A Woman Who . . . – Essays, Interviews, Scripts (Art & Performance) - Softcover

Rainer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801860792 ISBN 13: 9780801860799

Publisher: John Hopkins University Press, 1999

Synopsis

Rainer (b. 1934) was known primarily as a dancer and choreographer until she began making films in 1972. Now her films are escaping from festival circuits into art theaters. This collection of documents includes critiques of her work, interviews with her, letters, a gallery of black-and-white photographs, and the scripts to her two latest movies Privilege and MURDER and murder . The collection is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Review

"Enlightening and impressive." -- Dance Magazine

Synopsis

A wide-ranging collection of film-maker, feminist artist, choreographer and performer Yvonne Rainer's interviews, essays, talks and other writings. The book reflects the scope of her thinking over 30 years, moving from dance pieces to more recent provocative films on feminist issues. Her works have explores such issues as menopause, breast cancer, lesbianism, sexual dissatisfaction and political violence. The scripts of two feature-length films, "Privilege" and "MURDER and murder" are included in the collection.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801860792
• ISBN 13: 9780801860799
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440