Paradis
Paradis is a celebration of the imagination and the inventive spirit, a fireworks display of joy and energy. The work of choreographer José Montalvo is based on a contradiction — mixing dance styles and breaking the barrier between reality and representation. Different schools of dance meet on-stage, showing the difference between classical ballet and street dances like hip-hop. Montalvo takes them as far as they can go and highlights the special features of each. The ballerina on points seems delicate, slender and tall — unlike the unsparing, ample and leaping body of the African dancer. The encounter between the two is irresistible. It is also about using dance to break down the barrier between reality and its representation. As the dancers move on stage, images of these same dancers are projected onto a giant double screen hanging upstage. The laws of gravity don’t exist on the screen and the filmed dancers can dance on their head, climb on top of one another and open an outrageous dialogue with their real personages. The shadows of the dancers on the screen are sometimes blown up or shrunken, and the amazed audience moves from the land of the giants to the land of the midgets. Projected images of animals join in the celebration for a rich and imaginative circus.
France - 2004 - 51 mn - Betacam SP & Digital - Colour
Director
Marie-Hélène Rebois
Choreography
Dominique Hervieu, José Montalvo
Camera
Dominique Le Rigoleur
Editing
Jocelyne Ruiz
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Production
Les Films Pénélope
Co-Production
ARTE France
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Sales
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