Shirley Clarke

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    Shirley Brimberg, 셜리 클라크

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A major figure of the American avant garde, Shirley Brimberg Clarke (1919-1997) was born into privilege as the daughter of Polish-Jewish immigrants who made their fortune in manufacturing. Rebelling against a repressive bourgeois upbringing, Clarke turned first to dance, and later film and video, to express her distinctive vision of the world. Moving freely across genres and media throughout her career (and often within a single work), Clarke’s cinema explores the porous boundaries between narrative and documentary filmmaking, and film and other media, such as painting, dance, performance and video. Her 1960s features The Connection (1961), The Cool World (1963) and Portrait of Jason (1967), for which she is arguably best remembered, address issues of urban alienation, poverty, addiction and racism, focusing on lives lived at the margins of American society. Fearless in both her personal and creative life, Clarke produced a body of work that is as formally innovative as it is rooted in social protest. Clarke initially trained as a dancer, immersing herself in New York’s vibrant post-war avant-garde dance scene. Although her dance career never quite earned her the critical acclaim she’d hoped for, it had a lasting impact on her subsequent filmmaking and video work, informing an interest in how movement is recorded formally, while introducing her to key avant-garde dancers and choreographers. Source: https://denniscooperblog.com/shirley-clarke-day-2/

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  • wc Gender: Female
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1919-10-02
  • event Death Date 1997-09-23
  • school Known for: Directing
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  • info Birth Place New York City, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Shirley Clarke

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Portrait of Jason

1967-09-29

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The Cool World

1964-04-20

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The Connection

1962-02-15

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Ornette: Made in America

1986-02-21

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Ornette Coleman: A Jazz Video Game

1984-01-01

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Robert Frost: A Lover's Quarrel with the World

1963-01-01

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Bridges-Go-Round 1

1958-12-16

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A Scary Time

1960-01-01

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Bullfight

1955-01-01

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Skyscraper

1959-11-11

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In Paris Parks

1954-06-04

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The Cool World

1964-04-20

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Butterfly

1967-01-30

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The Cool World

1964-04-20

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Dance in the Sun

1953-01-01

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A Moment in Love

1956-01-01

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A Visual Diary

1980-08-09

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Tongues

1982-08-10

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Savage/Love

1981-08-10

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Portrait of Jason

1967-09-29

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Portrait of Jason

1967-09-29

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Bridges-Go-Round 2

1958-12-16

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Carl Lee, Max and Friends at the Hotel Chelsea

1968-07-30

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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Trans

1978-01-01

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24 Frames Per Second

1977-01-01

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Brussels Loops

1958-04-17

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Skyscraper

1959-11-11

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Christopher and Me

1960-01-01

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Skyscraper

1959-11-11

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A Short Lecture and Demonstration on the Evolution of Ragtime as Presented by Jelly Roll Morton

2016-11-15

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Fear Flight

2016-11-15

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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: One Two Three

1978-01-01

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For Life, Against the War

1967-01-30

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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Initiation

1978-01-01

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Four Journeys Into Mystic Time: Mysterium

1978-01-01

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The Connection

1962-02-15

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Decroux Film

2016-11-15

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Home Movies #20: Dance Tests

2016-11-15

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Tongues

1982-08-10

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Bullfight

1955-01-01

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Outtakes for 'In Paris Parks'

2016-11-15

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A Moment in Love

1956-01-01

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Rose and the Players – Part 2

2016-11-15

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Rose and the Players – Part 1

2016-11-15

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Dance in the Sun

1953-01-01

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This Is Not 'In Paris Parks'

2016-11-15

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A Moment in Love

1956-01-01

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Bullfight: The C and D Rolls

2016-11-15

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Home Movies #15 Shirley with Camera

1950-12-31

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Bullfight

1955-01-01

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Love Nest

1951-10-10

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Ornette: Made in America

1986-02-21

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Bridges-Go-Round 1

1958-12-16

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Bridges-Go-Round 1

1958-12-16

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Ricky Leacock Visit, April 15, 1971

1971-04-15

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Carl Lee on Joe Franklin Show

1973-01-01

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Morris at Ornette's Art Show

1972-01-01

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Yoko and John Party

1971-12-31

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The Arrest

1971-01-01

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Ricky Leacock Visit, evening, April 19, 1971

1971-04-19

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Ricky Leacock Visit, daytime, April 19, 1971

1971-04-19

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Ricky Leacock Visit, April 17, 1971

1971-04-17

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Makeup Magic

1971-05-13

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The Tee Pee Video Space Troupe: The First Years

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Bridges-Go-Round 2

1958-12-16

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Bridges-Go-Round 2

1958-12-16