Movie Description
Secret of the Waterfall
(1983)Overview
The confluence of words and movement propels this multi-layered collaboration by Atlas, choreographer Douglas Dunn, and poets Anne Waldman and Reed Bye. Dunn's athletic choreography is performed to the rhythms, cadences, and associative meanings of the poets' "cascade of words," which function as music. Atlas introduces narrative references, ironically staging the dance in unexpected locations, including domestic interiors and vehicles. In a self-referential deconstruction that punctures the theatrical illusion, the poets are seen reading their texts and interacting as self-conscious performers within the dance. Atlas and his collaborators intersect the language of words with the language of the body.
Featured Crew
- Director : Charles Atlas
- Producer : Susan Dowling
- Writer : Anne Waldman,Reed Bye
- Cast : Susan Blankensop,Douglas Dunn
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleSecret of the Waterfall
Status Released
Release Information
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1983-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 29m
Homepagehttps://www.eai.org/titles/secret-of-the-waterfall
Production CompaniesNew Television Workshop