''Inspirations'' is a 1997 documentary directed by
Michael Apted
Michael David Apted, (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was a British television and film director and producer.
Apted began working in television and directed the '' Up'' documentary series (1964–2019). He later directed '' Coal Miner's ...
.
Synopsis
The film explores
creativity
Creativity is a phenomenon whereby something new and valuable is formed. The created item may be intangible (such as an idea, a scientific theory, a musical composition, or a joke) or a physical object (such as an invention, a printed Literature ...
in the
arts
The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both ...
through interviews with several prominent figures known for a variety of
artistic media:
*Musician
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer-songwriter and actor. A leading figure in the music industry, he is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the ...
.
*Pop artist
Roy Lichtenstein.
*Glass sculptor
Dale Chihuly.
*Dance choreographer
Édouard Lock
Édouard Lock (born March 3, 1954 in Morocco) is a Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps.
Career
La La La Human Steps Founder, Artistic Director and Choreographer Édouard Lock began hi ...
.
*Dancer
Louise LeCavalier
Louise Lecavalier OC (born October 3, 1958) is a Canadian dancer known as one of the icons of Canadian contemporary dance.
Biography
Lecavalier was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She began her professional dance career at the age o ...
.
*Potter/poet
Nora Naranjo-Morse.
*Architect
Tadao Ando.
External links
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1997 films
Documentary films about the arts
1990s English-language films
American documentary films
1990s American films
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