A fascinating new documentary on the life and career of Yvonne Rainer, Feelings Are Facts tells the captivating story of one of America’s most radical and important artists. In 1962, as a founding member of Judson Dance Theater, Rainer revolutionized modern dance by introducing everyday movements like walking and running into the dance lexicon. Abandoning choreography in the ‘70s, Rainer introduced narrative techniques into American avant-garde film, turning that genre on its head, too. In the film, we follow Rainer, now 81 and returned to choreography, as she continues to create vibrant, courageous, unpredictable dances that invite audiences to question basic assumptions about art and performance.
WED 9/21
RADICAL DANCES OF LIFE- Jack Walsh’s Yvonne Rainer: Feelings are Facts
A fascinating new documentary on the life and career of Yvonne Rainer, Feelings Are Facts tells the captivating story of one of America’s most radical and important artists. In 1962, as a founding member of Judson Dance Theater, Rainer revolutionized modern dance by introducing everyday movements like walking and running into the dance lexicon. Abandoning choreography in the ‘70s, Rainer introduced narrative techniques into American avant-garde film, turning that genre on its head, too. In the film, we follow Rainer, now 81 and returned to choreography, as she continues to create vibrant, courageous, unpredictable dances that invite audiences to question basic assumptions about art and performance.
FRIDAY 6/27
EARTH DANCE PARTY!
Wed 11/20
DANCE FILM: BACK TO NATURE
WED. 11/20 Artists Eisele & Johnson in person
EV presents the premiere of Kimi Eisele and Ben Johnson’s Rosemont Ours: a Field Guide , a dance film celebrating the plant and animal species that inhabit or migrate through the northern Santa Rita Mountains and are being endangered by the proposed open pit Rosemont Mine. Also, classic artist made dance films by Maya Deren, Norman Mclaren, Yvonne Rainer and Hilary Harris.