Artists in Exile: A Story of Modern Dance in San Francisco poster

Artists in Exile: A Story of Modern Dance in San Francisco

2000 · 85 min

★ 5.0
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A film that chronicles over forty years of dancemaking in the San Francisco Bay Area. The film begins with dance revolutionary Anna Halprin and highlights seminal Bay Area choreographers including Mangrove, Tumbleweed, ODC/San Francisco, Margaret Jenkins, Dance Brigade, Joe Goode and Contraband. The films addresses the special nature of the Bay Area's social, political and environmental climate; the marginalization of Bay Area artists due to the New York dance establishment and the unique and vital dance community that continues to grow.

Crew

  • Director Shelley Trotter
  • Director Austin Forbord

Cast

Crew

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🔥 Hot takes

warming up the wall…

Intermission

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