Dancing across borders focuses on cambodians ambivalence, sacrifices new york arts patron anne bass visited cambodia in 2000 to assess ruins in angkor wat on behalf of the world monuments fund. Ctv news reports the national geographic series border security. We organize programs that bring people of all ages and experience levels together to share language and culture through highquality dance lessons. Young sokvannara sy sar was a young, impoverished teen performing traditional dances.
In january 2000, sokvannara sy sar was performing in a temple with a traditional. Join facebook to connect with dancing across borders and others you may know. And she bought a video camera to record his progress. Despite the fact that she served on the schools board, they turned the young dancer, who had precious little. I also very quickly knew that the borders without mirrored the borders within. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The new trailer for my girlfriends boyfriend with alyssa milano coming out soon. Contributors include not only noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance practitioners who reflect on their engagement with dance and. Bass was so taken with sys talent and potential that she arranged for him to come to new york and audition for the prestigious school of american. Throughout the twentieth century and especially since 1950, millions have begun learning and performing various balkan dances, the tango, and other latin american dances, along with the classical dances of india, japan, and indonesia. From the serene countryside of southeast asia to the halls of the new yorks school of american ballet to the stage of the pacific northwest ballet in seattle, dancing across borders peeks behind the scenes into the world of dance and chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of a boy who was discovered, and who only much later discovered all that he had in himself.
Release dates 5 also known as aka 2 release dates usa 26 march 2010 limited usa 30 april 2010 san francisco, california japan 4 march 2011 tv premiere ireland 10 july 2011 galway film fleadh poland. Hollis radin keeps a list of married couples who met folk dancing in. Dancing across borders, blurring the line between hunter and hunted. Dancing across borders is the intimate and triumphant story of sokvannara sy sar, who as a young man in cambodia was dancing with a small troupe in angkor wat when anne bass, a longtime patron of dance in america, saw him perform. Bass takes him under her wealthy wing and pulls some strings to get him enrolled at the new york school of american. The activities draw significant attention from the local community. In this first of four articles i will look at how ballet is depicted in these two series, how it is one of four main strands running through the twenty titles, all of which. I discovered ways to approach the shadows carried by both my french and english roots, and dance them into the light. A longtime devotee of the world of dance, bass felt compelled to give this. It was created by peter raymont, lindalee tracey, janet maclean and jeremy hole of white pine pictures. Dancing across borders is a wellintended documentary about a 16yearold boy named sokvannara. First run features released dancing across borders on dvd and bluray in the united states and canada on december 7, 2010. Dancing across borders chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of sokvannara sar, who was discovered by anne bass on a trip to angkor wat, cambodia, in 2000 and brought to the ballet stage in america. With sokvannara sy sar, anne bass, peter boal, philip glass.
November 4, 2010 winner, best documentary, milan international film festival, 2010 milan international film festival. Dancing across borders began as a video record of sys progress for bass. Episodes in the first season were directed by john fawcett, michael decarlo, ken girotti. Dancing across borders chronicles the intimate and triumphant story of sokvannara sar who was discovered by anne bass on a. Dancing across borders is a dismaying case in point. Movie 1080p, 2010, across, borders, dancing 0 dancing across borders 2010 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg. The executive in charge of production is janice dawe. Custom costume creations is a designers consortium dedicated to sustainable renewable enterprise. This study describes and analyzes the phenomenal popularity of exotic dance forms in america. Dancing across borders is the intimate story of sokvannara sy sar who, with the help of american dance patron anne bass, left his troupe in cambodia to. In her dancing across borders, which opens friday at the quad cinema in manhattan. And in 2010, bass returned to the modern art museum of fort worth to screen her documentary dancing across borders as part of the lone star international film festival, according to. Step by step, i explored the territory, named the countries, drew the maps, learned to dance across my own borders, to glean treasures from both sides.
Dancing across borders 2010 720p bluray h264 aacrarbg 1. Dancing across borders is a beautiful documentary portrait of cultures, of love and friendship knowing no boundary, and of the beauty of danceand its power to lift the soul. Having been a longtime devotee to the world of dance herself back in the united states, anne. Philip glass and sokvannara sar at the vail international dance.
Dancing across borders is a featurelength documentary about change, growth, and the powerful interaction of many talented people. Danzas y bailes mexicanos is a good informative book. Dancing across borders is the intimate and triumphant story of sokvannara. After dancing in the modern ballet company between 19891992, he worked at the city theater of istanbul as a choreographer and dancer for about ten years. Th e section dancing across borders clarifi es this position in more detail. Video archive for the film dancing across borders, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. We will have designs available and be taking special orders for the holidays. Dancing across borders dvd, 2010 for sale online ebay. Dancing across borders is the intimate story of sokvannara sy sar who, with the help of american dance patron anne bass, left his troupe in cambodia to audition for the prestigious school of. The border is a canadian drama that aired on cbc television and 20 other tv networks worldwide. Produced by anne bass and catherine tatge and directed by anne bass, dancing across borders premiered at the 2009 seattle international film festival.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. As if we were trying to understand each others heart raya, mesang district, cambodge the words of this 17yearold hold my dream for dancing across borders. Dancing across borders, the debut film by bass, documents the resulting story. Dancing across borders from anne bass the new york times. Anne bass has a long history of involvement in the arts and cambodia. On a trip to angkor wat in siem reap, cambodia in january 2000, filmmaker anne bass came across a 16 year old boy who moved her immensely with his amazing and seemingly natural charms and grace as a dancer. A version of this article appears in print on march 21, 2010, section ar, page 12 of the new. This book explores mexican popular and traditional dance practices on both sides of the u. On a trip to angkor wat in siem reap, cambodia in january 2000, filmmaker anne bass came across a sixteenyearold boy who moved her immensely with his amazing natural charm and grace as a dancer. Sar and his remarkable story are the subject of the documentary film, dancing across borders, which was distributed theatrically in spring 2010. Produced by anne bass and catherine tatge and directed by anne bass, dancing across borders premiered at the 2009 seattle film festival. Dancing across borders, blurring the line between hunter. May 4, 2010 dance fanatics will appreciate the story, as will fans of crossculturalism in the arts. First run features released dancing across borders theatrically in 30 cities on march 26, 2010.
Dancing across borders on midpeninsula, folk dance retains an avid following. What unfolds in dancing across borders is a tentative negotiation between sy and the world of american ballet and culture from the serene countryside of southeast asia to the highpowered rehearsal studios of new york, and finally to the stage of the pacific northwest ballet in seattle. Sars feet, turns out his hips and teaches his 16yearold body to speak. There are currently four videos available for the film, of which two are trailers, as listed below. She has served on the board of directors and executive committees of the fort worth ballet where she founded the companys ballet school, new york city ballet, the school of american ballet, and the modern art museum of fort worth. Dancing across borders 2010 dancing across borders. Dancing across borders also shows the irrepressible ballet mistress olga kostritzky at work as she points mr. Dating beyond borders is a youtube channel that focuses on highlighting the cultural differences that come into play while dating people from other countries. Anne bass, art philanthropist, remembered for love. Dancing across borders is a feature length documentary about change, growth and the powerful interaction of many talented people. The site action in hopa occurred between the dates of june 12 june 15, 20. Dancing across borders is a documentary that shows the development of this dancer, who came to ballet so late, and his awakening to the possibilities of his new life.
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