Zas Film & Argot Pictures Present





BREATH MADE VISIBLE
a film by Ruedi Gerber





" [...] a portrait of an anything but conventional woman, artist and thinker"



Opens April 2nd in the Bay Area at:
ROXIE THEATER
San Francisco, CA
www.roxie.com
Q&A with Anna Halprin & Ruedi Gerber
 Friday, April 2
6:45pm & 8:30pm shows

RIALTO CINEMAS ELMWOOD
Berkeley, CA
www.rialtocinemas.com
Q&A with Anna Halprin & Ruedi Gerber 
Saturday, April 3
7:30pm & 9:30pm shows

SMITH RAFAEL CENTER
San Rafael, CA
www.cafilm.org
Q&A with Anna Halprin & Ruedi Gerber
 Sunday, April 4
4:15pm show


 







BREATH MADE VISIBLE is the first feature length film about the life and career of Anna Halprin, the American dance pioneer who has helped redefine our notion of modern art with her belief in dance's power to teach, heal, and transform at all ages of life.






Ruedi Gerber's cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with counterparts such as the late Merce Cunningham, archival footage including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the U.S, and excerpts of current performances such as "Parades and Changes" at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris, to weave a stunning, inspiring account of one of the most important cultural icons in modern dance.

Click here to watch the trailer!



"It’s no small feat to make a legend life-size and accessible without dispelling her greatness and mystique, yet [Ruedi] Gerber pulls off a delicate tightrope act with relaxed ease."
San Francisco Weekly


"For fans of the remarkable Bay Area dancer and choreographer Anna Halprin - and even for those who don't know her work - this documentary, directed by Ruedi Gerber, shows this modern-dance pioneer resplendent not only in costume but also in the celebration of her affinity with nature."
San Francisco Chronicle


"An intelligent, beautifully shot, smartly edited film [...]. Gerber's film reveals not only the important artistic influences Halprin had on such distinguished artists as Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown, and Yvonne Rainer, but also what a groundbreaking force Halprin was in political and other cultural arenas."
Backstage


Interview with Anna Halprin
San Francisco Examiner


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