Yvonne Rainer Movies

  • 1966
    Hand Film

    Hand Film

    Hand Film

    11966HD

    Rainer's first film, Hand Film, was shot by fellow dancer William Davis when Rainer was confined to a hospital bed, recovering from major surgery and...

    Hand Film
  • 2002
    Rainer Variations

    Rainer Variations

    Rainer Variations

    02002HD

    "For me Rainer Variations is a hybrid: a weave of impressionistic portrait, found footage construction, and video sampler. Aside from formal issues,...

    Rainer Variations
  • 1970
    Trio A with Flags

    Trio A with Flags

    Trio A with Flags

    01970HD

    Judson Memorial Church on the occasion of the People’s Flag Show, 1970. Film by Rudi Stern, John Reilly. Performers: David Gordon, Nancy Green,...

    Trio A with Flags
  • 1978
    Trio A

    Trio A

    Trio A

    01978HD

    I worked on Trio A alone for six months in 1965. The dance consisted initially of a 5-minute sequence of movement that would eventually be presented...

    Trio A
  • 2017
    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer

    02017HD

    Adam Pendleton’s Just Back From Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer is the third in a series of video portraits, following My Education: A...

    Just Back from Los Angeles: A Portrait of Yvonne Rainer
  • 2002
    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid

    02002HD

    Yvonne Rainer combines a dance performance she choreographed for Mikhail Barryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project in 2000 with texts by Oscar...

    After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: Hybrid
  • 1968
    Rhode Island Red

    Rhode Island Red

    Rhode Island Red

    01968HD

    Ten minutes in an enormous chicken coop. Camerawork by Roy Levin.

    Rhode Island Red