Moze Mossanen
The Rings of Saturn
Directed by award winning filmmaker Moze Mossanen, The Rings of Saturn is an original one-hour dance film that tells the stories of five couples through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl. The stories include a young woman in love with the husband of her best friend; a married physician infatuated with one of his patients; a mature woman who shops as a way of to alleviate her loneliness; a woman waiting for her internet date to show up; and finally, a young man secretly in love with the woman who swims in the same pool at lunch hour. In each of these instances, the characters come face-to-face with impossible or difficult barriers that prevent them from connecting to each other; and it is only through the medium of dance, albeit one that is situated in the realm of fantasy, that they are able to do so. The Rings of Saturn is a unique enterprise as it represents the first contemporary dance drama created and choreographed especially for Canadian television. Collaborating on the production is renowned choreographer Robert Desrosiers, a great Canadian dancemaker who has set a new international standard with his unique and kinetic style. Also participating in the film are acclaimed Canadian actress, Sonja Smits; Rex Harrington and Greta Hodgkinson of the National Ballet of Canada; and many outstanding artists from Toronto’s dance companies, including Dancemakers and the Toronto Dance Theatre.
Nureyev
Nureyev is a unique dance drama created especially for television exploring the life of the great Russian dancer, Rudolph Nureyev, who defected to the West at the height of the Cold War in 1961. Integrating original choreography created for the screen and dramatic monologues, the film presents a multi-faceted dramatic portrait of one of the seminal performing arts figures of our time. There are the images of the young boy, born in poverty in Russia's Ural region; the late but promising start at the Kirov ballet school; the highly publicized defection to the west at a Paris airport in 1961; the celebrated partnership with the Royal Ballet's Margot Fonteyn; and finally succumbing to death brought on by the HIV virus at the age of 54 in 1993. Along the way, he changed the way the male dancer was presented on stage, transforming him from a prop to an equal performing partner, though with a fury, energy and sexuality never before seen.
The Rings of Saturn
Directed by award winning filmmaker Moze Mossanen, The Rings of Saturn is an original one-hour dance film that tells the stories of five couples through the eyes of an eleven-year-old girl. The stories include a young woman in love with the husband of her best friend; a married physician infatuated with one of his patients; a mature woman who shops as a way of to alleviate her loneliness; a woman waiting for her internet date to show up; and finally, a young man secretly in love with the woman who swims in the same pool at lunch hour. In each of these instances, the characters come face-to-face with impossible or difficult barriers that prevent them from connecting to each other; and it is only through the medium of dance, albeit one that is situated in the realm of fantasy, that they are able to do so. The Rings of Saturn is a unique enterprise as it represents the first contemporary dance drama created and choreographed especially for Canadian television. Collaborating on the production is renowned choreographer Robert Desrosiers, a great Canadian dancemaker who has set a new international standard with his unique and kinetic style. Also participating in the film are acclaimed Canadian actress, Sonja Smits; Rex Harrington and Greta Hodgkinson of the National Ballet of Canada; and many outstanding artists from Toronto’s dance companies, including Dancemakers and the Toronto Dance Theatre.
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"Nureyev" is based on the story of the life of the great dancer, Rudolph Nureyev. Dance and invented characters are employed to illustrate the life, passion, and tragedy of the artist.
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