Dance on film can be problematic. Just ask a filmmaker. “Even when you watch the most admired dance films, they don’t have that same sense of visceral and kinaesthetic connection you get when you watch it in a live experience,” Melbourne based director Rhys Graham declares. “In a theatre, you can be 20 metres away […]

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For the past 15 years, Stéphane Carrel has captivated audiences as a documentary writer and director. His films reflect his deep passion for people, culture, cinema and dance, characterised by the human element of each story. In his latest project, A Resilient Man, Carrel turns his lens on Steven McRae, the principal dancer at London’s […]

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Directors: Thierry Demazière and Alban Teurlai. A film – 122 minutes. A day-to-day view of a dance creation amidst institutional change. Relève is a documentary that follows the creative process at the world renowned Paris Opera Ballet. The impetus for the film is the arrival of the new Director of Dance, Benjamin Millepied, who takes […]

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A short dance film by Paul Ransom of Dance Informa. I’m sure we’ve all thought it…felt it. You know, the idea that dance can sometimes live in its own little world — a neatly bounded microcosm gurgling away in a self-contained arts bubble. Like politics and philosophy, it can sometimes seem a little removed, like […]

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By Grace Edwards. Partnering with The Australian Ballet and The Australian Ballet School, Channel Ten will launch the premiere of its new children’s series, Once Upon A Dream, on October 16th, which will air Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 4pm. Over six episodes, the documentary-style series reveals what it takes to be a part of our […]

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By Rain Francis. It seems now is the hour for marvellous dance documentaries. 2011’s much anticipated Pina by Wim Wenders did not disappoint and then there was the memorable and inspirational Life in Movement. Later this year Australian dancers and film fans can look forward to what has been called “an enormously satisfying”* documentary, First […]

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