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A Haunting '60s Film About Mental Illness And Incarceration Becomes A Ballet

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In 1967, Frederick Wiseman's controversial documentary<em> Titicut Follies</em> exposed conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital in Massachusetts. Fifty years later, the filmmaker, now 87, has adapted the work into dance. (Hecco)
In 1967, Frederick Wiseman's controversial documentary Titicut Follies exposed conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital in Massachusetts. Fifty years later, the filmmaker, now 87, has adapted the work into dance. (Hecco)

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