See also film blog for poncy celebration of nuns without clothes.

4th May 2013

Photoset with 105 notes

Max Dupain

Dancer dancing, 1940s

Untitled (Dancers with light traces), 1940s

Untitled (Nude with light traces), 1938

Thanks to realityayslum for the link

Tagged: dancedancersphotographylightnude1930s1940smax dupain

19th April 2013

Photo with 192 notes

Martha Graham, Lamentation by Barbara Morgan, 1935

Martha Graham, Lamentation by Barbara Morgan1935

Tagged: photographydancemartha grahambarbara morgan1930sveiledlamentationdraped

11th March 2013

Photoset with 58 notes

Faceless Body-Sculpture With Up-Front Genitals in Dancing Movement, With Shadows n° 3, 1965

Body-Sculpture Dancing With Her Shadow Called ‘In Motion’, 1965

From the series Orlan Dancing With Her Shadow by Orlan, 1964-1967

Also

Tagged: orlannudeperformancephotographyorlan dancing with her shadow1960sFTTdance

16th February 2013

Photo with 98 notes

La poupée # 16 by Manuel Cristaldi, 1985 (homage to Bellmer) 
Video recording from Italian R.A.I of the video/performance Pupilla by Valeria Magli
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La poupée # 16 by Manuel Cristaldi1985 (homage to Bellmer) 

Video recording from Italian R.A.I of the video/performance Pupilla by Valeria Magli

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Tagged: manuel cristaldiphotographyperformancepupillavaleria maglipoupeesdollsmannequinsuncanny anatomyFTT1980sdancefilmbellmer homage

15th February 2013

Photo reblogged from Reality Asylum with 417 notes

realityayslum:

Barbara Morgan - Valerie Bettis in The Desparate Heart, 1944. Photomontage II
… from Barbara Morgan, edited - designed by Barbara Morgan, A Morgan & Morgan Monograph, 1972.

realityayslum:

Barbara Morgan - Valerie Bettis in The Desparate Heart, 1944. Photomontage II

… from Barbara Morgan, edited - designed by Barbara Morgan, A Morgan & Morgan Monograph, 1972.

Tagged: barbara morganphotographyphotomontagethe desperate heart1940svalerie bettisdance

7th February 2013

Photo with 45 notes

Danseuse by Théo Blanc and Antoine Demilly, 1933

Danseuse by Théo Blanc and Antoine Demilly1933

Tagged: dancephotographyblanc and demillytheo blancantoine demilly1930s

30th December 2012

Photo with 18 notes

La poupée # 6 by Manuel Cristaldi, 1985 (homage to Bellmer) 
Video recording from Italian R.A.I of the video/performance Pupilla by Valeria Magli
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La poupée # 6 by Manuel Cristaldi, 1985 (homage to Bellmer) 

Video recording from Italian R.A.I of the video/performance Pupilla by Valeria Magli

Also

Tagged: 1980sFTTbellmer homagedancedollsfilmla poupeemanuel cristaldiperformancepoupeespupillauncanny anatomyvaleria magli

12th November 2012

Photo with 16 notes

Le saut de palucca by Charlotte Rudolph, 1922-1923

Le saut de palucca by Charlotte Rudolph, 1922-1923

Tagged: bauhausphotographydancepaluccacharlotte rudolph1920s

19th October 2012

Photo reblogged from waxwings with 1,751 notes

svell, petrole:

julie shanahan in auf dem gebirge hat man ein geschrei gehört, a play by pina bausch, 1984

svellpetrole:

julie shanahan in auf dem gebirge hat man ein geschrei gehört, a play by pina bausch, 1984

Tagged: 1980sauf dem gebirge hat man ein geschrei gehortjulie shanahanphotographypina bauschtheatredancea cry was heard on the mountain

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19th August 2012

Photo reblogged from Regard Intemporel with 225 notes

regardintemporel:

Arnold Genthe - Violet Marcellus dancing, 1918

regardintemporel:

Arnold Genthe - Violet Marcellus dancing, 1918

Tagged: arnold genthephotographynudeveileddance1910s