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Demme captures the late choreographer Trisha Brown performing a meta-narrative dance work.
Demme captures the late choreographer Trisha Brown performing a meta-narrative dance work.
Trisha
A Manhattan professor's (William Raymond, Larry Loonin) unseen artist wife mocks his pitiful existence.
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Premiere performance of Set and Reset at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 21 October 1983
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In contrast to the front view shown in the theatrical version of 'Set and Reset,' here the roving camera provides an intimate experience as though seen by one of the dancers.
In contrast to the front view shown in the theatrical version of 'Set and Reset,' here the roving camera provides an intimate experience as though seen by one of the dancers.
Made in 1980, this film explores the contemporary dance scene through the work of seven New York-based choreographers. They discuss the nature of dance and the evolution of their own work. Filmed at rehearsals, performances, and during interviews, the film is a unique primary source. The artistic roots of these seven artists can be found in Martha Graham's concern with modern life as a subject for dance and in Merce Cunningham's emphasis on the nature of movement. In the 1960s, the interaction of art forms generated choreographic innovations. Especially influential was John Cage, whose radical ideas served as a point of departure for much of the new choreography. Each of the choreographers in Making Dances draws inspiration from the Graham/Cunningham tradition, yet each makes a highly distinctive statement. Structure, movement in non-fictive time and space, and the nature of movement itself are recurring themes.
A filmed record of a solo performance by American postmodern dancer and choreographer Trisha Brown. In order to better understand the dance, Mangolte learned to perform it herself. Mangolte shot Brown as she performed the solo twice, and then on the third take she decided to film in slow motion: "I shot slow motion, knowing that it would reveal the dance and the movement in a totally different context... the slow motion version permits a second look at the choreography, and the spectators can marvel at what they remember and also what they missed the first time around."
A dance performance by Trisha Brown, shot from ten feet above the floor to give the viewer a bird's-eye view.
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Documentation of a dance performance by Trisha Brown filmed by Elaine Summers
