Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements)
A good addition to your dance DVD library is "Accent on the Off Beat", a film about the creation and premiere of the contemporary ballet "Jazz (Six Syncopated Movements)". Choreographed by Peter Martins of the New York City Ballet and composed by trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis, it focuses on the contrast between the styles and approaches of the two collaborators. The worlds of Ballet and Jazz unite in this gem of a DVD, filmed by Albert Maysles. Color, 57 minutes, 2006. ISBN: 0-7697-8419-4. NY Kultur Videos, www.kultur.com (732) 229-2343