Lucinda Childs, Great Fugue by Beethoven

Marie-Hélène Rebois

Lucinda Childs, known for her cool minimalist approach, choreographed Beethoven’s Great Fugue for the Lyon Opera Ballet in 2016. Marie-Hélène Rebois was there to document the rehearsals and performance.

DIRECTOR
Marie-Hélène Rebois
YEAR
2017
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
80 minutes
LANGUAGE
English and French with English subtitles

Q&A with Lucinda Childs and director Marie-Hélène Rebois

Beethoven’s Great Fugue may not be an obvious choice for postmodern dance. But Lucinda Childs, known for her cool minimalist approach, choreographed it for the Lyon Opera Ballet in 2016. The filmmaker Marie-Hélène Rebois, who has a knack for getting inside a choreographic process, was there to document the rehearsals and performance. Through this film, one gets a sense of how Childs builds the dance sequences architecturally and spatially, how she communicates with her dancers in informal exchanges, and how she stays above the fray, at once distant and fully present. World Premiere

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Lucinda Childs, Great Fugue by Beethoven
Lucinda Childs, Great Fugue by Beethoven

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