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Bodies in Motion
Part of Link TV's Global Perspectives and showcasing dance films from around the world, "Bodies in Motion" presents works by global filmmakers who collaborate with choreographers and dancers. Featuring short-form dance films that interact with international landscapes, as well as documentaries about choreographers and dancers, this series uses dance as a lens to view global cultures.
Clips & Segments
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Bodies in Motion
Instead of marginalizing the dancer in the urban landscape, choreographer Dominique Palmobo uses the landscape to highlight her relationship to her surroundings.
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Set to Martin Luther McCoy's cover of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," Ramaa Mosley's film features people dropping their momentary burdens to move their bodies.
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Bodies in Motion
Orthodox Jewish men performing moves on the streets of Jerusalem.
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A young Chinese dancer performs the role of conscientious objector, moving through the pedestrian and the abstract to deliberate the question “to fight or not to fight.”
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Articles
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"It’s important to understand what makes people different and what causes societal strife, but also what brings us together as human beings."
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According to André Grekhov's mother, he's been breakdancing to Michael Jackson and MC Hammer since he was 3 years old in the Soviet Union.
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Directors, Del Mak and Patrick Ryder offer viewers a glimpse into a dancer's emotive escape from what confines him.
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Kathy Rose discusses her early days in African dance to her adoption of flamenco with a Japanese edge.
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Seewald first started making videos when he was in a band and created his first video by himself.
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Dancers rebel against the management in this politically-changed film by the Kuperman Brothers
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