NY Export: Opus Jazz
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Brooklyn, United States
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NYC Theatrical Premiere, One Week Only!
NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ is an ambitious and jaw-droppingly gorgeous adaptation of Jerome Robbins' beloved "ballet in sneakers." Directed by Henry Joost (CATFISH) and Jody Lee Lipes (BROCK ENRIGHT: GOOD TIMES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME), the SXSW Audience Award winner makes its New York theatrical run with a week-long engagement, November 5 - 11.
In 1958, Jerome Robbins' "NY Export: Opus Jazz" became a smash hit when it was broadcast on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and toured around the world. Set to an evocative score by Robert Prince, the dance told the story of disaffected urban youth through movement that blended ballet, jazz and ballroom dancing. Now, the work comes full circle in this street-cool adaptation, the first film to return Robbins' choreography to the city that inspired it since WEST SIDE STORY.
Shot on location and in 35mm, and featuring a young ensemble cast of New York City Ballet dancers, NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ re-imagines the original ballet for a whole new generation. Along with the film is a documentary where dance luminaries speak to the extraordinary history of the piece, while stylized screen tests of the cast reveal the enduring significance and appeal of the ballet.
The screenings will also include "Jerome Robbins' Ballets: USA," a never-before-seen documentary commissioned by the State Department in 1958.
74 minutes. In English. Presented in Blu-ray. Unrated. A Factory 25 release.
*** COME EARLY FOR LIQUOR & SNACKS! Last call 5 minutes before showtime
*** SPECIAL GUESTS IN ATTENDANCE on Friday, Nov. 5
"The most infectious tribute to the Big Apple since Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind.'"
- Steve Dollar, WALL STREET JOURNAL (11/4/10)
"Oozing seductive passion, sorrowful yearning, and playful joy, OPUS JAZZ is a brief but striking film that demonstrates the capacity of art -- be it dance, music, or cinema -- to speak volumes without saying a word."
- Nick Schager, VILLAGE VOICE (11/3/10)
"A highly cinematic restaging! NY EXPORT: OPUS JAZZ thoroughly revitalizes the piece's once timely choreography through inventive use of out-of-the-way Gotham locales and brilliant camerawork."
- Ronnie Scheib, VARIETY (11/2/10)
"Feels like an epic music video by Canadian singer Feist directed by Tsai Ming-liang."
- Diego Costa, SLANT MAGAZINE (11/1/10)
"It's austere in purpose and yet lush and expansive in execution, suffused with summer heat and Terrence Malick cinematic light."
- James Wolcott, VANITY FAIR
"This film is just about the purest, sexiest thing going in ballet."
- Rebecca Mitzoff, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"The finest new American film of 2010."
- Michael Tully, HAMMER TO NAIL
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