Icons and Instincts, Vincent Paterson
Icons and Instincts, Vincent Paterson
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Icons and Instincts
Choreographing and Directing Entertainment's Biggest Stars

Author: Vincent Paterson, Amy Tofte

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/27/2022


Synopsis

For the first time, the choreographer of Michael Jackson, Madonna, Björk, and many others reveals stage stories through his extraordinary journey.

Vincent Paterson began his professional dancing career late in life. It would take an exceptional turn when he became one of the lead dancers in Michael Jackson's Beat It music video. Through hard work, he rises to the rank of choreographer and director for the world's greatest singers, but also for cinema and musical comedy.

He tells with humility the fascinating universe of film sets, the rehearsal sessions where he had to orchestrate and synchronize dozens of dancers, life backstage where it is sometimes necessary to manage a few whims of the stars, his successes and his disappointments. It is a dive into the heart of the world of dance.

About Vincent Paterson

Vincent Paterson is an American choreographer and artistic director. He made a name for himself working with Michael Jackson (Bad Tour, and several music videos) and Madonna (Blond Tour, music videos, and TV performances). He notably directed the dance sequences of Dancer in the Dark (Lars von Trier) and Hook (Steven Spielberg). He continues to create for operas, musicals, and films around the world.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ann

Loved it! It's rare to find someone in the performing arts who has worked in as many genres as actor, dancer, choreographer, and director Vincent Patterson has worked, and at the highest levels in the entertainment world. Not just a well-told tale of this artist's ascension up through the entertainm......more

Goodreads review by Nigel

As a Michael Jackson of over 30 years I’d long considered the name Vincent Paterson to be at the very top of MJJ’s collaborators & this wonderful book only serves to strengthen that belief. It’s a sincerely fascinating insight into a world rarely opened up, that of a dancer, choreographer, director &......more