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Born to Fly: Artificial Gravity

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Born to Fly, “extreme action” choreographer Elizabeth Streb introduces us to her dynamic piece called “Artificial Gravity,” in which her dancers, through extraordinary balance and agility, are in constant movement both on the ground and in the air, as a wheel spins under their feet.

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