Life in Movement (2011) · Documentary

Rating: 4
Author: Sandra Hall

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201180 minNot Rateddocumentary

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201180 minNot Rateddocumentary

6.0/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Deep Dive

Eighteen months after Tanja Liedtke's death in a truck accident, her collaborators performed her choreography on a world tour while coping with their grief.

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Eighteen months after Tanja Liedtke's death in a truck accident, her collaborators performed her choreography on a world tour while coping with their grief.

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Tanja Liedtke was poised to lead the Sydney Dance Company as artistic director in 2007. Her untimely death in a truck accident left a void in the dance community. Eighteen months later, her collaborators embarked on a world tour, performing her choreography while processing their loss. Directed by Sophie Hyde and Bryan Mason, Life in Movement features personal footage of Liedtke's creative process and interviews that reveal her enduring influence on contemporary dance.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Critic's Pick

It all adds up to a revelatory profile of an artist whose work vividly reflected everything that was going on in her life.

Sandra HallRead full article

April 12, 2012

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See Tanja Liedtke's unique choreography.
Meet her collaborators as they cope with loss.
Follow the world tour of the Sydney Dance Company.

Did You Know

Tanja Liedtke was set to become the artistic director in 2007.
She died in a truck accident 18 months before the world tour.
The film has a duration of 80 minutes.
It was produced in Australia.

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Contemporary dance fansArtistic directionDance choreography

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who was set to become the artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company in 2007?

Tanja Liedtke was set to become the artistic director of the Sydney Dance Company in 2007.

What tragic event prevented Tanja Liedtke from fulfilling her role as artistic director?

Tanja Liedtke died in a truck accident before she could fulfill her role.

How long after Tanja Liedtke's death did her collaborators perform her choreography on a world tour?

Eighteen months after her death, her collaborators performed her choreography on a world tour.

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Sydney Film Festival

2011 • Award

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