Nevertheless

A legendary choreographers personal and practical guide to the art of dance-making Yvonne Rainer was a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater, a New York artists collective that revolutionized dance in the 1960s by championing ordinary, spare movements and spontaneity. Rainers decades of creativityin dance and in filmmakinghave inspired generations of avant-garde, political, and feminist choreographers. Her many works include the iconic dance Trio A and the film Hand Movie. In this book, Rainer gathers teaching notes from her dance classes and workshops, passages from her creative journals, and her newer thoughts on movement and art, opening a window onto the lifes work of a transformative artist. With fifty prompts for improvisational movement (39. Travel a long distance as fast as you can while making regular changes in your means of locomotion), sly illustrations by Pascal Lematre, and an illuminating interview with Emmanule Phuon, this workbook makes Rainers friendly, humorous, and down-to-earth creative practice available to everyone. Because, as Rainer says, if you can move, you are a dancer.