BALANCHINE IN PARIS

Drawing on highlights from his previous films on Alicia Markova, Nina Vyroubova and Violette Verdy, France’s leading chronicler of the process of ballet coaching adds new footage of former Paris Opera étoile and Balanchine muse Ghislaine Thesmar. Setting Palais de Cristal with two of the company’s dancers, she sheds fresh light on the French/American symbiosis that marked Balanchine’s career. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity for students and fans of his choreography. PRECEDED BY: En Dedans Gabrielle Lamb | USA | 2011 | 10m A one-of-a-kind film collage that draws on dancers’ dream journals, choreography, structured improv and spoken text.       Figment Gabrielle Lamb | USA | 2010 | 3m Paying homage to Joseph Cornell’s mysterious boxes, director Gabrielle Lamb, an accomplished dancer and filmmaker, chose a vertical aspect ratio to give the viewer a sense of peering into a box, as if entering a dream world. With musical accompaniment by Rob Burger.