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Pilchuck: A Dance with Fire
Overview
The Pilchuck Glass School outside Seattle has been going for 43 years. Started by Dale Chihuly, when glass in America was at its infancy. This school is responsible for making the US Studio Glass movement what it is today. It's an international institution now, bringing students from all over the world. It started in 1971, during the peace movements, Flower Power and war in Vietnam This documentary tells the story of it's beginnings, and how it's now made the Pacific NW, the largest glass art center in the world.
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Cast
Jeff Bridges
Narrator (voice)
Dale Chihuly
Himself
Jamie Carpenter
Himself
Fritz Driesbach
Himself
Kate Elliott
Herself
Jiri Harcuba
Himself
Anne Gould Hauberg
Herself
Joey Kirkpatrick
Himself
John Landon
Himself
Marge Levy
Herself
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