On September 16 and 22, I had the absolute pleasure of filming Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at New York Live Arts for the opening of their inaugural season. Bill T. himself is nothing short of incredible. I am a HUGE fan of Spring Awakening and a fan of his company in general. The dancers radiate an intensity that keeps you captivated. I told Jessica Ray, the intern filming with me, that I felt like I was in a meditation throughout the show. She said the same thing! It’s almost unexplainable, the work brought me to another plane and it felt really good. In my opinion that is what dance and art should do.
Christopher Wheeldon’s After the Rain was part of New York City Ballet MOVES’ debut at the Vail International Dance Festival. Danced beautifully by Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall, this was a special highlight of the festival for me. Absolutely breathtaking!
Appearances at Vail International Dance Festival marked New York City Ballet MOVES premiere performances as a new touring component of the renowned NYC organization. During UpClose: The Male Dancer by Balanchine, we were able to see even more with the help of hosts Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins and Festival Artistic Director Damian Woetzel.
Vail International Dance Festival’s Dance for $20.11 was an affordably priced evening of fantastic dance. A highlight from the concert was Rock Steady by Larry Keigwin, who I’ve worked with often in New York and at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival - the kind of choreographer you just can’t get enough of!
It was such a delight filming the Premieres evening at Vail International Dance Festival. Acclaimed choreographers Christopher Wheeldon, Trey McIntyre, Emery LeCrone, Charles “Lil Buck” Riley and Richard Siegal premiered five new works for Vail audiences.
Vail International Dance Festival’s August 7th Ballroom Spectacular was directed by Natalia Hills, who just performed with her company, Tangueros Del Sur, at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival earlier this season. It was great to see her in action again and to see the wide range of ballroom styles represented at the performance. Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine is like a ballroom rockstar!
Dancers: Liana Churilova & Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine (American Rhythm Champions); Tina Gerova & Plamen Danailov (Bulgarian Latin Champions); Natalia Hills & Ivan Terrazas (Argentine Tango Stars); Katia Kanevskaya & Egor Abashkin (International Standard Champions); Annie Trudeau & Max Pitruzzella (International Lindy Hop Champions)
The video above shows clips from International Evenings of Dance II on August 6 at Vail International Dance Festival. It was an incredibly eclectic show - from Martha Graham classics to Pitbull-accompanied ballroom dance. Christopher Wheeldon’s Liturgy, with Wendy Whelan and Craig Hall, was so breathtaking I can’t get it out of my mind.
Vail International Dance Festival’s International Evenings of Dance have been incredible to film. Above is a just a short snippet of the amazing dance I have documented in Vail so far.
Vail International Dance Festival’s Dancin’ in the Streets is getting everyone in the community involved in dance - even those who have never danced before. I had such an amazing time filming Lil Buck’s Dancin’ in the Streets event this week.
