Making Dances: Seven Post-Modern Choreographers (1980)
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.
Director: Michael Blackwood
https://www.michaelblackwoodproductions.com/project/making-dances-seven-post-modern-choreographers/
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Trisha Brown as |
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Lucinda Childs as |
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Douglas Dunn as |
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David Gordon as |
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Kenneth King as |
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Meredith Monk as |
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Sara Rudner as |
| Camera | Mead Hunt | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Michael Blackwood | Director |
| Production | Michael Blackwood | Producer |
| Editing | Peter Adair | Editor |
| Sound | Ned Bastille | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Rick Dior | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Mark Trottenberg | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David Waterston | Assistant Camera |
