Parade: U.S. Premiere
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Parade is the translation of a stage work by choreographer Adam Linder into a new cinematic form. Initially conceived by Linder as a reinterpretation of Jean Cocteau’s one-act ballet created in 1917 for Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes, Shahryar Nashat’s filmic adaptation departs from the two original sources to become a new text through which the three dancers’ performances are catalogued and mediated through a particularly authorial lens. Parade seeks to extend the life of the choreography into a new cultural form while reconsidering the role of the camera as a passive witness to performance and dance in broader terms. The presentation of Parade marks the work’s United States premiere. (2014, Dir. S. Nashat, 38 min.)
A Q&A with artist Shahryar Nashat and choreographer Adam Linder, moderated by curator Aram Moshayedi, follows the screening.
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Still from Parade. Courtesy of the artist; Rodeo, Istanbul; and Silberkuppe, Berlin. -
Still from Parade. Courtesy of the artist; Rodeo, Istanbul; and Silberkuppe, Berlin. -
Still from Parade. Courtesy of the artist; Rodeo, Istanbul; and Silberkuppe, Berlin. -
Still from Parade. Courtesy of the artist; Rodeo, Istanbul; and Silberkuppe, Berlin. -
Still from Parade. Courtesy of the artist; Rodeo, Istanbul; and Silberkuppe, Berlin.
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