Dublin Dance Festival in association with the Abbey Theatre

TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY (USA) IRISH PREMIERE

• Venue: Abbey Theatre
• Dates: Thursday May 17 – Saturday May 19
• Nationality: USA
• Time: 7.30pm
• Duration: 1 Hour 40 Min (including interval)
• Tickets: €18 - €35

"Invariably sensuous, characterized by inventive wit and often uncommonly interesting… [Brown] keeps adding to the sum of human happiness." - Alistair Macaulay, The New York Times

*Please note that Watermotor will not be performed, as previously advertised, due to injury of the soloist.

Accumulation (1971), Set and Reset (1983), Les Yeux et l’âme (2011), Spanish Dance (1973) and For M.G: The Movie (1991)

A legendary figure of American modern dance, Trisha Brown’s relentless curiosity has pushed the boundaries of choreography to revolutionise dance.

For three nights only audiences will have the rare opportunity to see Brown’s work on the Abbey stage, featuring Set and Reset. In this iconic work dancers slip fluidly around each other in a rippling swell of motion. Since its creation in 1983, Set and Reset has become Brown’s signature work, influencing generations of dancers and choreographers. Laurie Anderson’s driving score and visual artist Robert Rauschenberg’s designs complete this modern masterpiece.

This evening of repertory also includes the short, witty ‘Early Works’ Accumulation and Spanish Dance, and the mysterious and emotive For M.G: The Movie.  The recently created Les Yeux et l’âme, a suite of dances from Rameau’s opera Pygmalion, will complete this celebratory programme.

Photo credits:
Top – Set and Reset (c) Julieta Cervantes
Middle – Spanish Dance (c) Alfredo Anceschi
Bottom – For M.G: The Movie (c) Mark Hanauer