It
seems impossible—but after losing
a leg to cancer, accomplished dancer Homer Avila
returns to the stage without crutches,
performing with Andrea Flores a duet
choreographed by Alonzo King. The rehearsal
process is fierce and tender. Solo or
intertwined, Homer collaborates in his
now “imperfect” body—and
his “one-leggedness” turns
into transcendent beauty.
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Newport
Beach Film Festival
2007 Jury Award, Best Short Documentary |
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Black
Maria Film & Video Festival
2008 Grand Prize, Best of Festival, Documentary |
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SAPPORO
Short Fest, Japan
2008 Best Documentary
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Phoenix
Dance is available in
DigiBeta, Beta SP and DVD. This 16-minute version is also available
in 35mm film.
(There is as well a 22-minute version that is available
for dance, disability, and health & healing venues.) |
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