Icarus Films has selected June 6 for the domestic DVD debut
of French documentary filmmaker Marie-Hélène Rebois’ In the Steps of Trisha Brown,
a loving tribute to the dance choreography of the late Trisha Brown.
Trisha Brown, who sadly left us in March of this year, was
one of the leading members of the postmodern dance movement (a rejection of
constrictive movements and dictated dance regiments) and one of the founders of
New York City’s famed Judson Dance Theater in the 1960s.
The focus of Marie-Hélène Rebois documentary is the introduction
of Brown’s 1979 production of Glacial Decoy to contemporary
dancers in Paris. It is a fascinating
look at the world of dance, especially Brown’s contributions … there are
several sequences where her choreography has the illusion of the dancers
defying gravity (a very clever visual).
Mixed with this contemporary rehearsal footage is archival
footage of Trisha Brown in rehearsal of her own productions.
In the Steps of Trisha Brown had a brief arthouse run and
arrives on DVD with an ARR of 123. This
FIFA Montreal Festival of Films Jury Prize-winner is presented in English and
French (with English subtitles for the French-language sequences).
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