Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach

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.

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

The Abbey Theatre is delighted to welcome the Trisha Brown Dance Company to the Abbey as part of the Dublin Dance Festival 2012.

Accumulation
Original Cast: Trisha Brown
Music: The Greatful Dead, ‘Uncle John’s Band’

Set and Reset
Choreography: Trisha Brown
Set & Costumes design: Robert Rauschenberg
Music: Laurie Anderson
Lighting design: Beverly Emmons with Robert Rauschenberg
Dancers: TBC

Les Yeux et l’âme
Choreography: Trisha Brown
Set design: Trisha Brown
Lighting design: Jennifer Tipton
Costume design: Elizabeth Cannon
Music: Excerpts from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s ‘Pygmalion’, recorded by William Christie and Les Arts Florissants for Harmonia Mundi
Performers: Neal Beasley, Elena Demyanenko, Dai Jian, Leah Morrison, Tamara Riewe, Nicholas Strafaccia, Laurel Jenkins Tentindo, Samuel Wentz, Katrina Thompson Warren and Diane Madden

Spanish Dance
Original Cast: Trisha Brown, Carmen Beuchat, Caroline Goodden, Sylvia Palacios, and Penelope Unknown
Music: Early Morning Rain by Gordon Lightfoot and performed by Bob Dylan

For M.G.: The Movie
Visual Presentation & Costumes: Trisha Brown
Sound: Alvin Curran
Lights: Spencer Brown with Robert Rauschenberg

Booking Details:

Members booking open form Tuesday 6 December. General booking from Tuesday 13 December.

Performance dates:
Thursday 17 May – Saturday 19 May
Time: 7.30pm
Ticket prices: €18- €35