Backstage: Ministry of Silly Walks? William Kentridge Walks Backwards

March 12, 2010

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In his performances and short films, artist William Kentridge first probes the "grammar of a performance," such as how to walk backwards but make it look like you're walking forwards... Backstage at LIVE from the NYPL with The Daily Beast.