Yvonne Rainer

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Yvonne Rainer

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1934 -

Occupation

Choreographer

Description

Dance choreographer and filmmaker, notable for her minimalist style of dance choreography which focusses on sound and movement which avoids stylization. Translated this to film, and is recognized for the film ' A Film About a Woman Who...' (1974) about a woman with sexual dissatisfaction. Author of her autobiography, 'Feelings Are Facts' (2006). Feminist.

See Also

• Lesbian Film and Television Producers and Directors
• Notable LGBTQ Dance Choreographers

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/rainer/
• http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/books/07book.html?_r=0
• http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/jul/11/yvonne-rainer-dance-works-review-funny-anarchic-moving
• http://www.fondation-langlois.org/html/e/page.php?NumPage=1870

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