A Time To Dance The Life and Work of Norma Canner (1998)

This intimate uncannily moving documentary profiles Norma Canner a pioneer in dance movement therapy who found in dance a way to help people who had been discarded by society The film traces the evolution of Normas career from Broadway actress in the 40s through her groundbreaking work in creative movement with disabled and mentally retarded children in the 60s to her present work as a dance therapist with adults Utilizing drawing music theater and dance in the context of other modes of therapy her work has proved extraordinarily beneficial for handicapped individuals as well as providing cathartic healing experiences for those with deep emotional scars And her work with children who were blind deaf or autistic has became a model