Joffrey:Mavericks of American Dance, World premiere screening at same time as Lincoln Center

Overview

In association with Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 40th Annual Dance On Camera Festival, Emerging Pictures will present the World Premiere of the documentary film JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE to the JPT simultaneously with the movie’s screening at Lincoln Center in New York City.

JOFFREY: MAVERICKS OF AMERICAN DANCE takes a look at the Joffrey Ballet, the groundbreaking cultural treasure known as the first truly American dance company. Narrated by Tony® and Emmy® Award winner Mandy Patinkin and directed by Bob Hercules (Bill T. Jones: A Good Man), the film documents how the Joffrey revolutionized American ballet by daringly combining modern dance with traditional ballet technique, combining art with social statement and setting ballets to pop and rock music scores. The film features rare excerpts from many seminal Joffrey works including Astarte, Trinity and Billboards.

This event will also include a post-screening panel Q&A featuring talent from the Joffrey to be webcast LIVE.  The audience can submit questions and comments in real time to the panelists through Twitter.