Trisha Brown in Set and Reset, 1996
photo by Chris Callis
Trisha Brown, the most widely acclaimed choreographer to emerge from the postmodern era, first came to public notice when she began showing her work with the Judson Dance Theater in the 1960s. Along with like-minded artists including Yvonne Rainer, Steve Paxton, and Simone Forte, she pushed the limits of what could be considered appropriate movement for choreography thereby changing modern dance forever. This “hot-bed of dance revolution,” was imbued with a maverick spirit and blessed with total disrespect for assumption, qualities that Ms. Brown still exhibits even as she brings her work to the
great opera houses of the world today.
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from Orfeo, photo by Johan Jacobs, 1998
Having explored for over three decades in the world of post-modern dance, Ms. Brown first stepped into the world of opera in 1998 when she directed Claudio Monteverdi's Orfeo. Of the performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 1999, Jack Anderson of the New York Times wrote: “Monteverdi's music often seems to glow. So, finally, did this production. Ms. Brown…demonstrate[s] that when experienced choreographers have vision and daring, miracles can result." ...read more in Opéra





Trisha Brown, 2008
photo by Simon Little
As well as being a prolific choreographer, Trisha Brown is an accomplished visual artists who's drawings have been seen in exhibitions, galleries, and museums throughout the world, ...read more in Visual Art





Trisha Brown, 2008
photo by Lourdes Delgado
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