NASHVILLE |FROM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/AMANDA CAGAN
ALANIS MORISSETTE
CELEBRATES DANCE IN SELF-DIRECTED VIDEO
FOR NEW SINGLE “SO PURE”
ALANIS MORISSETTE extends the melodic buoyancy and dance rhythms of “So Pure”–her forthcoming single from SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE (Maverick Recording Co.)–with the video she has directed for the song. Shot during two days in Toronto, the strikingly choreographed video is a joyous celebration of dance. The “So Pure” single will hit radio June 29 with the video to impact around the same time.
Throughout the video, ALANIS and actor Dash Mihok–who has appeared in such films as Romeo & Juliet and The Thin Red Line–are seen as a couple who seamlessly dance their way through the eras, from the `40s through the `90s. Decked out in period clothing amid an elaborate array of settings, they incorporate such moves as swing, tap, Latin, modern dance and free-style. The video was choreographed by Kevin O’Day, who’s danced with companies such as the Joffrey Ballet and Twyla Tharp and created choreography for dance companies worldwide.
“The person who inspired the song also inspired me to delve into the dancer that was in remission in me,” says ALANIS. “Every video I’ve ever done has allowed me to stretch in some way…I hadn’t been choreographed in years and had never tried some of the styles of dance that were learned for this video–it allowed me to tap into a part of me that used to love to dance when I was younger.”
“Over the last year,” she continues, “I’d become enamored with the dancing styles of the `40s in particular and intrigued by the evolution of dancing throughout the last five decades and the spirit and different kinds of attitudes that fuel them. When it came time to create this video, there was no question that there would be dancing in it and that these different eras needed to be referenced!”
ALANIS concludes: “Kevin O’Day choreographed the entire video and we (Dash Mihok and myself) danced almost every day for two weeks as I toured across Canada.”
Currently, ALANIS is overseas on her world “The Junkie Tour” and is set for “Woodstock `99” which takes place July 23-25 in Rome, New York. The singer, songwriter and musician will then embark on the “51/2 Weeks” tour with Tori Amos August 18, kicking off in Ft. Lauderdale at the NCR Arena.
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