Cinédoc Paris Films Coop is delighted to present Novembre expérimental #4: Film dances. This year's program is devoted to "film dances", a particularly prolific field of innovation in cinematic forms from the historical avant-gardes to experimental cinema, with a host of films that have historically contributed to renewing the genre. True to our policy of combining contemporary creation, film history and research, the event features five exceptional screenings at the Reflet Médicis and Grand Action, with two tributes to filmmakers Ed Emshwiller and Pascal Baes (in his presence). An international symposium will also be held over two days, at the Université Paris 8 Vincennes Saint-Denis and at the Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art. The closing event at the Consulat Voltaire will feature a program of screenings, as well as two dance and film performances by Compagnie DCA / Philippe Decouflé and the Braquage association. The evening will also feature a "Bal blanc" in homage to Man Ray, in which the dancing public will act as the screen, and an original interactive installation by artist Noé Balthazard.
Screening:
★ #1 Top Danse (de films) – November 16th, 8.30pm – Reflet Médicis
- René Clair, Entr’acte, 1924, 15’
- Peter Kubelka, Adebar, 1957, 1’30
- Maya Deren, The Very Eye of Night, 1958, 15’
- Len Lye, Free Radicals, 1958, 4’30
- Norman McLaren, Pas de deux, 1968, 13’20
- Ed Emshwiller, Thanatopsis, 1962, 5’20
- David Rimmer, The Dance, 1970, 5’
- Bruce Conner, Breakaway, 1966, 5’
★ #2 Corps et graphies / Chorées graphiques – November 23rd, 7.30pm – Grand Action
- Len Lye, Rainbow Dance, 1936, 5’
- Pat O'Neill, 7362, 1967, 10’
- Bruce Elder, Unremitting tenderness, 1977, 8’30
- Walter Ruttmann, Lichtspiel Opus I, 1921, 10’
- Norman McLaren, Begone Dull Care, 1949, 7’50
- Theodore Ushev, Demoni, 2012, 3’30
- Jeff Scher, Reasons to Be Glad, 1980, 4’
- Loran Radanovic, La Promesse, 2021, 5’
- Dominique Willoughby, Dancing In the Grain, 2023, 6’
★ #3 Ed Emshwiller: Totems et transfigurations – November 25th, 5.30pm — Grand Action
- Dance Chromatic, 1959, 7’
- Thanatopsis, 1962, 5’20
- Totem, 1963, 16’
- Chrysalis, 1973, 22’
- Film with Three Dancers, 1970, 21’
- Self Trio, 1976, 8’
★ #4 Pascal Baes: Glissés cassés – November 25th, 7.30pm — Grand Action
- Test, 1988, 2’35
- 46 bis rue de Belleville, 1988, 4’
- Topic I & II, 1989, 13’
- HF Remix, 2000, 15’48
- Feed Back Ject, 2003, 16’15
★ #5 Tendance tout danse – November 26th, 4.30pm — Grand Action
- Germaine Dulac, Thèmes et variations, 1928, 9’
- Jean Comandon, La croissance des végétaux, 1929, 13’
- Fernand Léger, Ballet mécanique, 1924, 17’
- Jean-Pierre Valladeau, La danseuse, 1988, 3’
- Jean Painlevé, Acéra ou le bal des sorcières, 1972, 13’
- Marie Menken, Arabesque for Kenneth Anger, 1961, 4’
- Masha Godovannaya, Untitled N°1, 2005, 4’
★ #6 Surimpressions serpentines – November 29th, 7.30pm — Grand Action
- Thomas Edison, Butterfly Dance, 1895,1’
- Mélanie Forret, Danseuse en jaune, 2023, 3’
- Amy Greenfield, Wildfire, 2002,12’
- Sara Kathryn Arledge, Introspection, 1941-46, 6’20
- Ed Emshwiller, Totem, 1963, 16’
- Sidney Peterson, Clinic of Stumble, 1948, 13’
- Doris Chase, Tall Arches, 1974, 6’39’
★ #7 Soirée de clôture : Caméras, décadrages, performances – November 30th, 7.30pm — Le Consulat
7.30pm - Screening
- Maya Deren, Study in Choreography for Camera, 1945, 2’30
- Hans Richter, Rhythmus 21&23, 1921-23, 7’
- Siegfried Fruhauf, Exposed, 2001, 9’
- Marie Menken, Lights, 1966, 6’50
- Noé Balthazard, Confina-dance, 2023, 3’20
- Philippe Decouflé, Film des cadres, 1998, 4’
- Barbara Glowczewska, Fête de femmes à l’université de Vincennes, 1977, 3’
From 9pm - Performances & installations
- Restitution Solo Michou: Choreography by Philippe Decouflé, danced by Lisa Robert.
- À la fin, tout disparaît: Performance by association Braquage. Duration 10'.
- Bal Blanc: Restitution of Man Ray's famous Bal Blanc, held in June 1930 at the Paris home of the Count and Countess of Pecci-Blunt.
- Would you dance with me? ask C++: Interactive performance by Noé Balthazard
From 9.30pm - DJ set with Ana Leorne
♦ Symposium on November 24th at Université Paris 8 and November 29th at INHA
♦ Pas de côté... with association Braquage, as part of the Jocelyne Saab retrospective
- Editing workshop on Jocelyne Saab rushes with Mathilde Rouxel – 02/12, 11am-6pm – Espace En cours (56 rue de la Réunion, 75020 Paris); Reservations required: [email protected] (limited places)
- Screening of Jocelyne Saab's "Les Almées" (1989, 26') – Sunday 02/12, 8pm – L'Archipel (17 boulevard de Strasbourg, 75010 Paris)