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Title Carolyn Carlson and Her Ballet "Dark"
Published [Place of publication not identified] : ArtHaus Musik, 1989

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Description 1 online resource (17 minutes)
Series Academic Video Online
Summary Her body is long and slender - emaciated, almost. But certainly not lacking strength. Those distinctive lines - once in motion - are reminiscent of the rapid strokes of a calligrapher's brush moving across a sheet of paper. Yet for all the spontaneity, every detail is considered. Nothing is left to chance. And the observer is given complete freedom to interpret the message the choreographer communicates in partnership with her performers, the composer and the designers of set, costume and lighting. Carolyn Carlson is a magician of ambiguity who transports her audience into a netherworld where life meets death. Her characters (or choreographic structures) are subject to constant metamorphosis. For the inspiration she offers, modern and contemporary dance owes a debt of gratitude to this purist of simplicity. The piece is set to an original score by Joachim Kühn, played on a piano, modified via a digital console. A company of eight dancers, including Carlson herself, perform Dark for this specially-shot studio recording
Notes Title from resource description page (viewed March 29, 2016)
Event Performed Sveriges Television, Stockholm, Sweden
Recorded Sweden 1988
Notes In English
Original language in English
Form Streaming video
Author (1939), Torbjörn Ehrnvall, director
Hörnblad, Christina, producer
(1960), Michele Abbondanza, performer
Bertoni, Antonella, performer
Pascual, Magda Borrull, performer
(1943), Carolyn Carlson, performer
Malye, Colette, performer
Morin, Peter, performer
Nenonen, Markku, performer
Verges, Tomeo, performer
Kühn, Joachim, performer