Misnomer Dance Theater, Connecting People
Dance and animation form a cohesive relationship for Misnomer Dance Theater. The aesthetics that make dance enjoyable onstage translate well in digital too.
Ivan is Back! Something Interesting and Something Contoversial with ABDC’s Quest Crew
Movmnt brings you an exclusive interview with the winners of America’s Best Dance Crew Season 3: QUEST CREW. He met the one and only Quest Crew in their hotel room and chats it up backstage with Beau Fornier from Fanny Pak (ABDC season 2) about his thoughts on the judges of ABDC.
Music Review | The Bird and the Bee
The Bird and the Bee’s pop-oriented lounge music on Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future could soundtrack any given day in the life, from a lazy summer afternoon, to a casual night club, to a bumpin’ dance floor.
Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance Rock the TV | Interview
Movmnt asks Rasta Thomas about his opinion on dance in the commercial industry, and the futur of Bad Boys of Dance. Interview by David Benaym.
Heightened Exposure: In The Heights
In the Heights celebrates the breakthrough of a predominately Latino cast making it on Broadway, sharing the story of social struggles in Washington Heights.
iVAN #2 – Waking up with a swinger
Episode 2 brings back Ivan in California where he wakes Lacey and Shauna up before talking a bit “moves” with choreographer Mandy Moore. Finally, follow Ivan’s step while he teaches in North Carolina.
iVAN S2: Khick it, Strike it, Spark it
Episode 2 of Ivan Crewsing America’s Best. Ivan interviews Shane Sparks, Fly Khicks and Strickers all star.
Ivan is Movmnt’s exclusive online video coverage of Dance Shows on TV. After So You Think You Can Dance in 2008, our host, Ivan Koumaev, goes in a quest to find the best dance crew that battled during the 3rd opus of Randy Jackson’s ABDC on MTV.
Ivan Season 2, Crewsing America’s Best for Movmnt Returns
Ivan is back! This time, Ivan covers the 3rd Opus of Randy Jackson’s America’s Best Dance Crew on MTV. Episode 1 with Lil Mama and Dynamic Edition.
Music Review – Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend
Upper West Side indie-rock darlings, Vampire Weekend, more than live up to the hype on their fetching self-titled debut. This catchy collection of upbeat tunes about grammar, architecture, and campus life, unabashedly appropriates everything from Afro-pop and New Wave, to Chamber music. It remains to be seen if Vampire Weekend can withstand the test of time. At the moment though, they are the “it” band to beat, and after repeated listens, Vampire Weekend still sounds fresh and effortless.
Playlist – Video Saved the Radio Star
In 1981, MTV capitalized on a fairly new and novel idea: Music videos were not only a way to promote music, but also a means of creative expression that enabled innovators to simultaneously push social boundaries and record sales. These ten songs and corresponding videos rank among the most memorable.
Music Review – Paper Rival
Charming and easy melodies flow freely on Paper Rival’s self-titled EP. The instrumentals are maintained with a clean and simple sound that serves to pinpoint Jake Rolleston’s vocals. Rolleston’s gossamer-like voice is balanced with solid rhythms and choruses that steadily climb to a crescendo then gracefully melt away on each track.
Pan Out – Portrait of Patrick Daughters, Director of Feist Music Videos
Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably seen Patrick Daughters’ work. After years of making a name for himself in the music video world, he hit it big when his collaboration with indie-rocker Feist (on the video for “1,2,3,4”) was picked up for use in an iPod Nano commercial. The video, which didn’t contain a single cut, may have gotten his name out there, but Daughters is no one trick pony.
