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  • In the Steps of Trisha BrownIn the Steps of Trisha Brown - The dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet learn to perform "Glacial Decoy," the seminal 1979 work by choreographer Trisha Brown.

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  • Kings of the Wind & Electric Queens - A colorful, sensory experience of the Sonepur Fair in India.

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  • Living Memory - About Mali's ancient culture, and this culture's position in the country today. Exposes tensions in a society assailed by modernization, Islam and global tourism, yet confident that it will maintain its own distinctive character.

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  • Machito - The Cuban band leader Frank "Machito" Grillo.

  • Madam Phung's Last JourneyMadam Phung's Last Journey - Madam Phung and her transgender singers travel around Vietnam, sparking fascination and hostility from the local people.

  • Maguy Marin - Offers remarkable footage of live performances, as well as first person interviews with the choreographer, Maguy Marin, whose work is daring, moving and continues to defy convention.

  • Marius Petipa: The French Master of Russian Ballet - Tells the extraordinary story of Marius Petipa, the groundbreaking French choreographer who went on to create Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty.

     

  • Mr. Gaga - The story of artistic genius Ohad Naharin, one of the most important choreographers in the world, who redefined the language of modern dance.

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  • One Day Pina Asked...One Day Pina Asked... - Chantal Akerman follows choreographer Pina Bausch and her dance company on a European tour.

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  • Phoenix Dance - Dancer Homer Avila lost his right leg and most of his hip to cancer and thought he'd never dance again until choreographer Alonzo King challenged expectations of what it means to be "disabled."

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  • Rebels on Pointe - The riotous, all-male troupe Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo challenge gender and artistic norms in the world of ballet.

  • Rookies - In the heart of Paris, a prestigious high school takes an audacious bet: integrate students from working-class districts and help them through dance and hip hop.

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  • They Are WeThey Are We - Anthropologist's film reunites a family 200 years after they were torn apart by the transatlantic slave trade.

More Films & DVDs on Dance
  • The Written Face - Offers an insight into the Japanese Kabuki star Tamasaburo Bando, one of the last defenders of this ancient and disappearing performing tradition.