Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Trisha Brown

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Lucinda Childs

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

Douglas Dunn

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David Gordon

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Kenneth King

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Meredith Monk

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Sara Rudner

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Editing	Editor	Peter Adair
Camera	Director of Photography	Mead Hunt
	Assistant Camera	David Waterston Mark Trottenberg
Directing	Director	Michael Blackwood
Production	Producer	Michael Blackwood
Sound	Sound Mixer	Rick Dior
	Sound Recordist	Ned Bastille
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