Preliminary competition started on Thursday, but the Sochi Winter Olympic Games formally kick off Friday night with the opening ceremony. So TheWrap put together a handy viewing guide of some of the more controversial media spectacles you can expect to see – and not see – at the Xxii Winter Olympics. Also read: From Broadway’s ‘Spider-Man’ to Sochi – Olympics Choreographer Teases Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony The Olympics always kick off with pageantry and a celebration of the host country. In this case, choreographer Daniel Ezralow told TheWrap he’s put together a performance focusing on Russia in the 20th Century.
- 2/7/2014
- by L.A. Ross
- The Wrap
Today we are talking to a remarkably accomplished choreographer, actor and director who has crafted uniquely compelling movement for a number of wide-ranging projects in many mediums, from his early work as a performer onstage to creating dances for film, television and theatre - the gifted Daniel Ezralow. Discussing his elemental participation in tonight's 2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony, Ezralow previews some of the pageantry, spectacle and artistry we can anticipate in the multi-million dollar production as well as the themes and ideas present in it. Additionally, Ezralow opens up about the technical process in organizing such a titanic technical production as well as outlines his collaboration with the scores of performers and behind-the-scenes individuals converging to pull it all off for a worldwide audiences. Plus, Ezralow comments on the controversial politics and ongoing drama surrounding the games. As if all that were not enough, Ezralow generously recounts his experiences working...
- 2/7/2014
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway meets Bolshoi? Spider-Man takes Sochi? Daniel Ezralow, the man behind the choreography for the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, is taking on part of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Friday - an action-packed show that's been a year in the making. The L.A.-based choreographer, who has worked on stage, film and TV, has been tasked with the centerpiece of the ceremony: a 20-minute segment on 20th-century Russia. Here he tells People what viewers should know about the opening ceremony. • A Cast of HundredsThe show includes 80 professional dancers and more than 700 volunteers,...
- 2/6/2014
- by Gabrielle Olya
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway meets Bolshoi? Spider-Man takes Sochi? Daniel Ezralow, the man behind the choreography for the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, is taking on part of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Friday - an action-packed show that's been a year in the making. The L.A.-based choreographer, who has worked on stage, film and TV, has been tasked with the centerpiece of the ceremony: a 20-minute segment on 20th-century Russia. Here he tells People what viewers should know about the opening ceremony. • A Cast of HundredsThe show includes 80 professional dancers and more than 700 volunteers,...
- 2/6/2014
- by Gabrielle Olya
- PEOPLE.com
After a year of planning and rehearsals, Olympics opening ceremony choreographer Daniel Ezralow’s masterpiece finally premieres on Friday. With nearly 800 performers, hundreds of years of Russian history to represent, and a country under intense international scrutiny for its security situation and human rights policies, there’s a lot on the line. Also read: At&T Protests Russia’s Anti-Gay Law Ahead of Sochi Olympics Ezralow, who choreographed the 2007 Beatles-themed drama “Across the Universe” and “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” on Broadway, said he was approached by opening ceremony director Andrei Boltenko to design the section of the ceremony that,...
- 2/5/2014
- by L.A. Ross
- The Wrap
Below is the Dance Camera West Film Festival schedule which starts today at the Music Center! It's funny, sexy, and endlessly resourceful. Presenting sponsors Music Center, Lacma, The Getty Museum and Annenberg Beach House.
"No venue or series offers a more exciting array of major international choreographers… Stunning in its variety… Powerful performances…Consistently surprising… Funny, sexy and endlessly resourceful…"
- Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times
"Dance Camera West seems to me to be the best festival anywhere in the world."
– Bob Lockyer, Executive Producer, BBC
Dcw 2013 Festival Schedule
Thursday May 2nd Opening Night Shorts Program at Music Center Rigler “Peace on Earth” Fountain 7:00-7:15pm Get Wet Dance Series – Choreographed by Sarah Elgart 8:00pm Opening night shorts series in The Music Center’s Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall 9:00pm Opening Night Party & Meet the Filmmakers in the Founders Room
Friday May 3rd Day Program at Lacma The "Wilshire Stairs" Fountain 3:00-3:15pm Get Wet Dance Series - Choreographed by Tony Testa 3:30pm Two Sink, Three Float Short film by Satya Roosens, Surface Tension Short film by Mark Teague and documentary Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty followed by Q&A with filmmaker Jeffrey Ruoff.
