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For Art's Sake - Michael Parmenter
Television (Full Length) – 1996
Arts magazine series For Art's Sake screened on TV One for two hours on Sunday mornings for 22 weeks in 1996. This segment on dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter features an in-depth interview with Parmenter (by series presenter Alison Parr) and excerpts from his dance works. Parmenter talks about his creative influences, his tough upbringing in conservative Invercargill, the tensions caused by being gay and in the Brethren Church when he was younger, and the impact of his illnesses (HIV and cancer) on his life and dance career.
Key Cast & Crew
Produced by
Pinnacle Productions
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ on Air
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