Jiri Kylian: Forgotten Memories (Memoires d’Oubliettes)

A film by Don Kent and Christian Dumais-Lvowski.

Jiří Kylián is a living legend. He is the creator of more than one hundred works, several of which form part of the repertories of some of the greatest dance centres throughout the world.

Due to the choreographer’s extreme reluctance to engage in a documentary, this film is exceptional. For the first time we can have a really close look at Kylián’s life, his way of thinking and his important creations. The film is shot in Den Haag, Prague and Paris.

“Dancers and choreographers are very fragile…very breakable and – we are an endangered species. Because we have decided that we will declare our body as a work of art. And it takes a lot of courage to actually open up and show yourself naked. With all the faults, with all the mistakes, with all the deficiencies that we have.” - Jiří Kylián

Bonus: Additional ballet performance - Wings of Wax
Netherlands Dance Theatre, choreography by Jiří Kylián

“Kylián works magic with movement – it is never predictable, never looks forced - and yet it is so accomplished that the eye can hardly follow everything that is happening.” - NRC Handelsblad

Sound Format: PCM Stereo
Picture Format: 16:9
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Subtile Languages: GB, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP
Running Time: 52 mins + 24 mins (ballet)
FSK: 0
Region Code: 0
Worldwide available