Continuous films

The 20th century marked a break with the image of the virtuoso dancing body. This selection of films illustrates how choreographers articulate their practices and social issues in a renewed approach to dance.

Right on (Ceremony of us)
Anna Halprin and Seth Hill, 1970
Duration 31min

Shortly after popular uprisings took place in Watts, a poor neighbourhood of Los Angeles inhabited mainly by African Americans, Anna Halprin was invited to present a show there. Instead, she proposed to come and work with a group of young people from the neighbourhood. She brought together this group of black dancers and her group of white dancers. This anti-segregationist project gave rise to Ceremony of US in 1969.

Min Tanaka, danseur de butō
Joséphine Guattari and François Pain, 1986
Duration 31min

The film directors capture a performance by Japanese dancer Butô Tanaka Min, invited to La Borde clinic by psychoanalyst Félix Guattari, in front of an audience of residents, nursing staff and friends. A discussion led by Félix Guattari ensues with the residents and other spectators, who express their feelings.