documentary
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DUCK BEACH TO ETERNITY
Spring Break is a somewhat notorious vacation when college students head to the sun and just party wildly to dawn every day. Its primary aim seems to be one of excess, whether it be alcohol, partying or just sex and cramming as much of all three into one single week. Hard then to imagine what…
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CIRCUS ROSAIRE
Filmmaker Robyn Bailey’s documentary from 2007 plays witness to the sad tale of this ninth generation family of animal trainers as they struggle with the demise of traditional family circuses. British-born wheel-chair bound octogenarian Derek Rosaire Snr presides over his extended family as they scramble to practice their crafts playing any gigs that they can…
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Ballroom Rules
I’ve been dancing my socks off this month cinematically speaking. First the subliminal PINA (and I am still doing the ‘4 Seasons’ dance in my head), then DANCEMAKER the documentary on one of the world’s greats contemporary choreographers PAUL TAYLOR. Followed a frenetic look at the manic craziness of kiddies competing in the World Irish Dancing Championships in JIG, and…
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JIG
From the sublime to the (seemingly) ridiculous I’ve done a balletic leap from reviewing Dancemaker, the profile on modern dance genius choreographer Paul Taylor, to a documentary that trailed various assorted kids of different ages and sizes around world as they get ready to dance their wee sturdy legs off in the 40th World Irish…
