Sleeping Beauty
1959
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Jul 21, 2018 · It was the dancers, exclusively, who checked into the Paramount Pictures hospital, not the actors. Even stars Danny Kaye (a non-dancer) and Vera-Ellen got whacked, hit, banged, and bruised, bumping into sets and suffering bad landings. Other dancers were snagged by stairs or costumes.
- ‘You Bitch, I said, and Threw Things at Him’
- ‘I Guess We Have to Have A Sex Scene’
- ‘I Sat on A Giant Burger Wearing A Lurex Swimsuit’
- ‘We Set Up Shoots in Men’s Toilets’
- ‘He Stirs Stuff Within You’
- ‘He Gave Me A Pint of Beer While I Did A Solo’
- ‘I Designed A Big Mechanical Wanking Arm For Him’
- ‘It Was Like Watching A Creature from The Ocean Depths’
- ‘The Bridge-Players Ignored His Semi-Handstand’
Les Child, dancer with Michael Clark Company, 1982-89 Before I’d even met Michael I saw him on a poster and was in awe – just because of his amazing proportions. The first time I really saw him dance, he did a solo in a tutu and I was gobsmacked. I started to throw things at him: “You bitch! I didn’t think that was possible!” I feel really fortunat...
Charles Atlas, film-maker A producer I was working with had some money to make a film and I said: “I’ll do anything if I can work with Michael Clark.” I’d met him in New York and he was such an extraordinary dancer, just a darling person, charming and funny and a rascal. His trajectory was unusual. Normally, the pattern is that you dance with a maj...
Brix Smith Start, former guitarist in the Fall I was watching telly with Mark E Smith [frontman of the Fall] and some music show had done a profile of Michael, this punk ballet dancer. I remember this beautiful guy wearing a pink tutu with a mohican and we were just like: “Holy fuck, who is that?” Then it came to our attention that he was a massive...
Nick Knight, photographer I first photographed Michael for i-D magazine in 1985, part of 100 portraits of London’s beau monde. Through that, I became involved in Leigh Bowery’s Taboo club. Michael was a real star on the scene, an incredibly handsome young man. I think everybody was in love with him. We’ve now done a lot of shoots and you always kno...
Sam Taylor-Johnson, artist and film-maker Michael was very much a part of the late-night, all-night world we all inhabited as artists in London. I remember the first time I saw him dance – and every time since – having such a visceral response to seeing somebody move. It’s physically overwhelming, almost drove me into a panic – how do I grasp this?...
Kate Coyne, dancer and associate director of Michael Clark Company I’ve worked with Michael for nearly 25 years and I love it. He’s very funny but very exacting – he sees things graphically in space. It’s often about being off-balance and challenging your relationship with gravity. The more you can do, the more he’ll throw at you. The discipline in...
Sarah Lucas, artist I met Michael in a bar, with lots of other people, all drunk. I remember dancing about and Michael lifting me up very high in the air, smiling his lovely smile. Before I met him, I really didn’t know anything about dance, so touring for a year with him was quite an eye-opener for me. I designed a giant mechanical arm for the set...
Mikhail Baryshnikov, dancer I first saw Michael dance in the 80s. My first impression was that he had an aura of Nijinsky about him, a sensuality and a bold way of movement. There was nothing shy about it, but at the same time every position was precise and articulate. It felt like I was watching a creature from a secret place, from the depths of t...
Wolfgang Tillmans, photographer My favourite photograph of Michael is one called Bridge. It has a table of old Italians playing bridge in a library and Michael in a semi-handstand, reaching a leg up in the air and the bridge-players are completely unfazed, taking no notice. It’s a coexistence of different realities. The picture doesn’t make sense, ...
- Lyndsey Winship
Apr 28, 2021 · One of the biggest retrospectives ever dedicated to a living choreographer, Micheal Clark: Cosmic Dancer looks back at the Scottish legend’s pioneering work in contemporary dance, from the 1980s to today.
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Dec 17, 2020 · Michael Clark and one of his oldest friends Les Child take us on an informal walk around the exhibition. They reminisce on London in the 80s, discuss their w...
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- Barbican Centre
Apr 29, 2021 · In a new film for Nowness, radical dancer and choreographer Michael Clark looks back on his life, practice and career. Last year, the first major exhibition dedicated to punk dance pioneer Michael Clark opened at the Barbican.
- Dominique Sisley
Performer: Les Clark ["You Gotta Do Better Than That" Performer, "The First Spring Day" Dancer, "Jig Saw Jamboree" Performer, "Sing American Tunes" Performer]
Michael Duncan Clark CBE (born 29 May 1962) is a Scottish dancer and choreographer.
