REPERTORY/ PRESENT TENSE (2003)

… a good example of Brown’s divine fluidity- the aspect of her choreography that streams directly from her own body, her unique physical temperament.

- Tobi Tobias, artsjournal.com

PRESENT TENSE combines Trisha Brown's abstract aesthetic with her interest in emotional narrative. This aerial choreography results in raucous, cantilevering partnering where dancers seem to ride and tumble suspended across the space. The earth-bound phrase work is distinctly Trisha Brown, but unexpected in its logic, employing motifs that hint at a poetic emotional narrative.

CHOREOGRAPHY:

Trisha Brown

SOUND:

John Cage -"The Piano Works 2 - Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano 1946-48," Sonata 3 , Sonata 7, Second Interlude, Sonata 11, Sonata 12, Sonata 13. Distibuted by C.F. Peters Corp. Pianist: Pedja Muzijevic

VISUAL DESIGN:

Elizabeth Murray

COSTUME:

Elizabeth Murray, original costumes reimagined by Elizabeth Cannon

LIGHT:

Jennifer Tipton

LENGTH:

20 minutes

Performers:

7 dancers

ORIGINAL CAST:

Brandi Norton, Sandra Grinberg, Stacy Matthew Spence, Todd Stone, Katrina Thompson

NY PREMIERE:

35th Anniversary Season/Lincoln Center, New York, NY April 14, 2005

US PREMIERE:

Meany Hall/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, May 20, 2004

WORLD PREMIERE:

Théâtre Debussy, Cannes, France, December 1, 2003