Judson Dance Theater
Subtitle: the work is never done
By: Ana Janevski & Thomas J. Lax
Contributors: Lax, Thomas J., author; Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781633450639
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Modern dance; Judson Dance Theater; Exhibitions; Postmodern dance
Other titles: Work is never done
Description: Taking its name from the Judson Memorial Church, a socially engaged Protestant congregation in New York's Greenwich Village, Judson Dance Theater was organized as a series of open workshops from which its participants developed performances. Redefining the kinds of movement that could count as dance, the Judson participants- Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, Philip Corner, Bill Dixon, Judith Dunn, David Gordon, Alex Hay, Deborah Hay, Fred Herko, Robert Morris, Steve Paxton, Rudy Perez, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Rauschenberg, Carolee Schneemann and Elaine Summers, among others- would go on to profoundly shape all fields of art in the second half of the 20th century. They employed new compositional methods to strip dance of its theatrical conventions, incorporating "ordinary" movements- gestures typical of the street or home, for example, rather than a stage- into their work, along with games, simple tasks, and social dances to infuse their pieces with a sense of spontaneity. Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, 'Judson Dance\ Theater: The Work Is Never Done' highlights the workshop's ongoing significance. Exhibition: Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA (16.09.2018 - 03.02.2019).
Notes: Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / -- Glenn D. Lowry; title: Introduction. --; title: Allow me to begin again  -- Thomas J. Lax; title: Judson Dance Theater: the work is never done--sanctuary always needed  -- Ana Janevski; title: Meeting points. --; title: Before Judson & some other things  -- Adrian Heathfield; title: "The nerve of a dancer's life": Cunningham class and Judson Dance Theater  -- Danielle Goldman; title: From snapshots to physical things  -- Julia Robinson; title: Judson in our time. --; title: Real people  -- Malik Gaines; title: On and off the grid: music for and around Judson Dance Theater  -- Benjamin Piekut; title: Handling Judson's objects  -- Kristin Poor; title: Elaine Summers's intermedia  -- Gloria Sutton; title: Concerts of dance: portfolios. --; title: Concert of dance #3: selection of photographs by Al Giese  -- introduction by Vivian A. Crockett; title: Concert of dance #13: selection of photographs by Peter Moore  -- introduction by Vivian A. Crockett; title: Lines of flight  -- Sharon Hayes; title: A Judson handbook. --; title: Sites of collaboration  -- with entries by Harry C.H. Choi, Elizabeth Gollnick, and Victor "Viv" Liu; title: Selected of annotated works -- with entries by Giampaolo Bianconi, Vivian A. Crockett, Elizabeth Gollnick, Jennifer Harris, Ana Janevski, Martha Joseph, and Thomas J. Lax-- Judson Dance Theater participants.