Sally Gross: A Life in Dance

2001 / 35 min. / color
Directed by Michael Blackwood

Sally Gross: A Life in Dance is an intimate reflection on the choreographer’s eclectic career and her explorations into movement, philosophy and visual expression. After becoming involved with the avant-garde Judson Theater Dancer in the early 1960’s, Gross has spent the last four decades quietly creating original pieces. She often hosted the unique performances in her own small studio space, the practice of which gained her a solid reputation in the New York dance world. In this portrait Gross describes her dance approach as she prepares to begin a weekly movement class for friends and acquaintances, many of whom have been taking part in the Wednesday evening tradition for the past forty years.