In the 1970s, at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, USA, four male athletes joined a dance class. Their collaborative work led to the creation of Pilobolus and the transformation of modern dance.
5:00pm ProMotion Youth Competition Award Featuring winner of Dcw Pro Motion Youth 2013 & winners of Capturing Motion 2013 from Dfa in NYC 5:30pm Check Your Body At the Door filmmaker Sally Sommer, followed by a Q & A with associate producer Alessandra Larson and dancers, Brahms "Bravo" Lafortune and Conrad Rochester. Check Your Body at the Door is a documentary about remarkable underground House dancers in NYC. Filmed during the golden decade of the 1990s, it follows a core group of master free-stylists in to the clubs, at their jobs and in their everyday lives. Also filmed in the studio against a white background, in silhouette or in light pools, their virtuosic moves and choreography are striking.
Friday May 3Rd Evening Program at Lacma The "Wilshire Stairs" Fountain 6:45-7:00pm Get Wet Series - Choreographed by Tony Testa 7:30 Wet Short film by Daniel Mollner 7:30pm The Man Behind the Throne filmmaker Kersti Grunditz, followed by a Q&A with Vincent Paterson.
Following the life and work of director/choreographer Vincent Paterson. Who has created for Michael Jackson, Madonna and Cirque De Soleil.
Saturday May 4th Early Evening Program at The Getty Museum 4:00pm-4:30pm Get Wet Series- Director/Choreographers Daniel Ezralow and Kitty McNamee 5:00-6:30pm Site and Architecture screenings (International short & long-short film selection) Followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers. 7:00pm-7:30pm Get Wet Series- Director/Choreographers Daniel Ezralow and Kitty McNamee
Sunday May 5th Evening Program at Annenberg Beach House 5-7pm Dance Confessional Booth Dance Confession Booth will be on site for audience members (before and after the screenings) to make their own impromtu dances and view on our website. All are welcome! 6:30-7:00pm: Panel Discussion "Choreography & Environment." Local choreographers, dance film directors, and environmental experts discuss art and resource conservation, and how the art of dance can bring about awareness of environmental issues. 7:30pm Trashdance filmmaker Andrew Garrison Choreographer Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks and in the men and woman who pick up our trash. (2012 SXSW Special Jury Award)
More Information, Festival Tickets, And All-access Passes Can Be Purchased At www.dancecamerawest.org/tickets...
"No venue or series offers a more exciting array of major international choreographers… Stunning in its variety… Powerful performances…Consistently surprising… Funny, sexy and endlessly resourceful…"
- Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times
"Dance Camera West seems to me to be the best festival anywhere in the world."
– Bob Lockyer, Executive Producer, BBC
Dcw 2013 Festival Schedule
Thursday May 2nd Opening Night Shorts Program at Music Center Rigler “Peace on Earth” Fountain 7:00-7:15pm Get Wet Dance Series – Choreographed by Sarah Elgart 8:00pm Opening night shorts series in The Music Center’s Eva and Marc Stern Grand Hall 9:00pm Opening Night Party & Meet the Filmmakers in the Founders Room
Friday May 3rd Day Program at Lacma The "Wilshire Stairs" Fountain 3:00-3:15pm Get Wet Dance Series - Choreographed by Tony Testa 3:30pm Two Sink, Three Float Short film by Satya Roosens, Surface Tension Short film by Mark Teague and documentary Still Moving: Pilobolus at Forty followed by Q&A with filmmaker Jeffrey Ruoff.
In the 1970s, at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, USA, four male athletes joined a dance class. Their collaborative work led to the creation of Pilobolus and the transformation of modern dance.
5:00pm ProMotion Youth Competition Award Featuring winner of Dcw Pro Motion Youth 2013 & winners of Capturing Motion 2013 from Dfa in NYC 5:30pm Check Your Body At the Door filmmaker Sally Sommer, followed by a Q & A with associate producer Alessandra Larson and dancers, Brahms "Bravo" Lafortune and Conrad Rochester. Check Your Body at the Door is a documentary about remarkable underground House dancers in NYC. Filmed during the golden decade of the 1990s, it follows a core group of master free-stylists in to the clubs, at their jobs and in their everyday lives. Also filmed in the studio against a white background, in silhouette or in light pools, their virtuosic moves and choreography are striking.
Friday May 3Rd Evening Program at Lacma The "Wilshire Stairs" Fountain 6:45-7:00pm Get Wet Series - Choreographed by Tony Testa 7:30 Wet Short film by Daniel Mollner 7:30pm The Man Behind the Throne filmmaker Kersti Grunditz, followed by a Q&A with Vincent Paterson.
