parades & changes, replaysAnna Halprin, Anne Collod, Morton Subotnick, and Guests
| Nov ’09 |
| 18 |
| 7:30 pm |
In 1965, postmodern dance legend Anna Halprin’s “Parades & Changes” shook the dance world by challenging conceptions of nudity, stillness, and the “ceremony of trust” (as Halprin named it) between performers and audience. Originally banned in the United States, “Parades & Changes” has not been staged here since 1967. Today, French choreographer Anne Collod, in dialogue with Anna Halprin and original composer Morton Subotnick, is restaging this seminal work, bringing an incredible group of American and European performers together to relive this masterpiece in its new form, “parades & changes, replays.”
Anna Halprin’s diverse career has spanned the field of dance since the late 1930s, creating revolutionary directions for the art form and inspiring fellow choreographers to take modern dance to new dimensions. James Roose – Evans author of “Experimental Theatre” called Halprin one of the most important theatre artists of the 20th century. Halprin founded the groundbreaking San Francisco Dancer’s Workshop in 1955 and the Tampala Institue in 1978 with her daughter Daria Halprin. Her students include Meredith Monk, Trisha Brown, Yvonne Rainer, Simone Forti, Ruth Emmerson, Sally Gross, and others, some of who become involved in the progressive and experimental Judson Church Group. Over the years, her famous outdoor deck has been an explorative haven for numerous dancers and choreographers, including Merce Cunningham, Eiko and Koma, and Min Tanaka; composers such as John Cage, Luciano Berio, Terry Riley, LeMonte Young, and Morton Subotnick; visual artists such as Robert Morris and Robert Whiteman; poets such as Richard Brautigan, James Broughton, and Michael McClure; and countless others.
Anne Collod trained in contemporary dance with Michel Hallet Eghayan in Lyon and then started performing with Pierre Deloche, Philippe Decouflé, Stéphanie Aubin and La Camionetta. With Dominique Brun, Simon Hecquet and Christophe Wavelet, she co-founded the Quatuor Albrecht Knust (1993-2001), dedicated to recreating choreographic works from the early 20th century (by Doris Humphrey, Kurt Joos, Yvonne Rainer and Steve Rainer, among others). In 2002, she created the non-profit organisation Eéfro’s Project, through which she met Anna Halprin. She also works with Boris Charmatz, Laurent Pichaud and Cécile Proust. In 2005, she founded the non-profit organisation … alters.
Presented by Dance Theater Workshop in partnership with Performa.
Tickets: $25 at www.dancetheaterworkshop.org
