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  • 2019
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2019
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m

Summary If a dance is not danced, it vanishes. If the Dancer Dances follows a group of New York City's top modern dancers as they reconstruct an iconic and mysterious work by the legendary Merce Cunningham, revealing what it takes to keep a dance alive. Timed to coincide with Cunningham's centennial, the film confronts one of the most urgent iss...

  • 2019
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m
  • 2019
  • Monument Releasing
  • 1 h 23 m

If the Dancer Dances

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary If a dance is not danced, it vanishes. If the Dancer Dances follows a group of New York City's top modern dancers as they reconstruct an iconic and mysterious work by the legendary Merce Cunningham, revealing what it takes to keep a dance alive. Timed to coincide with Cunningham's centennial, the film confronts one of the most urgent iss...

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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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90
Apr 25, 2019
As Wechsler allows rehearsal scenes to play out at length, the perfectionism of dancer-to-dancer lessons becomes improbably poignant.
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
75
Apr 22, 2019
A revealing documentary.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
May 3, 2019
Modern dance devotees and fans of legendary choreographer Merce Cunningham will find much to appreciate in the lovingly crafted documentary If the Dancer Dances. For others, the film may prove too repetitive and narrowly focused.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 24, 2019
Although repetitive at times and, like so many show business documentaries, displaying a tendency toward self-congratulation, the film will prove fascinating for dance buffs.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 20, 2019
It's less of an insightful backstage documentary than a gushing, sycophantic love letter to the late Merce Cunningham.
By Wes Greene FULL REVIEW

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Release Date Apr 26, 2019
Duration 1 h 23 m
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Website http://www.ifthedancer.com/
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