Last Dance (2002)
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In 2001, author and artist Maurice Sendak entered into an unusual collaboration with the Pilobolus Dance Company to create A Selection, a contemporary ballet inspired by true stories of the Holocaust. As Sendak and the Pilobolus creative team construct the piece from the ground up, they find… More In 2001, author and artist Maurice Sendak entered into an unusual collaboration with the Pilobolus Dance Company to create A Selection, a contemporary ballet inspired by true stories of the Holocaust. As Sendak and the Pilobolus creative team construct the piece from the ground up, they find themselves clashing over creative issues as they also juggle the weighty issues of how to honestly deal with the issues of the Holocaust within the context of a dance piece without trivializing them in the process. Filmmaker Mirra Bank was on hand to document both the ballet and its creation, and Last Dance offers an intimate look at the creative process in action, as well as the striking ballet they produced. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mirra Bank
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jul 12, 2002 Limited
- Studio
- First Run Features
Critic Reviews
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
It's a rare window on an artistic collaboration.
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Christine Temin, Boston Globe
Rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results. Last Dance, whatever its flaws, fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether, in this case, that's true.
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Clive Barnes, New York Post
Discursive but oddly riveting documentary.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
The movie provides an intimate glimpse of how sensibilities as compatible as oil and water forced themselves to blend and create a successful work despite their aesthetic differences.
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Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice
Riveting when it focuses on the challenges of crossing a generational divide.
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