Filmmaker Robert Trachtenberg takes us behind the curtain on how he directed the film, American Masters - Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer. Q: What made you interested in doing a film on Gene Kelly? A: My other career is as a photographer, and I ...
A staple of American song and dance, Gene Kelly captivated the American public with dazzling and innovative choreography in musicals like "Singin' in the Rain", "An American in Paris", and "On the Town." His extensive and illustrious dance portfolio earned him a Lifetime Achievement Award ...
I didn't want to move or act like a rich man. I wanted to dance in a pair of jeans. I wanted to dance like the man in the streets. - Gene Kelly Timeless, effortless, elegant and indelible as the 50th anniversary of Singin' in ...
For nearly sixty years, Alwin Nikolais was modern dance’s pioneer of multimedia. Among his best known performances are "Masks, Props, and Mobiles" (1953), "Totem" (1960), and "Count Down" (1979). Nikolais would often present his dancers in constrictive spaces and costumes with complicated sound and sets, ...
