Lives of Performers
1972, English. Directed by Yvonne Rainer.
Embodying Rainer’s aesthetic rigor and wit, the film combines fiction and documentary, script readings, dance snippets, still photos, and tableaux vivants to explore issues of power and gender that influence the emotional lives of her performers.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 12 August 1972
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Yvonne Rainer
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Lives of Performers runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Lives of Performers isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lives of Performers?
Lives of Performers (1972) was directed by Yvonne Rainer and stars John Erdman, Valda Setterfield, Shirley Soffer.