
African
Dance: Sand, Drum, and Shostakovich
(70min, BETA SP, 2002) is a documentary by Ken
Glazebrook and Alla Kovgan
that explores contemporary dance in Africa. The film introduces eight
modern dance companies from Africa, Europe, and Canada that participated
in the Festival International de Nouvelle
Danse in Montreal, Canada in 1999. Through insightful
interviews and outstanding performances, the film depicts a fascinating
diversity of themes in contemporary African dance interactions
between tradition and modernism, consequences of colonization and urbanization,
womens self-expression, masculinity, and family relationships.
The film is a unique source of inspiration for audiences of all ages
and specifically dancers, choreographers, dance historians, critics,
and all those interested in African culture.
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learn more about the documentary participants,
click participants.
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the film, or to organize a screening, click order.
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