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Ballet Adagio
19729 min 50 secFilm: Experimental
Direction: Norman McLaren
Production: Norman McLaren
This slow-motion study of one of classical ballet’s most spectacular forms, the adagio from the pas de deux, was a revelation for most audience members. It displays the control, balance and precision of the dancers’ every gesture as they move through each pirouette, arabesque and jeté. Set to Albinoni’s Adagio, the film, which features the internationally renowned Canadian dancers David and Anna Marie Holmes, offered dance students a unique tool to better understand their art form.
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Subject categories
- Dance > BalletDance Interpretations
- Arts Education > Dance
- Health/Personal Development > Healthy Relationships
- Family Studies/Home Economics > Relationships
Credits
- director
- Norman McLaren
- producer
- Norman McLaren
- animation
- Norman McLaren
- photography
- Jacques Fogel
- Douglas Kiefer
- sound
- Ron Alexander
Awards
- Bronze Plaque - Category: Art and Culture International Film and Video Festival
- Diploma of MeritInternational Film Festival
- First Prize - Category: Artistic FieldInternational Festival of Short Films
- Silver Medal - Category: Live Action ShortInternational Film Festival