The Yvonne Rainer Project
dal 24/11/2010 al 22/1/2011
Segnalato da
24/11/2010
The Yvonne Rainer Project
BFI Gallery, London
An exhibition dedicated to the work of the legendary American dancer, choreographer and filmmaker
The gallery presents an exhibition dedicated to the work of the legendary American dancer, choreographer and filmmaker, Yvonne Rainer (b.1934) whose practice is amongst the most influential on the newest generation of video makers and choreographers alike. Although she is renowned in the world of art because of her innovative contribution to contemporary dance, Rainer is also remarkable because of her involvement with cinema later in her career, and her work is punctuated with references to both the history of dance and cinema. This show concentrates on the reception and transformation of ideas in her work, such as those of choreographers Vaslav Nijinsky and George Balanchine, composer Igor Stravinsky, thinkers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Sigmund Freud, and filmmaker Georg Wilhelm Pabst. The exhibition features three of Rainer's works and is accompanied by screenings of her seven feature films to be shown in the BFI cinemas and a curated programme of artists' works taking place in December.