Dark.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Arthaus Musik (Firm)

RM Arts (Firm)

SEPT (Television station : France)

Sveriges television.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Ballets.

Genre:

Performance

Dance:Postmodern

Dance:Dance for Camera

Physical Description:

1 online resource (64 minutes)

Place of Publication:

[Germany] : ArtHaus Musik, c2009.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Her body is long and slender - emaciated, almost. But certainly not lacking strength. Those distinctive lines - once in motion - are reminiscent of the rapid strokes of a calligrapher's brush moving across a sheet of paper. Yet for all the spontaneity, every detail is considered. Nothing is left to chance. And the observer is given complete freedom to interpret the message the choreographer communicates in partnership with her performers, the composer and the designers of set, costume and lighting. Carolyn Carlson is a magician of ambiguity who transports her audience into a netherworld where life meets death. Her characters (or choreographic structures) are subject to constant metamorphosis. For the inspiration she offers, modern and contemporary dance owes a debt of gratitude to this purist of simplicity. The piece is set to an original score by Joachim Kühn, played on a piano, modified via a digital console. A company of eight dancers, including Carlson herself, perform Dark for this specially-shot studio recording.

Participant:

Performed by Michele Abbondanza, Antonella Bertoni, Magda Borrull Pascual, Carolyn Carlson, Colette Malye, Peter Morin, Markku Nenonen, Tomeu Verges, Joachim Kühn

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).

Performed Sveriges Television, Stockholm, Sweden

Recorded Sweden 1988.

OCLC:

830520821