Rudy Perez countdown : reflections on a life in dance / directed by Rachel Mira Perez and Severo Perez ; performed by Rudy Perez.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Perez, Rachel Mira., Director.

Perez, Rudy.

Perez, Severo.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perez, Rudy.

Rudy Perez Dance Theater.

Countdown (Choreographic work : Perez).

Choreographers.

Hispanic Americans in art.

Modern dance--California--Los Angeles.

Modern dance.

Modern dance--New York (State)--New York.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 min.).

Other Title:

Countdown : reflections on a life in dance

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2011.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

For more than 40 years, choreographer and dancer Rudy Perez has invigorated the American dance scene. In the 1960s he was hailed as a postmodern pioneer at the groundbreaking Judson Dance Theater in New York. He garnered critical acclaim for his solos and for the choreography he created for his own dance ensembles, which often included unusual humorous elements. This film follows the fascinating rehearsal of one of Perez's signature dances, Countdown with the talented dancer Victor Quijada in Los Angeles. Throughout the rehearsal process, Rudy's life and career are revealed through evocative home movies, archival videos of his body of work, and rare footage of New York in the 50s and 60s. After enduring an impoverished childhood, Perez left his Puerto Rican family at 17 and began his dance training with the legendary New Dance Group, studying with Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, and Mary Anthony, among others. Included are interviews with dance critics, dancers, and collaborators who discuss Perez's impact on the East and West Coast dance scenes.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Oct. 18, 2013).

OCLC:

840841014