Preview! Jack Cole honored on Turner Classic Movies September 10 4
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Keith Glassman & Dancers in the shadow of LAX
Aug
22
2012
The West Los Angeles sky was grey, low-hanging, and pregnant with jets on airport take-offs and approaches. Into this weird netherworld Keith Glassman set loose a tribe of good movers in a ramp-and-rooftop dance exploration last Friday evening. The event was produced by former Merce Cunningham dancer Jim Self and “Pak” Trules. As airplanes trolled ...
Welcome to Los Angeles, Ido Tadmor
Aug
17
2012
The renowned Israeli choreographer Ido Tadmor will visit Los Angeles next week for performances and workshops.
An actress & her dance coach
Two utterly amazing human beings, beautiful people, professional collaborators, and personal friends. He wielded enormous influence on her screen persona and on her career. This photo represents, for me, a most delirious encounter between dance and film worlds; nothing from Astaire or Kelly however great, speaks [to me] as powerfully. Here we have Jack Cole, ...
The great Mitzi Gaynor recalls Jack Cole, courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive
After a screening on Saturday August 4, 2012, of THE I DON’T CARE GIRL (Twentieth Century Fox, 1953), we enjoyed a fun panel discussion of the film. It all happened at the Billy Wilder Theater of the Hammer Museum under the auspices of UCLA Film & Television Archives, which had a rare print of the ...
Jack Cole’s 3 dance masterpieces from “The I Don’t Care Girl”
We’re watching a rare 35mm print of the film tonight, courtesy of UCLA Film & Television Archive. Here’s what all the fuss is about, in order of appearance in the film: The Johnson Rag I Don’t Care Beale Street Blues
Bob Fosse’s “From This Moment On” from Kiss Me, Kate 1
Thirty years as a dance critic focused on classical ballet and modern dance has led me to a new fascination: high-impact commercial dance of stage and screen. It fits my mood to see dancers hustle with high energy — and entertain. This number features Carol Haney, a Jack Cole dancer and rehearsal assistant to Gene ...
Zorina in Balanchine’s “Zenobia” ballet 3
Jul
10
2012
Here’s the esteemed Mrs. George Balanchine #2, also known as the Continental beauty Vera Zorina — luscious, lovely, and delectable. In this precious video, Zorina dances the Princess Zenobia pas de deux made by Balanchine for the Richard Rodgers musical “On Your Toes” (1936). Oh my god, I love when toward the end she balances ...
Diverse dance makers selected for National Choreographers Initiative
Jul
6
2012
The ninth annual National Choreographers Initiative takes place this summer from July 9-27, 2012. During the three weeks of intense creative effort at the dance studios of University of California, Irvine, teams of choreographers and professional dancers produce new dance works culminating in a public performance at the end of July. The invaluable program is ...
Fred & Barrie for the Fourth 2
The meeting of two slenderellas …. in her red jumpsuit, Barrie Chase looks like a Fourth of July firecracker!