Trisha Brown
Trisha Brown (born November 25, 1936 in Aberdeen , Washington , † March 18, 2017 in San Antonio , Texas ) was an American choreographer and dancer .
Life
Trisha Brown studied dance at Mills College , California , a renowned women's college; she completed her studies in 1958 with a BA . Brown participated several times in the American Dance Festival , which was then held every summer for six weeks at Connecticut College . There she studied with Louis Horst .
In 1961 Trisha Brown moved to New York City , where she rehearsed with the dancer Anna Halprin and in 1962 became a founding member of the avant-garde ensemble Judson Dance Theater . In this ensemble she worked together with the dancers Steve Paxton and Yvonne Rainer . In 1970 she founded the Trisha Brown Company , which was soon recognized as one of the leading ensembles for modern dance. In 2007 she took part in documenta 12 with a work .
Brown's style, which is expressed in the works she choreographed, is based on deepening and refining everyday movements. Carefully executed repetitive gestures create a virtuoso overall impression.
honors and awards
- 1988: Awarded the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres at the Chevalier level , later also the higher Officier (2000) and Commandeur (2004) levels .
- 1991: Genius Grant from the MacArthur Foundation
- 1997: Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 2000: Awarded the honorary title Doctor of Fine Arts (DFA) by Bates College
- 2003: Awarded the National Medal of Arts , the highest state award for individual artists in the USA
- 2005: Benois de la Danse Prize for her life's work
- 2009: Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2011: Special prize for the Roswitha Haftmann Prize
- 2013: first recipient of the Robert Rauschenberg Award of the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, New York
Work (selection)
- Accumulation (1971)
- Walking on the Wall (1971) and Roof Piece (1973)
- Group Primary Accumulation (1973)
- Glacial Decoy (1979)
- Set and Reset (1983)
- Lateral Pass (1988)
- Astral Convertible (1989)
- MO (1995)
- Orfeo (1998)
- Winter Journey (2002)
- O Zlozony / O Composite (2004)
- Floor of the Forest (2007)
- Untitled (2007)
- Hippolyte et Aricie (excerpts) and Pigmalion , each based on Jean-Philippe Rameau , 2010 in Amsterdam
Filmography
- 1978: Water Motor (short film, actress)
- 1998: L'orfeo, favola in musica (TV film, choreography and stage manager)
Web links
- Official website of the Trisha Brown Dance Company
- Trisha Brown at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Trisha Brown Dance Company in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Trisha Brown at artfacts.net
- Accumulation & Floor of the Forest Multimedia photo series for documenta 12 at stern.de
- Materials by and about Trisha Brown in the documenta archive
Individual evidence
- ^ Alastair Macaulay: Trisha Brown, Choreographer and Pillar of American Postmodern Dance, Dies at 80. In: The New York Times . March 20, 2017, accessed March 20, 2017.
- ^ Honorary Members: Trisha Brown. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed March 2, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brown, Trisha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dancer, choreographer and ballet director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aberdeen , Washington , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th March 2017 |
| Place of death | San Antonio , Texas , United States |