Joffrey : mavericks of American dance / Lakeview Films in association with Ocean Pictures present a Jay Alix & Harold Ramis film ; producers, Una Jackman & Erica Mann Ramis ; written and directed by Bob Hercules.

Chronicles the story of the Joffrey Ballet, from its founding in 1956 to the present. The film describes how the company repeatedly resurrected itself after devastating financial and artistic setbacks and how the company introduced cutting-edge choreographers such as Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean, and Mar...

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Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Main Author: Bandy, Mark (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Lakeview Films (Production company)
Ocean Films (Production company)
Docurama (Firm) (Film distributor)
New Video Group (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Hercules, Bob (Screenwriter, Director)
Alix, Jay (Producer)
Ramis, Harold (Producer)
Jackman, Una (Producer)
Ramis, Erica Mann (Producer)
Patinkin, Mandy (Narrator)
Swanson, Michael, 1972- (Cinematographer)
Walker, Keith (Cinematographer) (Cinematographer)
Sterne, Melissa (Film editor)
McKenzie, Kevin
Lubovitch, Lar, 1943-
Wheater, Ashley (Interviewee)
Helgi Tómasson, 1942-
Chryst, Gary
Singleton, Trinette
Kisselgoff, Anna
Sklute, Adam
Holder, Christian
Burke, Dermot
Sutherland, Paul
Martinet, Françoise
Ruiz, Brunilda
Watts, Jonathan, 1933-
Consoer, Diane
Arthur, Charthel
Wilkins, Maia
Calmels, Fabrice
Anawalt, Sasha, 1956-
Weiss, Hedy
Language:English
Spanish
German
French
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional subtitles in Spanish, German, and French; closed-captioned in English.
Published: [New York] : Docuramafilms : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2012]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Rovi K-12 education materials.
Subjects:
Joffrey Ballet > History.
Ballet companies > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Ballet > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Joffrey Ballet.
Ballet.
Ballet companies.
Illinois > Chicago.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
History.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (12 unnumbered pages : portraits (some color) ; 19 cm)
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Chronicles the story of the Joffrey Ballet, from its founding in 1956 to the present. The film describes how the company repeatedly resurrected itself after devastating financial and artistic setbacks and how the company introduced cutting-edge choreographers such as Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean, and Margo Sappington to a larger audience. Featuring excerpts from Joffrey's seminal works Astarte, Trinity and Billboards and their breakthrough collaborations.
Note:Official movie website lists production company as: Ocean Films.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012.
"The first film to tell the story of the groundbreaking dance company"--Container.
Bonus features: The making of the film -- The making of Altman's The company -- The tragic death of Max Zomosa -- The Green table rehearsal.
Call Number:CX4 D0140588 VideoDVD
Awards:Talking Pictures Film Festival, official selection; San Francisco Dance Film Festival, closing night; Dance on Camera Film Festival, opening night; Sarasota Film Festival, official selection.
ISBN:1422918866
9781422918869
Credits:Directors of photography, Michael Swanson, Keith Walker ; editor, Melissa Sterne ; music composer, Mark Bandy.
System Details:DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby digital stereo or Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Mandy Patinkin ; participants, Kevin McKenzie, Helgi Tomasson, Lar Lubovitch, Ashley C. Wheater, Gary Chryst, Trinette Singleton, Anna Kisselgoff, Adam Sklute, Christian Holder, Dermot Burke, Paul Sutherland, Françoise Martinet, Brunilda Ruiz, Jonathan Watts, Diane Consoer, Charthel Arthur, Maia Wilkins, Fabrice Calmels, Sasha Anawalt, Hedy Weiss.