Docurama Films today announced that Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, a feature-length documentary, directed by Bob Hercules (Bill T. Jones: A Good Man), will debut on DVD and standard digital platforms on June 12, 2012, following a festival premiere and nationwide theatrical release.
The 2012 film chronicles the legendary Joffrey Ballet from its humble beginnings touring the country in a borrowed station wagon to becoming one of the world’s most exciting and prominent ballet companies. Narrated by Tony® and Emmy® Award winner
Mandy Patinkin, the documentary takes a look at this groundbreaking cultural treasure, known as the first truly American dance company. Included on the single DVD is the 82-minute documentary film; a 12-page collectible booklet; full dress rehearsal of
The Green Table ballet; “making of” featurette; deleted scenes (including one on the making of
Robert Altman’s film
The Company); French, Spanish and German subtitles. Retail price is $29.95 (UPC: 7-67685-27078-3; ISBN: 1-4229-1886-6). For more information, please visit
www.newvideo.com/docurama/joffrey-american-dance and
www.joffreymovie.com.
Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance, is the first film to tell the story of how the Joffrey Ballet revolutionized American ballet by daringly combining modern dance with traditional ballet at a time when it was not routinely accepted. The Company broke other barriers too by accepting and cultivating a diverse group of talented dancers regardless of race and body type, by resurrecting nearly lost early 20th Century masterpieces, and by commissioning daring new works by cutting edge choreographers.
This insightful documentary, executive produced by Harold Ramis and Jay Alix and produced by
Una Jackman and
Erica Mann Ramis, examines the dynamic trajectory of the groundbreaking company by weaving a wealth of archival footage, behind-the-scene photos and interviews with former and current Joffrey star dancers. It documents the struggles and achievements of the Joffrey from its newfound beginnings in 1956 to the Company’s present international success. The film features rare excerpts from many seminal Joffrey works including
Astarte,
Trinity and
Billboards, as well as its breakthrough collaborations with choreographers
Twyla Tharp, Leonid Massine,
Laura Dean, and
Kurt Jooss. Founders
Robert Joffrey and
Gerald Arpino and a host of ballet notables, including
Gary Chryst, Trinette Singleton, Helgi Tomasson, Kevin McKenzie and more are featured in the film. The film is a rich chronicle of a ballet company that continues to reinvent itself, raise the bar and invigorate audiences worldwide. See list of full credits at
www.imdb.com/title/tt1829041/fullcredits.
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