00:00
/
00:00
Black Grace - From Cannon's Creek to Jacob's Pillow
Television (Full Length) – 2005
Aileen O'Sullivan's and Toby Mills' documentary follows Black Grace as they prepare for an appearance at premier dance festival Jacob's Pillow, in Massachusetts. The film also charts the personal journey of the dance group's founder, choreographer Neil Ieremia, from the community halls of Porirua to the global stage, powered by an unrelenting perfectionism that makes for some heated rehearsal footage. Shortly after the performances shown here, Ieremia fired the entire touring company, rebuilding his vision from scratch. Ken Sparks' editing won an NZ Screen Award.
We’re not going there [Jacob’s Pillow] because we’re some f***ing novelty from the South Pacific.– Neil Ieremia
Key Cast & Crew
See all 15 credits
Produced by
-
Tawera Productions
Categories
If you liked this, you might also like...
Artsville
Launched in 2005, Artsville was a...
The Dance Collection
A celebration of dance: from the grace of the Royal New...
The Big Art Trip - Series Two, Episode Three
Also featuring Black Grace
Gloss - Kevin Smith's TV debut
This Gloss episode was directed by O'Sullivan
Kete Aronui - Taane Mete & Taiaroa Royal
Royal danced for Black Grace
For Art's Sake - Michael Parmenter
Another contemporary choreographer
Spring Flames
Also directed by O'Sullivan
Haunting Douglas
Douglas taught Black Grace’s Neil Ieremia
Gloria
A film of Douglas Wright's dance Gloria
An Inside Story
Another doco from Toby Mills and Aileen O'Sullivan
Driven
Another Toby Mills documentary
I Am a Dancer!
A documentary on Douglas Wright
He Tohunga Whakairo
Co-directed by Toby Mills
Ngā Morehu - End of An Era (First Episode)
Mills directs Ngā Morehu
Syd Jackson: Life and Times of a Fully Fledged Activist
Mills directs Syd Jackson – Life and Times of a Fully...
The Palace - First Episode
More NZ dance talent
It's in the Genes Girls
Aileen O'Sullivan directed this documentary
The Bay Boys
More on choreographer Neil Ieremia's suburb of Porirua