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May 1, 2017 · A Time to Dance: The Life and Work of Norma Canner: Directed by Ian Brownell, Webb Wilcoxen. With Norma Canner, Ruby Dee. This intimate documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help those discarded by society.
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- Documentary, Biography
- Ian Brownell, Webb Wilcoxen
- 2017-05-01
This unique, inspiring film provides viewers the opportunity to discover the life and work of Norma Canner, a dance teacher, therapist and pioneer in the field of dance movement therapy, and former instructor at Lesley Expressive Therapy Graduate Schools in Cambridge, MA, and Israel.
This intimate documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help those discarded by society.
- 71 min
- 5.1K
- BTI Films
What might have become a life of suburban drudgery was changed forever when a neighbor invited Canner to attend a class in creative movement taught by modern-dance innovator Barbara Mettler. Unlike a traditional dance teacher, Mettler asked her students to improvise, to seek the origin of movement within.
This intimate, uncannily moving documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help people who had been discarded by society.
- Webb Wilcoxen, Ian Brownell
- Bushy Theater, Inc.
This intimate documentary profiles Norma Canner, a pioneer in dance movement therapy, who found in dance a way to help those discarded by society.
A TIME TO DANCE The Life and Work of Norma Canner "...a remarkable new feature-length documentary film..." - Christine Temin, The Boston Globe "The raw emotion is palpable, and the filmmakers have beautifully captured Canner's tremendous energy and nurturing spirit.
