Dance Theater Workshop
219 West 19th St. between Seventh & Eighth Aves.
January 13 – May 23, suggested donation $10, 7:30 or 3:00
212-924-0077
www.dancetheaterworkshop.org
www.trishabrowncompany.org
Visual artist, dancer, choreographer, and opera director Trisha Brown is celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Trisha Brown Dance Company with a series of lectures at Dance Theater Workshop as well as other special event in the city and beyond. Beginning with the Judson Dance Theater in the 1960s and then with TBDC starting in 1970, Brown developed a reputation for creating experimental dance pieces in alternative spaces, working with the likes of Robert Rauschenberg, Laurie Anderson, Lina Wertmuller, Terry Winters, and Kenjiro Okazaki. This year, the Nijinsky Award winner will be taking her company to the Netherlands, Greece, and France in addition to holding technique and repertory workshops and the lecture series. For the inaugural DTW event, on January 13 at 7:30, longtime dancers Diane Madden (now choreographic assistant) and Carolyn Lucas (rehearsal director) will discuss the TBDC creative process with moderator Wendy Perron, editor in chief of Dance magazine. Future lectures will include Madden, Julie Martin, and Trisha Brown herself on February 16 discussing the 1980 premiere of OPAL LOOP, which has been brought back for the 2009-2010 season; a March 22 lecture to be announced; Susan Rosenberg, Peter Eleey, and Guillaume Bernardi on April 11; and former TBDC dancers Eva Karczag, Lisa Kraus, Stacy Spence, Keith Thompson, Stephen Petronio, and Vicky Shick on May 23. The Trisha Brown Dance Company will also be performing early works at Dia:Beacon on February 13-14 and May 1 ($35) as part of its yearlong residency there.