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Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film164: Asif Kapadia on Highs and LowsAsif Kapadia has won renown for his biographical portraits in "Senna", "Diego Maradona" and the Oscar-winning "Amy". In this wide-ranging conversation, he speaks about the setbacks and breakthroughs in his career. The topics include his clash with Harvey Weinstein over his fiction feature "The Warrior" and being plunged into an Oscar campaign with "Amy". Pure Nonfiction host Thom Powers interviewed Asif in March at CPH: DOX in Copenhagen. Asif was there to present "Creature", a dance film that's a collaboration with the choreographer Akram Khan, starring Jeffrey Cirio. The Guardian described "Creature" as "something genuinely strange which...
2023-06-2237 min
Front RowAsif Kapadia's dance film Creature; the Barbellion Book Prize winner; South Asian and South East Asian galleries in ManchesterThe Oscar-winning filmmaker Asif Kapadia tells Tom Sutcliffe about collaborating with the Olivier-winning choreographer Akram Khan on the dance film Creature. Originally conceived for English National Ballet on stage, Creature is inspired by Georg Büchner’s play Woyzeck and Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein.Today Letty McHugh was announced as the winner of the Barbellion Book Prize, awarded annually to an author whose work has best represented the experience of chronic illness and / or disability. Letty joins us live from Yorkshire, to give an insight into the creation of her Book of Hours: An Almanac for The S...
2023-02-1542 min
5.6.7.EIGHTNew Experiences Build Character — Jeffrey CirioThis week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews Jeffrey Cirio, an internationally recognized ballet dancer who is currently dancing as Principal at Boston Ballet. Jeffrey also is co-founder and Artistic Director of his own company, Cirio Collective. Jeffrey has danced for American Ballet Theatre and the English National Ballet as Principal and Lead Principal, respectively. Jeffrey holds medals from competitions held across three different continents. His list of accolades is truly remarkable. Jeffrey's run as a professional dancer began at Boston Ballet. By his own account, he was living a dream and could have stayed with Boston forever. However...
2022-11-2139 min
Rogue BallerinaJeffrey CirioMy special guest this episode is English National Ballet Principal dancer Jeffrey Cirio. We discuss his career, choreographic collective, and working with choreographer Akram Khan on creating the lead role in "Creature." Support the show
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