REPERTORY/ L’Amour au théâtre (2009)

L’Amour au théâtre is inspired by the pre-classic dance forms inherent in Jean-Phillipe Rameau’s “Hippolyte et Aricie”. Elegant couplings and constantly shifting aerial architecture create endless patterns that quickly develop and disperse. With Brown’s signature articulation of the limbs, the dancers anchor each other’s flight while abstracting imagery from the French libretto.

CHOREOGRAPHY:

Trisha Brown

SOUND:

Excerpts from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Hippolyte et Aricie”, recorded by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants for Erato

Set Design:

Trisha Brown

COSTUME:

Elizabeth Cannon

LIGHT:

Jennifer Tipton

LENGTH:

23 minutes

Performers:

8 dancers

ORIGINAL CAST:

Dai Jian, Hyun-Jin Jung, Todd McQuade, Leah Morrison, Melinda Myers, Tamara Riewe, Todd Lawrence Stone, Laurel Tentindo

NY PREMIERE:

Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY | April 29, 2009