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Corps / composed by Alban Berg ; directed by Wilbert Bank.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ballets.
- Concertos.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (29 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Germany : ArtHaus Musik, 1990.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Corps, created in 1985, is a macho piece with a recurring homophobic theme. A gang of men in most unflattering shiny black, slit-fronted bibbed and highly cut shorts, stamp, huddle and intimidate any couple who dance together. There are three girls who come in at different times: the first in white, the second, in grey and the third in black, and though the pas de deux were individually beautifully delivered, the piece also conjured up the feeling of animosity from the other men gathering from the background, ready to claim their own back into the ranks of male solidarity. However, as with van Manen's works, one must cast off any thoughts of story-telling and enjoy the striking bodies of the dancers as they move in unison with the music.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from landing page (Alexander Street Press Dance in Video) website (viewed May 14, 2010).
- Previously released on DVD.
- Performed Stopera. Muziektheater, Amsterdam
- Recorded Amsterdam, Netherlands 1990.
- OCLC:
- 662592929
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