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Notorious for his continually subversive takes on classical dance, Michael Clark is without doubt one of the most important dancers and choreographers of our time. He has created some of contemporary dances finest productions, often using leftfield rock music (most famously in his fantastic collaboration with The Fall, I Am Kurious, Oranj). Situated at the heart of the British post-punk art scene, Clark is much admired for his judicious choice of collaborators, such as designers Bodymap and Hussein Chalayan, artists Cerith Wyn Evans, Leigh Bowery, Charles Atlas and Sarah Lucas, film director Peter Greenaway (Clark played Caliban in Prosperos Books) and bands The Fall, Laibach and Wire. This monograph, the first on this major artist, celebrates the whole of Michael Clarks career to date, from the late 1970s to the present. Rich in visual and archival material, it contains new essays on Clarks work, reprints of key texts and journalism, photography by Nick Knight, David LaChappelle and others, plus interviews with many of Clarks collaborators from the worlds of dance, art, fashion and music. A protegé of Richard Alston and Karol Armitage, Michael Clark set up his own dance company in 1984, at the age of 22. He immediately won the admiration of Rudolf Nureyev, who commissioned ballets from Clark for the repertoire at the Paris Opera. Clark has also been the subject of numerous films and documentaries, including the fictional biography Hail the New Puritans by Charles Atlas and The Late Michael Clark, directed by Sophie Fiennes. Michael Clarks new ballet opens in June at the Biennale in Venice, and travels to Edinburgh, Stockholm, Paris and, in late October, to the Barbican in London.
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I was expecting great things from this book, mainly because I have read and loved the Leigh Bowery edition from Robert Violette but also because this has been put on back order so many times I wondered if it would ever surface! The book is obviously packed full of quality photos and excellent interviews from Clark's associates and friends and the amazing detail in the chronological order of Clark's work at the end of the book cannot be given enough praise. My only gripe lies with the fact that this a book about one of the greatest contemporary dancers of our time and it could have been so much more informative if elements of his work were included on a CD or DVD sold with the book, particularly for those who have not been fortunate to experience Michael Clark and Company live. Photographs can tell only half a story relative to dance and movement.
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