Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Routes is a road movie through the dance and music of the American Deep South. Inspired by Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music (and evocative of Maya Deren’s seminal Meshes Of The Afternoon), Alex Reuben’s film offers an idiosyncratic documentation of lesser-known forms of American culture, and the extraordinary dancing Americans of the Deep South. From North Carolina to the Holy Grail of his childhood hero, Fats Domino, and the Jazz of New Orleans, Reuben captured on the road Appalachian Bluegrass, Clogging, Mississippi Fife and Drum Blues, Krumping, Memphis Hip-Hop, Indian Smoke Dance, Louisiana Cajun, Zydeco and Swamp Pop, all in a vivid stream of sound and vision.
UPCOMING SHOWS, MAY 09
Folk Art, Lets Dance
Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadlers Wells, London
Fri 8 May, 7pm, more info
DANCE:FILM09
Filmhouse, Edinburgh
Sun 24 May, 4.15pm, more info
TALKS
Sex, Lies & Interdisciplinary Practice:
Choreogeography, Cinema & Revolution in the 21st Century
Fri 17 April, more info
Last Night a Dance Film Saved My Life:
Science, Choreogeography & The Modern Narrative
Thurs 23 April, more info
PREVIOUS SHOWS
Banleure’s Bleue Jazz Festival, Cine 104, Paris
Fri 13 March, more info
Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford
Wed 25 March, more info
Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow
Thurs 26th March, more info
GATE PICTUREHOUSE, NOTTING HILL
Fri 18 July 5pm with intro
Sat 19 July 5:30pm with intro
Sun 20 July 5:55pm with intro
Mon 21 July 5:30pm
Wed 23 July 5:30pm
Thurs 24 July 5:30pm
Sat 26 July 5:30pm plus Q&A
25 — 31 July: times tbc
FACT, LIVERPOOL
Fri 8 Aug 4.30pm
Sat 9 Aug 4:30pm plus Q&A
Sun 10 Aug 4.30pm
RITZY, BRIXTON
Fri 15 — Thurs 21 Aug 5.10pm daily
Sun 17th Aug 4pm with Q&A
DUKE OF YORK, BRIGHTON
Sat 16 Aug 4:30pm with Q&A
CAMEO EDINBURGH
Mon 18 Aug 6:30pm
TYNESIDE CINEMA
Mon 22 Sept 6.35pm & 7.45pm
Tues 23 Sept 6.35pm with Q&A
Wed 24 Sept 6.35pm & 7.45pm
PLYMOUTH ARTS CENTRE
Mon 1 Dec 6pm with Director's Q&A, more info
LEXI CINEMA, LONDON
Fri 5 Dec 6pm,
Sat 6 Dec 6pm, with Director's Q&A more info
Please visit www.picturehouses.co.uk for details and tickets
EVENTS, Feb 09
Routes, 'Choreogeography' Masterclass & Workshop, in Belem, Brazil at the Instituto de Arte do Pará in partnership with the Federal Univesrity of Para. An association with Val Sampaio
Wed 18 & Thurs 19 Feb, 14.30 - 19.30
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Director’s Interview
Press
Alex Reuben Biogaphy & Contact
Future Events
For enquiries please contact: bookings@alexreuben.com
SUPPORTED BY
Design Wood McGrath
Choreogeography R&D: Artist Links Residency, Brazil, Dec 2008 — March 2009
An Arts Council England and British Council Artists Programme, with support from Visiting Arts.
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