Secret of the Waterfall

1983 29m Dir. Charles Atlas

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The confluence of words and movement propels this multi-layered collaboration by Atlas, choreographer Douglas Dunn, and poets Anne Waldman and Reed Bye. Dunn's athletic choreography is performed to the rhythms, cadences, and associative meanings of the poets' "cascade of words," which function as music. Atlas introduces narrative references, ironically staging the dance in unexpected locations, including domestic interiors and vehicles. In a self-referential deconstruction that punctures the theatrical illusion, the poets are seen reading their texts and interacting as self-conscious performers within the dance. Atlas and his collaborators intersect the language of words with the language of the body.

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Year
1983
Runtime
29m
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎬 Charles Atlas 👤 Susan Blankensop 👤 Douglas Dunn
dance poetry language art body humor elegance

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Secret of the Waterfall has a runtime of 29m ( and 29 minutes).
Secret of the Waterfall was directed by Charles Atlas and released in 1983.
The cast of Secret of the Waterfall includes Susan Blankensop, Douglas Dunn.

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