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“I should say that feminism gave me permission to deal with my own emotional life and put it up front in certain ways, or use film as a way to examine, at that time, my own heterosexual experience. Lives of Performers was the beginning of that kind of investigation. But also, the film was influenced by the aesthetics and structures of experimental film as that was taking place at the same time. Hollis Frampton was a big influence on me at that time.”

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Yvonne Rainer is an American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker, known for her innovative work in the fields of dance and film. Born on November 24, 1934, she is considered a significant figure in the modern dance and performance art world. Rainer's work in the 1960s and 1970s was influential, and her contributions have had a lasting impact on dance and performance arts. more

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