
What to Watch
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Here are 5 fabulous dance films to watch online this week!
1. Greta Gauhe - Memories of Skin
Using new and pre-lockdown footage, this film explores ways of connecting to ourselves and others in our minds as well as looking at various notions of touch and being touched.
2. Candoco Dance Company - The Argonauts (This film is not the show)
In June 2019, a group of disabled and non-disabled performers from the South Caucasus and Ukraine started rehearsals for a show that would become The Argonauts. It was going to come to London's Southbank Centre and be part of LIFT 2020...It didn't happen. Instead, this film is a glimpse of the Argonauts in their home countries and a way of marking what should have been.
3. The National Ballet of Canada - Lulu
Guillaume Côté created Lulu for his wife and fellow Principal Dancer Heather Ogden. Set to music by Max Richter, with a musical introduction by Kevin Lau, and performed outdoors, Lulu captures a woman’s courage and strength as she moves away from her difficult past and comes to terms with saying goodbye.
4. Lost Dog - In a Nutshell
Originally conceived in the early days of the pandemic when it was unimaginable, Lost Dog’s single-shot short film In a Nutshell envisages a world in which theatres will never open again. In a Nutshell will be available to watch online for free from Wed 23 Sep, 7pm - Thu 22 Oct, 10pm on The Place's website. In the mean time, here's the trailer:
5. Igor x Moreno - Pulsar
EDGE Dance Company performers united across the globe for a reimagination of Igor x Moreno's Pulsar. In a new film specially adapted during lockdown, these 14 dancers create an intimate and honest connection with the viewer whilst performing remotely from their homes across the globe.