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Los Tarantos -1963 with Antonio Gades and Carmen Amaya

Posted on June 17, 2016 by madefrom

In this movie, Carmen Amaya ¨la capitana¨ shows why many consider her to be the best flamenco dancer ever, the fastest. Los Tarantos is a classic. Nominated to the Oscars, the repertoire cannot get much better with Antonio Gades dancing … Continue reading →

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The Red Shoes – a must-see ballet movie

Posted on October 4, 2014 by madefrom

Oscar winning movie The Red Shoes (1948) shows the insides of a ballet company and the drama life of a ballerina Victoria Page who is forced to choose between her ballet vocation, in the hands of authoritarian impressario Boris Lermontov … Continue reading →

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The Sleeping Beauty – November 1st. Theatre Leman, Geneva

Posted on September 29, 2013 by madefrom

The Kiev Ballet visited Geneva with the Sleeping Beauty Ballet. Music of Tchaikovski, Choreographed by M. Petipa. The King, Floristan XIV celebrates the batism of her daughter Aurora, dancer Tetiana Tsygankova in the picture. The fairies bring her presents: beauty, … Continue reading →

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The Editors- October 12th 2013 Vernier sur Rock, Geneva

Posted on September 25, 2013 by madefrom

    Here at Made From Dance, it is in our own opinion that most great listeners in this generation cannot help at some moment in their lives having a secret passion so to speak, or a certain admiration for the … Continue reading →

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Ken Robinson talks about Education and Creativity

Posted on September 21, 2013 by madefrom

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/es/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html In the link above, Ken Robinson, this incredibly intelligent man, explains that all of us are creative when we are born but we lose the creativity with age because of our educational systems. That for most people, as they … Continue reading →

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Carmen. Feb 26th 2013 at the Theatre Léman, Geneva

Posted on March 5, 2013 by madefrom

Embraced by the magnificent opera of Bizet, the dancers of the Ballet Royal Héritage tried staying coordinated in very fast and changing steps. Despite the good jumps of some of the male dancers, the overall impression displayed a lack of merging … Continue reading →

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The Raveonettes. Feb 15th 2013 at L´Usine, Geneva

Posted on February 5, 2013 by madefrom

                                                    THE RAVEONETTES                            … Continue reading →

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Conversaciones entre personajes sin hablar

Posted on March 24, 2012 by madefrom

En el baile hay miles de movimientos, gestos, caras, que reemplazan a palabras, al no poder hablar. Yo aprendí que hay verdaderas conversaciones entre personajes y que lo divertido de ir a ver ballets es no sólo entender la técnica … Continue reading →

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Mi bailarina favorita-Alessandra Ferri

Posted on February 29, 2012 by madefrom

Mi bailarina preferida es Alessandra Ferri, nos dice tantas cosas sin decir nada y sin aparente esfuerzo. En esta prodigiosa escena de Romeo y Julieta vuelve a probar que para muchos es nuestra musa del baile y si encima le acompaña … Continue reading →

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Diághilev.

Posted on February 20, 2012 by madefrom

La exposicion de Caixa Forum en Madrid muestra la historia de los ballets rusos y la importancia de la figura de Diáguilev, empresario cultural que fue imprescindible para la evolucion del baile. Éste contrató a los mejores artistas para que … Continue reading →

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