Following the life and work of director/choreographer Vincent Paterson. Who has created for Michael Jackson, Madonna and Cirque De Soleil.
Saturday May 4th Early Evening Program at The Getty Museum 4:00pm-4:30pm Get Wet Series- Director/Choreographers Daniel Ezralow and Kitty McNamee 5:00-6:30pm Site and Architecture screenings (International short & long-short film selection) Followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers. 7:00pm-7:30pm Get Wet Series- Director/Choreographers Daniel Ezralow and Kitty McNamee
Sunday May 5th Evening Program at Annenberg Beach House 5-7pm Dance Confessional Booth Dance Confession Booth will be on site for audience members (before and after the screenings) to make their own impromtu dances and view on our website. All are welcome! 6:30-7:00pm: Panel Discussion "Choreography & Environment." Local choreographers, dance film directors, and environmental experts discuss art and resource conservation, and how the art of dance can bring about awareness of environmental issues. 7:30pm Trashdance filmmaker Andrew Garrison Choreographer Allison Orr finds beauty and grace in garbage trucks and in the men and woman who pick up our trash. (2012 SXSW Special Jury Award)
More Information, Festival Tickets, And All-access Passes Can Be Purchased At www.dancecamerawest.org/tickets...
- 5/2/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark made its official debut last night after overcoming months of delays, media ridicule, and the departure of original director Julie Taymor. But now the $70 million musical, which got a creative overhaul during a three week hiatus last month, faces its biggest challenge yet: Winning over the critics who widely panned it back in February. So how did it go over?
Generally, critics are responding positively to the show’s major changes, which include a streamlined plot, more aerial action, and reworked songs. A few reviews even sound like mild recommendations, giving the musical...
Generally, critics are responding positively to the show’s major changes, which include a streamlined plot, more aerial action, and reworked songs. A few reviews even sound like mild recommendations, giving the musical...
- 6/15/2011
- by Adam Markovitz
- EW.com - PopWatch
The producers of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark are in talks to replace choreographer Daniel Ezralow, it has been reported. According to Bloomberg, inside sources attached to the show have confirmed that Chase Brock is being lined up as Ezralow's successor. Earlier this month, director Julie Taymor departed the $$65 million (£41.6m) musical. following scathing reviews. Ezralow is said to be loyal to the helmer, having previously collaborated with her on the movie Across the Universe and the Broadway show The (more)...
- 3/22/2011
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
With its repeatedly delayed opening, highly publicized cast injuries, and record-setting $65 million budget, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" is surely the most anticipated new Broadway musical of the season. Scheduled to open March 15, the show promises some of the most daring choreography ever incorporated into a live musical theater production. Back Stage spoke recently with the show's choreographer, Daniel Ezralow, to ascertain what the movement-heavy musical requires of its dancers and what criteria are used to cast them."I knew from the beginning that with this show, I was really going to test dancers to the limits of their physicality," says Ezralow, a Los Angeles–based choreographer who works internationally in concert dance, opera, musical theater, pop music, film, and television. A former member of Pilobolus and a founder of Momix, he choreographed Cirque du Soleil's current hit show "Love," the film "Across the Universe" (helmed by "Spider-Man" director and...
- 1/28/2011
- backstage.com
The man behind the airborne stunts in the Spider-Man musical has claimed that all on set injuries have been caused by human error. A number of cast members have been hurt in accidents during rehearsals and preview shows for the production. Of a fall experienced by Spider-Man double Christopher Tierney, choreographer Daniel Ezralow told The Guardian: "He wasn't hooked up. "Every injury has been the result of human error. There hasn't been one fault in the fly system - not one breakage in the material. "It's (more)...
- 1/27/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Evan Rachel Wood is close to finally snagging herself a Spider-Man. Her singing and dancing Spidey, that is. It was announced some time ago that Wood is going to play Mary Jane in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, the upcoming Broadway musical directed by Julie Taymor with music by Bono and his U2 mate The Edge. While no official announcement has been made about who has landed the coveted role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, a show insider dropped some mighty big hints of who it's likely to be. Read on for the web-slinging details… Spider-Man choreographer Daniel Ezralow describes the top candidate as the lead singer of a rock band who has "the right energy, the naiveté [and] the...
- 7/22/2009
- E! Online
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