Secret of the Waterfall (1983)
• January 1st, 1983 • 0h 29min
Overview
The confluence of words and movement propels this multi-layered collaboration by Atlas, choreographer Douglas Dunn, and poets Anne Waldman and Reed Bye. Dunn's athletic choreography is performed to the rhythms, cadences, and associative meanings of the poets' "cascade of words," which function as music. Atlas introduces narrative references, ironically staging the dance in unexpected locations, including domestic interiors and vehicles. In a self-referential deconstruction that punctures the theatrical illusion, the poets are seen reading their texts and interacting as self-conscious performers within the dance. Atlas and his collaborators intersect the language of words with the language of the body.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
A Knight's Tale
Released on: 2001-05-11
Adventure, Drama, Romance, Action
William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenl...
Le Divorce
Released on: 2003-08-08
Drama, Romance, Comedy
While visiting her sister in Paris, a young woman finds romance and learns her brother-in-law is a p...
I Will Dance
Released on: 2015-07-01
Drama, Documentary
Follows the young people of Selma, Alabama's RATCo (Random Acts of Theatre Company) as they journey ...
New York Stories
Released on: 1989-03-10
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three tales of love, ambition, and neurosis unfold in the city that never sleeps. In "Life Lessons" ...
Canaletto & the Art of Venice
Released on: 2017-09-26
Documentary, History
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN open its fifth season with Canaletto & the Art of Venice, an immersive journey ...
David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts
Released on: 2017-11-21
Documentary
Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibition...
A Day Cut Short
Released on: 2025-04-06
As the day begins, a woman sets out to go about her routine, until she decides to take her children ...
Footloose
Released on: 1984-02-17
Drama, Romance
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for...
Velvet Goldmine
Released on: 1998-08-28
Drama, Music
Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an ...
Appendix
Released on: 2024-02-05
Documentary
An experimental film following a trip made by three friends in which the contrast between the agitat...
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Released on: 2008-10-30
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble...
Constable: A Country Rebel
Released on: 2014-09-07
Documentary
The Haywain by John Constable is such a comfortingly familiar image of rural Britain that it is diff...
Strictly Ballroom
Released on: 1992-08-20
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still s...
100 Seasons
Released on: 2023-12-01
Drama
Two dancers, once lovers, now go about their separate lives. Giovanni can't help reliving his first ...
Pulvaaliraghu
Released on: 2021-11-21
Drama
The fan's self-sacrificing blades dance in the air, generating a refreshing breeze that wipes away t...
Antoine de Caunes : la vie rêvée d'un enfant du rock
Released on: 2025-11-25
Documentary
Documentary on Antoine de Caunes, a French television presenter, comedian, actor, journalist, writer...
Before I Go to Sleep
Released on: 2016-09-25
Mystery, Drama
A boy and a girl are left homeless while expecting their baby to be born. Together they leave the fa...
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
Released on: 2020-08-28
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Nothing is as it seems when a woman experiencing misgivings about her new boyfriend joins him on a r...
The Confrontation
Released on: 2016-01-07
Documentary
In 1917, French artist Marcel Duchamp declared everyday objects as art. A provocative act that spark...
Hello! My Name is Blotto: The Movie
Released on: 2025-05-02
Documentary, Music
Scrappy documentary about a band that flew too close to the sun to make it really big. Albany, NY's ...