Breath Made Visible: Anna Halprin(Anna Halprin : le souffle de la danse)

Switzerland, United States · 2009

Director Ruedi Gerber
Starring Anna Halprin, Lawrence Halprin, Daria Halprin
Genre

A documentary 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. This cinematic portrait blends recent interviews with archival footage, including her establishment of the first multiracial dance company in the U.S.

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Time Out by

If nothing else, Ruedi Gerber’s celebratory portrait of Anna Halprin--a postmodern-dance pioneer and Gerber’s former teacher--is a fascinating testimonial to the healing, age-defying powers of both her art and artistry.

New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman

Dance aficionados are the most obvious audience for this stirring chronicle, but anyone should to be able to find inspiration in Halprin's strikingly open-minded outlook.

The New York Times by Jeannette Catsoulis

Packed with illuminating interviews and lyrical movement, Breath Made Visible portrays a woman with angels in her feet and innovation in her blood. Long may she rock.

Boxoffice Magazine by Mark Keizer

The film’s warmth and heart comes from introducing us to someone born to do exactly what she’s doing.

New York Post by V.A. Musetto

The main attraction is little-seen archival footage going back 50 years, including scenes from the 1960s "Parades and Changes," with artful nudity that was praised in Europe but brought threats of arrest in New York.