Yvonne Rainer Movies

  • 2002
    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

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    Yvonne Rainer combines a dance performance she choreographed for Mikhail Barryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project in 2000 with texts by Oscar...

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid
  • 1968
    Trio Film

    Trio Film

    Trio Film

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    Two nudes, a man and a woman, interact with each other and a large balloon in a white living room. Performed by Steve Paxton and Becky Arnold....

    Trio Film
  • 1969
    Line

    Line

    Line

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    A blond woman (Susan Marshall) in white pants and shirt interacts with a moving round object and the camera. Camerawork by Phill Niblock.

    Line
  • 1970
    Trio A with Flags

    Trio A with Flags

    Trio A with Flags

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    Judson Memorial Church on the occasion of the People’s Flag Show, 1970. Film by Rudi Stern, John Reilly. Performers: David Gordon, Nancy Green,...

    Trio A with Flags
  • 1966
    Hand Film

    Hand Film

    Hand Film

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    Rainer's first film, Hand Film, was shot by fellow dancer William Davis when Rainer was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from major surgery and...

    Hand Film
  • 2017
    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

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    Adam Pendleton’s Just Back From Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer is the third in a series of video portraits, following My Education: A...

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer
  • 2023
    I Cannot Now Recall

    I Cannot Now Recall

    I Cannot Now Recall

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    In I Cannot Now Recall, a collection of Yvonne Rainer's dreams are presented, selected by the filmmaker from Rainer's journals. Through choice and...

    I Cannot Now Recall