I¹m behind on reading this thread, sp not sure if it¹s been mentioned yet, but there is a new book on exactly this topic: Dancefilm: Choreography and the Moving Image, by Erin Brannigan
I skimmed a copy - there is a chapter on Maya Deren, and other dance films with a more experimental take are discussed. Seems like it would be useful as an addition to Dennis's recs. http://www.amazon.com/Dancefilm-Choreography-Moving-Erin-Brannigan/dp/019536 7243/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315367984&sr=1-1 On 9/1/11 6:10 PM, "Dennis Doros" <milefi...@gmail.com> wrote: > There are thousands of them going back to Loie Fuller and the many, many > copycats from before 1900. However, there are several favorites including Ed > Emswiller and Alwin Nikolais collaborations (with Gladys Bailin and others as > dancers), Thomas Bouchard's work with Doris Humphrey, the original B&W version > of Matha Graham's Lamentation from the 1930s (my apologies for not remembering > the filmmaker, but it's my alltime favorite), Shirley Clarke's first short > films, and many in the 1960s by Twyla Tharp, Meredith Monk, and Yvonne Rainer. > One could call Norman McLaren's BEGONE DULL CARE and especially NEIGHBOURS as > choreographed dances on film. > > I'm said to say, my expertise ends around 1980 but the Dance Film Association > would be the best place to go along with checking out the Film Society of > Lincoln Center's Dance on Film series they program with the DFA and Joanna > Ney. > > There's also the DFA's DANCE FILM AND VIDEO GUIDE, Judy Mitoma's ENVISIONING > DANCE ON FILM AND VIDEO and the first one of its kind that's still excellent, > John Mueller's guide to dance on film. >
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