Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance (2012)
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Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance tells the story of this groundbreaking cultural treasure, known as the first truly American dance company. Narrated by Tony and Emmy Award winner Mandy Patinkin and directed by Bob Hercules (Bill T. Jones-A Good Man), the film documents how The Joffrey Ballet… More Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance tells the story of this groundbreaking cultural treasure, known as the first truly American dance company. Narrated by Tony and Emmy Award winner Mandy Patinkin and directed by Bob Hercules (Bill T. Jones-A Good Man), the film documents how The Joffrey Ballet revolutionized American ballet by daringly combining modern dance with traditional ballet technique, combining art with social statement and setting ballets to pop and rock music scores. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Bob Hercules
- Written By
- Bob Hercules
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 27, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Hybrid Cinema Worldwide
Critic Reviews
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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Always informative yet never remotely original. The story gets told, we learn something, class dismissed.
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Bruce Demara, Toronto Star
Talk about a slow dance.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
"Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance" is an exhilarating piece of dance history...
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David DeWitt, New York Times
Dance films like Wim Wenders's innovative, kinetic "Pina" have now set a high barre, and by comparison the traditional talking-head style of this documentary seems primed for showings on public television.
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Michelle Orange, Village Voice
A deeply archived and circumspect history of the Joffrey dance company, Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance does a perfect white swan but has trouble developing much of a personality.
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Cast
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Mandy Patinkin
as Narrator
- Kevin McKenzie
- Helgi Tomasson
- Lar Lubovitch
- Ashley C. Wheater
- Gary Chryst
- Trinette Singleton
- Anna Kisselgoff
- Adam Sklute
- Christian Holder
- Dermot Burke
- Paul Sutherland
- Françoise Martinet
- Brunilda Ruiz
- Jonathan Watts
- Diane Consoer
- Charthel Arthur
- Maia Wilkins
- Fabrice Calmels
- Sasha Anawalt
- Hedy Weiss
