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French Festivals: World Fare |
| Section: THE ARTS / DANCE |
| Author: Bruce Merrill |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1993 |
| Size: 2,050 Words, 12,854 Characters |
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Dance festivals have been an important part of the French dance scene for the past twenty years. In the early years of this "dance invasion," resort cities in the south of France, along with Paris, were the places for French dancers and the public to come into contact with foreign companies--and new ways of viewing dance. It was especially in Modern Dance that these foreign companies served to give the French audience a whole new outlook.
Modern Dance Troupes
Troupes such as Merce Cunningham, Alwin Nikolais, Murray Louis, Paul Taylor, Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Louis Falco, and the Landon Contemporary Dance Theatre brought their established systems of Modern Dance technique and style. Pina Bausch brought the conception of dance theater. International ballet companies such as the American Ballet Theatre, the New York City Ballet, and Russia's Kirov and Bolshoi ballets brought works by new choreographers and another conception of style while still using a classical vocabulary. These influences have now been assimilated into French dance while still keeping a uniquely French style.
International dance companies visiting France continue to be part of the ever-changing dance scene and give festivalgoers a real panorama of international dance. A prime exa...
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... suspensions to spirals and jumps, finishing with slow intertwined movements interspaced with jerky twitches. It was a pleasure to see.
Neumeier's Hamburg Ballet at Chateauvallon and the Michel Kelemenis Company at Aix-en-Provence were the most memorable of the companies seen during these two festivals, adding richness to the special atmosphere surrounding the dance festivals of France.
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