Maurice Sendak, Arthur Yorinks, Jonathan Wolken, Michael Tracy, Robby Barnett
In 2001, author and artist Maurice Sendak entered into an unusual collaboration with the Pilobolus Dance Company to create A Selection, a contemporary ballet inspired by true stories of the Holocaust.... read more 
DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004
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October 31, 2002
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
August 23, 2002
Christine Temin, Boston Globe
Rehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results. Last Dance, whatever its flaws, fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether, in this case, that's true. Full Review
July 12, 2002
Clive Barnes, New York Post
Discursive but oddly riveting documentary.
July 11, 2002
Stephen Holden, New York Times
The movie provides an intimate glimpse of how sensibilities as compatible as oil and water forced themselves to blend and create a successful work despite their aesthetic differences. Full Review
July 11, 2002
Elizabeth Zimmer, Village Voice
Riveting when it focuses on the challenges of crossing a generational divide. Full Review
December 1, 2004
Michael Wade Simpson, culturevulture.net
A fascinating look into the creative process Full Review
November 9, 2004
Gabriel Shanks, Mixed Reviews
Stripped of pretentions, Last Dance offers up a wholly human, tantalizingly imperfect struggle to create beauty and resonance. Full Review
June 18, 2003
Daniel Wible, Film Threat
I'll admit: I've never had much exposure to, or interest in, the world of interpretive dance. While I'm not necessarily a convert, I am grateful for at least the brief exposure to this stunning form o... Full Review
August 21, 2002
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
The culmination of everyone's efforts is given life when A Selection appears in its final form [in "Last Dance"]. Full Review
August 20, 2002
Laura Clifford, Reeling Reviews
an 83 minute document of a project which started in a muddle, seesawed back and forth between controlling interests multiple times, then found its sweet spot Full Review
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