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Category: Video
Zambia-born filmmaker Franco Sacchi tours us through Nollywood, Nigeria’s booming film industry (the world’s 3rd largest). Guerrilla filmmaking and brilliance under pressure from crews that can shoot a full-length feature in a week.
In honor of Roma Nation Day.
Extravagant Russian FlashMob “Putting on the Ritz”:
Flash Mob in Russia – all for Putin, posted with vodpod
Le vent (ballet super slow motion), posted with vodpod
Marina Kanno and Giacomo Bevilaqua from Staatsballett Berlin perform several jumps captured in slow motion at 1000 frames per second.
Boundaries/ Art of spectra- Peter Svenzon trail…, posted with vodpod
Boundaries, dance performance, production by Art Of Spectra/ Peter Svenzon, co- production with Folkteatern in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Dancers Ulriqa Fernqvist, Sosso Harryson, Hannes Lundin, Morgan Karlsson& Raymond Roa. Light/ videodesign by Ludde Falk, Set/ production design by Robert Ljung, Music by Peter Svenzon and Kronosquartet.
In an atmosphere inspired by the worlds of David Lynch, choreographer Peter Svenzon examines general human issues in this physical, expressive and uploaded performance. Art of Spectra’s contemporary style is very physical and features movements influenced by the choreographer’s background in breakdancing.
:: h/t Methods of Dance | Art Of Spectra
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It’s Friday…
Whitney Houston – Queen Of The Night, posted with vodpod
:: Update 02.11.12 – Just heard on the radio driving home from teaching class that Whitney Houston has died at age 48. R.I.P. Whitney.
Cloud Gate – Songs of the Wanderers, posted with vodpod
Performers: Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan
Choreography – Lin Hwai-min
Music – Georgian Folk Songs (sung by Rustavi Choir)
Lighting Design – CHANG Tsan-tao
Set Design – Austin WANG
Costume Design – Taurus WAH
Props Design – YANG Cheng-yung SZU Chien-hua
“Songs of the Wanderers” was inspired by a novel on a Buddhist theme titled “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse. It depicts the journey of pilgrim wanderers fervently in search of inner peace. With 3.5 tones of golden rice grain on stage and music based on Georgian folk songs, the production has reached out to the audience of many lands and is acclaimed as “a dance of gold” by Lin.
Prestidigitations: Jacket A Classic JSB Clip, posted with vodpod
This shows amazing control and strength! More at JSBallet.org
Roger Ballen’s new music video with Cape Town band Die Antwoord “I Fink U Freeky,” meshes hip hop beats with his signature style of photography, animating his still images.
‘I FINK U FREEKY’ by DIE ANTWOORD (Official), posted with vodpod
