharp.
• Sulcas, Roslyn.
• Maliphant, Russell
• Maliphant, Russell.
• Franzén, Tommy
• Gülgeç, Thomasin
• Mbi, Dickson
• Mesma, Ella
• Staton, Carys
• White, Jennifer (Dancer)
• Hulls, Michael.
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Description

1 videodisc (85 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Panel discussion 1: Russell Maliphant discusses dancing with the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet, six dancers including himself leaving the company to form Dance Advance, when he became interested in choreographing, dancing in Lloyd Newsom's DV8 Physical Theatre, learning how to drop classical technique, performing with Michael Clark and Laurie Booth, working on improvisation duet with Booth, creating Push which grew out of a structured improvisation and incorporating elements of Rolfing and Tai Chi, trying to us Tai Chi in ballet class at the bar, his choreographic break through when he created Broken fall for Sylvie Guillem and the Ballet Boyz, getting to perform in bigger venues after that experience, and working with Sylvie Guillem. Panel discussion 2: Discussion of Russell Maliphant's Afterlife which was originally a solo and became a group piece, working with dancer Daniel Proietto, collaborating with lighting designer Micheal Hulls and creating works together, how the lighting affects the movement. Panel discussion 3: Discussion of the video footage and how the lighting changes and how it is choreographic, Maliphant's relationship to music, how music usually comes after the work has been created, how he plays with the music's relationship to the movement, working with composer David Holmes, and the music of The Rodin Project. Panel discussion 4: How the Rodin Project came about, the difference between this project and the Nijinsky work Afterlife, studying scupture and applying it to his choreography, how he has incorporated Rodin scuptures and street dancing into his choreography, why he used street dance (parkour, popping, locking) in the Rodin Project, characterizing his movement style, how his work is abstract and Rodin has multiple narratives and how he creates stories as a performer for himself.

Series Statement

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform Title

• Rodin project (Choreographic work : Maliphant)
• Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Alternative Title

• Push (Choreographic work : Maliphant)
• Afterlight (Choreographic work : Maliphant)

Subject

• Maliphant, Russell
• Hulls, Michael
• Guillem, Sylvie, 1965-
• Proietto, Daniel, 1981-
• Ballet Boyz Productions
• Rodin project (Choreographic work : Maliphant)

Genre/Form

• Filmed dance.
• Filmed performances.
• Video.
• Dance.

Note

• Widescreen.
• Title and credits from the house program.

Credits (note)

• Choreography, Russell Maliphant ; production manager, Andy Downie ; sound/AV technician, Jon Beattie ; technical stage manager, Martin Goodman.

Event (note)

• Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Dec. 3, 2012 (7:30 pm).

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Source (note)

• Mary Sharp Cronson.

Biography (note)

• The Rodin Project premiered in the U.S. at The Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., Dec. 5-9. 2012.

Contents

• Introduction (2 min.) / by Caroline Cronson.
• Excerpts from Push (3 min.) / music, Andy Cowton ; lighting designer, Michael Hulls ; vocals, Barbara Gellhorn ; original costume realisation, Sasha Keir ; dancers, Russell Maliphant and Carys Staton.
• Panel discussion 1 (30 min.) / panel, Russell Maliphant ; moderator, Roslyn Sulcas.
• Excerpt from Afterlight (Section 3, Part 1) (4 min.) / music, Eric Satie (Gnossiennes 1-4) ; lighting designer, Michael Hulls ; sound designer, Andy Cowton ; original concept developed with, Es Devlin ; media content, onedotzero industries ; dancer, Thomasin Gülgeç.
• Panel discussion 2 (8 min.) / panel, Russell Maliphant ; moderator, Roslyn Sulcas.
• Video footage (two brief segments) (2 min.)
• Panel discussion 3 (ca. 6 min.) / panel, Russell Maliphant ; moderator, Roslyn Sulcas.
• Erubus -- A film adaptation of The Rodin project (10 min.) / directors, Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones.
• Panel discussion 4 (15 min.) / panel, Russell Maliphant ; moderator, Roslyn Sulcas.
• Excerpts from The Rodin project (3 min.) / composer, Alexander Zekke ; lighting designer, Michael Hulls ; set designers, Es Devlin and Bronia Housman with Russell Maliphant ; costume designer, Stevie Stewart ; dancers, Tommy Franzén, Dickson Mbi, Ella Mesma, and Carys Staton.
• Conclusion and audience exit (2 min.).

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7847

OCLC

828145490

Title

The Rodin project, choreography by Russell Maliphant [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

Series

Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Works and process at the Guggenheim.

System Details

DVD.

Original Version

Original format: 1 DV cassette.

Credits

Choreography, Russell Maliphant ; production manager, Andy Downie ; sound/AV technician, Jon Beattie ; technical stage manager, Martin Goodman.

Performer

Panel: Russell Maliphant (choreographer) ; Roslyn Sulcas (moderator and dance critic).

Performers, Russell Maliphant, Tommy Franzén, Thomasin Gülgeç, Dickson Mbi, Ella Mesma, Carys Staton, Jennifer White.

Event

Videotaped at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Dec. 3, 2012 (7:30 pm).

Biography

The Rodin Project premiered in the U.S. at The Joyce Theater, New York, N.Y., Dec. 5-9. 2012.

Local Note

For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].

Source

Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD

Added Author

Cronson, Caroline. Speaker

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer

Sulcas, Roslyn. Moderator

Maliphant, Russell, choreographer.

Maliphant, Russell. Speaker

Maliphant, Russell, dancer.

Franzén, Tommy, dancer.

Gülgeç, Thomasin, dancer.

Mbi, Dickson, dancer.

Mesma, Ella, dancer.

Staton, Carys, dancer.

White, Jennifer (Dancer), dancer.

Hulls, Michael. Lighting designer

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Cronson, Mary Sharp. Donor

Added Title

Rodin project (Choreographic work : Maliphant)

Push (Choreographic work : Maliphant)

Afterlight (Choreographic work : Maliphant)

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-7847