Charles Dennis Productions

This program features a profile of choreographer/dancer Benjamin Millepied, one of dance's rising stars due to his dual careers as a New York City Ballet dancer and sought-after choreographer. The program includes excerpts from his 2006 concert at the Joyce Theater in New York City. Featured is Closer, a duet with guest artist Gillian Murphy of American Ballet Theatre with music by Philip Glass and Phrases, Now, a non-stop work by Adonis Foniadakis...

Part two of the two-part series on choreographer Sally Silvers. This program presents additional excerpts from Silvers' Strike Me Lightning a group work that looks at the physical behavior of nuns and cyborgs. Recorded at P.S. 122 in New York City in February 2002, the program includes excerpts from Part 2 of Strike Me Lightning - the "cyborg" section. Sally Silvers' work is highly original and humorous. The program also includes an interview with...

Choreographer David Rousséve has "a remarkable flair for fusing storytelling, characterization and a deftly explosive movement style into deeply affecting statements of personal and social conscience" - The Washington Post. This program features an excerpt from his solo, The Ten Year Chat, which celebrates a decade of his work and fuses early, recent and new work to create a sublimely self-effacing performing terrain that explodes issues of race,...

In part one of the series, Elizabeth Streb discusses her background, influences, action devices, and inspirations. Watch excerpts of The Catapult featuring the following dances: Wall Run Turn, Crash and Burn, Artificial Gravity, Polar Wander, and Roboto. Performed in 2009 at the Streb Lab for Action Mechanics.

This program presents excerpts from two post-modern dances by a leading practitioner. A solo, Of Exposure and a group piece, A Moment's Grace. Recorded in 1995 at Performance Space 122 in New York City. Plus excerpts from a revealing interview with the artist.

In this video, Karole Armitage discusses her choreography, Broadway, collaborators, and dancers. The program features a complete performance of Connoisseurs of Chaos (2008) at the Joyce Theater.

African-American choreographer/dancer Ron Brown is one of the rising stars of American Modern Dance. This program documents his return to Performance Space 122 in New York City in 2000, the theater where he launched his career, where he performed 2 solos especially for Charles Dennis' feature length documentary film Homecoming - A Celebration of 20 Years of Dance at P.S. 122. Featured in this program is Forgiveness, a collaboration with poet G. Winston...

Part 2 of the two-part series on choreographer David Rousseve picks up where Part 1 left off - with an excerpt from his solo, The Ten Year Chat, which celebrates a decade of his work and fuses early, recent and new work to create a sublimely self-effacing performing terrain that explodes issues of race, gender and AIDS. This program also includes additional commentary by the artist on his creative process. Length: Recorded in 2001 at Performance Space...

This program presents excerpts from "Meatallaround" a dance/performance work conceived and directed by Dorvillier that reflects on the children's story of Ferdinand the Bull. 6 dancers cast as bulls, horses, matadors and St. Sebastian enact a wildly, anarchic mise-en-scene. Recorded in 1996 at Performance Space 122 in New York City. Plus excerpts from a revealing interview with the artist.

In March 2003 choreographer Neil Greenberg and video artist Charles Dennis collaborated on the creation of "TWO" - a supremely elegant work that married live dancing with live and pre-recorded dance video. Jennifer Dunning of The New York Times voted "TWO" one of the 10 best dances of 2003, "..."TWO" ....creates a vast space - thanks to video." In "TWO" video images appeared on a backdrop as the dancers moved & operated 2 live cameras. At other times...