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Swansong / composed by Philip Chambon ; performed by Koen Onzia, Matz Skoog and Kevin Richmond ; choreographed by Christopher Bruce ; English National Ballet.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (33 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- [S.l.] : ArtHaus Musik, 1989.
- Language Note:
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- SWANSONG Christopher Bruce's reputation as one of Britain's outstanding dancer/choreographers is based partly on his mix of classical and modern idioms and partly on his commitment to social conscious themes. Silence is the end of our song is a moving ballet danced to a series of songs from Chile and dedicated to the Chilean people and their sufferings. Using documentary film – seen as hazy memories – and the words of the songs by Violeta Parra and the poet and songwriter Victor Jara, who was assassinated by the "œjunta" in 1973, the piece moves from light to darkness, from celebration to the need of courage in the face of political adversity or the threat of death. A touching, gentle and human statement.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from landing page (Alexander Street Press Dance in Video) website (viewed May 8, 2009).
- Previously released on DVD.
- Performed DR Studios, Copenhagen
- Recorded Ã…rhus, Denmark 1989.
- OCLC:
- 593772127
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