It's show time! 'All that Jazz' y el coreógrafo como personaje cinematográfico

Abstract

Dance has been a common ingredient in films ever since the creation of cinema; nonetheless, films focussing on its makers are but an exception. Some of these exceptions would be films such as Isadora (Karen Reisz, 1968) or Nijinsky (Herbert Ross, 1980), where it is normal to see portrayed an ideal representation of the creative genius that faces the mediocrity surrounding him. Opposing these poetical images of the choreographer, All that Jazz (Bob Fosse, 1979), released around the same time as the mentioned ones, shows an absolutely human character in his imperfections. That's why Fosse's most personal work becomes a great starting point for the study of the representation of the choreographer in cinema and to understand the way dance and its creators has been represented in the movies.