Feelings Are Facts: The Life of Yvonne Rainer
Dance on Camera Festival 2016
February 12 - 16, 2016
The protean postmodern choreographer and filmmaker Yvonne Rainer, who at 80 years old continues to look at dance with an explorer’s heart, is the subject of Jack Walsh’s revealing documentary. Screening with: Public Displays (Michael Kirsch, 4m).
Q&A with Yvonne Rainer and Jack Walsh
In the 1960s, Yvonne Rainer revolutionized modern dance as a co-founder of Judson Dance Theater. There, she introduced everyday movements into the dance lexicon, creating “Trio A” and other influential pieces that initially left audiences perplexed but inspired a devoted following. In the ’70s and ’80s, Rainer turned to film, introducing narrative techniques to avant-garde works and consequently turning the genre on its head. This revealing documentary is her story. From her bohemian upbringing to her private and public life as a radical artist, Rainer broke all the rules and created new ones only to reinvent herself time and time again. At 80 years old, she still looks at dance with an explorer’s heart, choreographing pieces that continue to defy assumptions about art and performance.
Screening with:
Public Displays
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