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. The film traces the evolution of Norma’s career from Broadway actress in the ‘40s, through her ground-breaking work in creative movement with disabled and mentally retarded children in the ‘60s, to her present work as a dance therapist with adults. Utilizing drawing, music, theater, and dance in the context of other modes of therapy, her work has proved extraordinarily beneficial for handi- capped individuals, as well as providing cathartic healing experiences for those with deep emotional scars; And her work with children who were blind, deaf, or autistic has became a model. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 9.2/10 | |
Released: | December 7, 1998 | |
Runtime: | 75 min | |
Genres: | Documentary Biography | |
Companies: | Bushy Theater, Inc. | |
Cast: | Ruby Dee Norma Canner | |
Crew: | Anne Brownell Ian Brownell Webb Wilcoxen | |
saltydawg067 : whoever started putting these up, i hope you see this. i watch on local but my antenna goe...