Bone (documentary)
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Bone is a 48-minute 2005 documentary
about the first modern dance
co-production between Canada and China, directed and choreographed by Nadine Thouin (Go-On Productions/ formerly Snell Thouin Project) in collaboration with the Beijing Modern Dance Company. The film was directed by Mila Aung-Thwin
of EyeSteelFilm
production company and produced by EyeSteelFilm. It had its premier at Bravo! specialty television channel.
The documentary joins the vision of Montreal's "Snell Thouin Project" with the extraordinary talents of Willy Tsao and the Beijing Modern Dance Company. In this first ever China-Canada dance co-production, the documentary Bone follows the intertwined trajectories of lovers through an elemental landscape of heartache. The film based on the performance marries a new-wave filmmaking style with natural and surreal
landscapes (inspired and taken from the original projected videos of Nadine Thouin) as it documents the coming together of this east-west production.
China Times published in Beijing
, China
called the performance "a symphony of Life...in the performance of Chinese and Canadian artists, we witness a sort of artistic pulling force, which may well become the future direction of art..."
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
about the first modern dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
co-production between Canada and China, directed and choreographed by Nadine Thouin (Go-On Productions/ formerly Snell Thouin Project) in collaboration with the Beijing Modern Dance Company. The film was directed by Mila Aung-Thwin
Mila Aung-Thwin
Mila Aung-Thwin is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, producer and activist whose films deal with social justice.He had a multi-disciplinary education in arts, journalism, and photography. In 1998, he met his fellow director/producer Daniel Cross and co-founded with him EyeSteelFilm specilaizing in...
of EyeSteelFilm
EyeSteelFilm
EyeSteelFilm is a Montreal-based Canadian cinema production company founded and co-owned by Daniel Cross and Mila Aung-Thwin, dedicated to socially engaged cinema, bringing social and political change through cinematic expression...
production company and produced by EyeSteelFilm. It had its premier at Bravo! specialty television channel.
The documentary joins the vision of Montreal's "Snell Thouin Project" with the extraordinary talents of Willy Tsao and the Beijing Modern Dance Company. In this first ever China-Canada dance co-production, the documentary Bone follows the intertwined trajectories of lovers through an elemental landscape of heartache. The film based on the performance marries a new-wave filmmaking style with natural and surreal
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
landscapes (inspired and taken from the original projected videos of Nadine Thouin) as it documents the coming together of this east-west production.
China Times published in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
called the performance "a symphony of Life...in the performance of Chinese and Canadian artists, we witness a sort of artistic pulling force, which may well become the future direction of art..."