Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow

Synopsis: Filmed at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts, NEVER STAND STILL features performances and interviews with renowned dancers and choreographers Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, Suzanne Farrell, Mark Morris, Judith Jamison and Bill Irwin as well as new innovators, and interweaves behind-the-scenes footage and rare archive material to tell the history of the festival since its creation in the 1930s by Ted Shawn.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2011
Subjects: Dance
Keywords: ballet; contemporary dance; dancers; festivals; Cunningham, Merce; jazz dance

Director: Ron Honsa
Contributor: Judith Jamison; Mark Morris; Merce Cunningham; Paul Taylor; Suzanne Farrell

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