dirac Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 The hills, or the train stations, are alive with "The Sound of Music" in Antwerp. Link to comment
bart Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Fantastic, dirac. Thank you. I hope that the Queen Ellizabeth look-alike in black coat and hat -- the one doing THIS early in the clip -- turned out to be one of the dancers. Link to comment
sandik Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thanks so much for the link -- I've been thinking about flashmobs recently, and the upsurge of interest in large groups dancing in public spaces. On one level, I think it's related to Bollywood films, and their continuation of the old Hollywood musical trick of people breaking out into song or dance wherever they are. But I think that there are references to the pedestrian dance trend from the 1970s, where choreographers used very simple movement, and the complexity came from the structuring devices. Link to comment
dirac Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Thanks so much for the link -- I've been thinking about flashmobs recently, and the upsurge of interest in large groups dancing in public spaces. On one level, I think it's related to Bollywood films, and their continuation of the old Hollywood musical trick of people breaking out into song or dance wherever they are. But I think that there are references to the pedestrian dance trend from the 1970s, where choreographers used very simple movement, and the complexity came from the structuring devices. Yes, it reminded me of the number that closes out Slumdog Millionaire, which is also set in a train station. Modern dance used to be interested in group dancing in public. Maybe we'll see a kind of revival. Link to comment
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