For over forty years now, the contemporary dance scene has born the imprint of her choreographic spirit. We welcome Trisha Brown, an important American dancer and choreographer whose unceasing, unbridled explorations comprise a point of reference. Starting out in the nineteen sixties playing a leading role in the experimental work being done at the legendary Judson Dance Theater and exchanging ideas and material with artists from different artistic spheres, she still loves a challenge. And the challenge has been a new one each time: from the forests of her homeland to the lofts of Soho (Foray Forêt), from there to lifts which deify transience when she is inspired by Monteverdi’s opera L’Orfeo (Canto/Pianto), and then back to basic, to the dancer’s body: the eternal source of the most extreme quests (If you couldn’t see me) [K.V].
Canto/Pianto (1997) (Duration: 25’)
Choreography & Visual Presentation
Trisha Brown
Music
Claudio Monteverdi
Sound effects
Jim Dawson
Lighting
Jennifer Tipton
Costumes
Roland Aeschlimann, Burt Barr
With
Sandra Grinberg, Hyun Jin Jung, Todd McQuade, Leah Morrison, Melinda Myers, Tony Orrico, Tamara Riewe, Judith Sanchez Ruiz, Todd Lawrence Stone
This work was made possible in part by
the commissioning support of the American Dance Festival, De Single Antwerpen, Hebbel Theatre, La Monnaie, and Springdance Utrecht 1999.
Additional funding has also been contributed by
the Nathan Cummings Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts, the Shubert Foundation, and the Margaret Cullinan Wray Charitable Lead Annuity Trust.
If you couldn’ t see me (1994) (Duration: 10’)
Choreography
Trisha Brown
Music, Costumes & Visual Presentation
Robert Rauschenberg
Lighting
Spencer Brown, Robert Rauschenberg
Danced by
Leah Morrison
Funding for the creation of this solo was contributed by
Dance Ink, Inc., the Charles Engelhard Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation. Generous individual support was given by Mr. William Forsythe, and Mr. S.A. Spencer.
Foray Forêt (1990) (Duration: 28’)
a collaboration with
Robert Rauschenberg and the participation of a local band
Choreography
Trisha Brown
Music
John Philip Sousa
Stage Sets & Costumes
Robert Rauschenberg
Lighting
Spencer Brown, Robert Rauschenberg
With
Hyun Jin Jung, Todd McQuade, Leah Morrison, Melinda Myers, Tony Orrico, Tamara Riewe, Judith Sanchez Ruiz, Todd Lawrence Stone, Laurel Tentindo
The reconstruction of this work was made possible through the generosity of
the Charles Engelhard Foundation, Altria Group, Inc., The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Additionalfunding was provided by
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York State Council on the Arts.
This dance was originally commissioned by
the Lyon Biennale de la Danse in association with the Centre National de Danse Contemporaine d‚Angers, the Wexner Center for Visual Arts, the Walker Art Center, Jacob‚s Pillow Dance Festival, and Cal Performances, University of California at Berkeley.
Additional support was received from
the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Greenwall Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the NationalEndowment for the Arts.
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