MOVE 2024 - ’League of Legends’ Trisha Brown (Trisha Brown Dance Company)

Trisha Brown Dance Company in collaboration with us presents to you a video presentation on her ’Legacy’. We are going to show 2 full solos which was an absolute privilege and an excerpt of 2 of her famous works. Of course her iconic, groundbreaking site specific works of ’Roof Piece’, ’Walking on Wall’ and ’Leaning Duets’ that catapulted dance to her whole new level are owned by The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York. 1. ABOUT THE WORK Trisha Brown performs “Accumulation“ (1971) at the Seibu Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Presented as part of the PARCO “Dance Today ’75“ festival on December 12, 1975. “One simple gesture is presented. This gesture is repeated until it is thoroughly integrated into my kinesthetic system. Gesture 2 is then added. Gesture 1 and 2 are repeated until they are assimilated, then Gesture 3 is added. I continue adding gestures until my system can support no further additions. The first 4 gestures occur on the first 4 beats. The subsequent gestures are packed into that one measure.” - Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961-2001, Teicher, Hendel . Accumulation was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpiece: Dance Initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. 2. ABOUT THE WORK “Set and Reset — surely the most beloved and irresistible work of postmodern dance…” -Alastair Macaulay, The New York Times The seductively fluid quality of the movement in this Trisha Brown masterpiece, juxtaposed with the unpredictable geometric style has become the hallmark of Brown’s work. Performed to a driving score by Laurie Anderson, the exploration of visibility and invisibility is reflected in the translucent costumes and set by Robert Rauschenberg. This work was commissioned in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Charles Engelhard Foundation, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Additional support was received from the New York State Council on the Arts. Jacob’s Pillow, with the support of the Massachusetts Arts Council New Works Program, made it possible for the Trisha Brown Dance Company to begin work on this collaboration. Laurie Anderson’s music was commissioned by the Trisha Brown Dance Company. The Trisha Brown Dance Company performs “Set and Reset“ (1983) at the Theatre de Nimes, Nimes, France, on March 12, 2020. Visual Presentation and Costumes: Robert Rauschenberg Original Music: Laurie Anderson, “Long Time No See” Lights: Beverly Emmons with Robert Rauschenberg Performers: Cecily Campbell, Leah Ives, Kimberly Fulmer, Patrick McGrath, Jamie Scott, Stuart Shugg and Jacob Storer. 3. ABOUT THE WORK ’If you couldn’t see me’ is Brown’s solo collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg, whose costume design and sound score contribute to the piece’s seductive beauty. The soloist dances with her back to the audience and, restricted from showing her face, must rely on the suppleness of her torso and limbs for personal expression. Funding for the creation of this solo was contributed by Dance Ink, Inc., the Charles Engelhard Foundation, the Harkness Foundations for Dance, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation. Generous support was given by Mr. William Forsythe and Mr. S.A. Spencer. Trisha Brown performing “If you couldn’t see me“ (1994) at the Volkstheater, Vienna, Austria, August 12, 1994. Visual Presentation, Costumes, and Original Music: Robert Rauschenberg Lighting: Spencer Brown 4. ABOUT THE WORK Footage of the Trisha Brown Company performing “Group Primary Accumulation with Movers“ (1973) at Seibu Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Presented as part of the PARCO “Dance Today ’75“ festival on December 12, 1975. Four dancers placed supine and equidistant from each other in line from downstage to upstage perform the piece in unison. The performers generate a series of accumulating gestures. The figures rotate 45 degrees each on the last 2 moves, making a 90-degree turn with the completion of the phrase. The phrase is repeated until, in the last two minutes of the dance, a 360-degree turn is achieved, and all sides of the dancers revealed. Performers: Trisha Brown, Elizabeth Garren, Judith Ragir, and Mona Sulzman. Group Primary Accumulation was made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpiece: Dance Initiative, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts. ABOUT TRISHA BROWN For Trisha Brown’s full biodata, please watch till the end of the video presentation or visit Artistic Director & Curator: Michelle Jueney Video Editor: DreamVideoArt@