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Belarussian roulette: a choreography competition in Vitebsk ignites careers outside the U.S.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-OCT-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
COMPETITIONS IN CHOREOGRAPHY, while not wildly popular in the United States, can really make a difference to budding choreographers outside the U.S. A young choreographer in Europe or Russia who wants to make her mark must first attract attention at a competition like the Bagnolet platform near Paris, the International Choreographic Festival in Hanover, Germany, or the Golden Mask in Moscow. The Bagnolet platform alone brought major dance artists like Philippe Decoufle, Maguy Marin, and Angelin Preljocaj into the public eye, and Hanover gave us Marco Goecke.

One of the oldest choreography competitions is the International Festival of Modern Choreography held in Vitebsk, Belarus, homeland of painter Marc Chagall. Established in 1987 by the pioneering Marina Romanovskaya, it showcased modern, postmodern, multimedia, and hip hop well...

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