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Wonderland / chorégraphie et direction artistique, Andrea Miller ; réalisé par Denis Caïozzi ; 24 Images, Théâtre national de Chaillot.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- No linguistic content
- Genre:
- Dance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (64 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Marquee Arts, 2013.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Wonderland investigates pack mentality as an inherent and potentially dangerous element of human instinct. Four archetypal characters evolve in a universe influenced by the imagery of the American atomic age. Behind the smiles of an Esther Williams dream world, Wonderland reveals psychological and physical episodes of a herd acting as a unit through the uncoordinated behavior of self-serving individuals. Although pack mentality is a natural and ongoing strategy in the animal kingdom, among humans it can indicate a vicious, desensitized brutality and disregard for humanity - a concept that is at the core of Wonderland.The stylized, disturbing world of Wonderland was initially inspired by Chinese-born artist Cai Guo-Qiang's installation Head On, which depicts 99 wolves charging into a glass wall. Choreographer Andrea Miller draws on overly familiar characters and situations to re-enact tensions between the individual and the collective. In this piece, Miller conjures a dark, surreal circus arena where the herd instinct can play out.
- Participant:
- Gallim Dance - Andrea Miller (Caroline Fermin, Allysen Hooks, Francesca Romo, Daniel Staaf, Emily Terndrup, Austin Tyson, Dan Walczak, Jonathan Windham).
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed November 07, 2018).
- Recorded Théâtre national de Chaillot 7 December 2013.
- OCLC:
- 1078515731
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