When Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker set a challenge for anyone to dance a section of her work Rosas Danst Rosas, 1,500 people responded, and in the process entirely changed the piece
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Back in 2011, the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker famously got into a brief spat with Beyoncé, accusing the singer of plagiarising elements of her choreography for the video Countdown.
De Keersmaeker claimed acidly that she'd seen local schoolkids perform these moves with greater skill than Beyoncé. And in June she acted on that claim, inviting children all over the world to film themselves dancing this particular section of choreography, along with any other interested fans.
The material in question is taken from the 1983 dance Rosas Danst Rosas, in which four seated women perform a sequence of repetitive moves, fiercely exaggerated versions of ordinary gestures like fiddling with their hair, adjusting their clothes, slouching,...
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Back in 2011, the Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker famously got into a brief spat with Beyoncé, accusing the singer of plagiarising elements of her choreography for the video Countdown.
De Keersmaeker claimed acidly that she'd seen local schoolkids perform these moves with greater skill than Beyoncé. And in June she acted on that claim, inviting children all over the world to film themselves dancing this particular section of choreography, along with any other interested fans.
The material in question is taken from the 1983 dance Rosas Danst Rosas, in which four seated women perform a sequence of repetitive moves, fiercely exaggerated versions of ordinary gestures like fiddling with their hair, adjusting their clothes, slouching,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Judith Mackrell
- The Guardian - Film News
Beyonce has been getting a ton of buzz for her new video for "Countdown," in which she shows off her baby bump and went for a retro look, channeling Audrey Hepburn. But the buzz isn't all good and the pregnant diva has been accused of ripping off dance moves by Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker.
According to AceShowbiz.com De Keersmaker told a Danish blog that she had not been asked permission for her choreography to be performed, "I didn't know anything about it. I'm not mad, but this is plagiarism," she said.
The video contains two dance routines that have come under scrutiny, reports The Gaurdian.
The first uses a spit-screen effect with Beyonce on the left and three ballet dancers performing a routine on the right, that closely resembles moves that appear in the Belgian choreographer's first work with her company, Rosas Danst Rosas. In another part of the video,...
According to AceShowbiz.com De Keersmaker told a Danish blog that she had not been asked permission for her choreography to be performed, "I didn't know anything about it. I'm not mad, but this is plagiarism," she said.
The video contains two dance routines that have come under scrutiny, reports The Gaurdian.
The first uses a spit-screen effect with Beyonce on the left and three ballet dancers performing a routine on the right, that closely resembles moves that appear in the Belgian choreographer's first work with her company, Rosas Danst Rosas. In another part of the video,...
- 10/10/2011
- by Stephanie Marcus
- Huffington Post
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