“I dance for the fun of it,” states the irrepressible American avant-gardist Anna Halprin, still dancing at 90 years old. You’ll understand her passion when you watch Ruedi Gerber’s recently released documentary about Halprin, Breath Made Visible. (The title is taken from her quote, “Dance is breath made visible. Anybody can do it.”) In one ritualistic work, crowned with twigs, her wrinkled body covered in eerie blue ash, Halprin sits crouched by a stream. She is an ageless Puck with undeniable powers; there is beauty in old skin, and she defies you to counter her. Recognized as one of the founding forces in American modern dance, Halprin influenced an entire generation and her San Francisco workshop became a Shangri-La to dance-hungry acolytes. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 and 5 p.m. Sunday. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. For information, call 713-639-7515 or visit www.mfah.org/films. $6 to $7.
Wed., June 9, 7 p.m.; Sat., July 10, 7 p.m.; Sun., July 11, 3 & 5 p.m., 2010
This article appears in Jul 1-7, 2010.
