Lavaughn Robinson - Dancing History
Posted June 16th, 2008 by Gretjen
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Part of Motion Pictures 6th Annual Festival of Dance Film/Videos
date:
Friday, June 20, 2008 - 6:00pm
date notes:
Presented by Philadelphia Dance Projects in partnership with Scribe Video Center.
ticket price:
$8
additional ticket info:
$5 Dance USA/Philadelphia and Scribe Members -- Purchase a $25 All Access Pass for admission to all 5 screenings.
Location(s)
Connelly Theater at UArts
211 S. Broad Street Terra Building
Philadelphia, PA, 19107LaVaughn Robinson -- A Dancing History”
(2003/Phila, 40 min)
by Brian Dornfeld
An endearing portrait chronicling the artistic life of beloved Philly based hoofer LaVaughn Robison. He recounts his life as a world-renowned Tap artist, an influential teacher and perceptive commentator on life and the cultural scene.
With shorts:
Pew Fellows Portrait of Kate Watson Wallace by Glenn Holsten where 2007 Pew Fellow explicates her work in this vignette with a startling shoot of Wallace’s unique site performance, “Car.”
Unspoken
(2007/Phila, 5 min) 5m.
by Laura Deitch
Choreographer Charles Tyson is the subject in this artist portrait exploring the relationship between performance, storytelling and dance.