Section 8: Three Distributions

Section 8: Three Distributions

Postmodern dance; Choreography; Performance art; Dance notation; Movement analysis; Schematic drawings; Judson Dance Theater; Pedestrian movement; Task-based performance; Minimalist dance; Experimental performance; Dance photography; Performance documentation

A double-sided folded sheet presenting three interconnected works documenting Yvonne Rainer's choreographic practice and performance concepts. The retro side contains "People Plan," a series of schematic drawings mapping spatial relationships and movement patterns for performers, and "Lecture on moving," a theoretical text articulating Rainer's approach to choreography and the body's relationship to space and action. The verso side features "Selection of Slides from 'North East Passing'," photographic documentation from a 1969 performance at Billy Rose Theater that incorporated slides as visual material within the live performance. Rainer, a founding member of the Judson Dance Theater collective and pioneer of postmodern dance, developed a choreographic methodology that rejected traditional dance virtuosity and theatrical drama in favor of everyday movements, task-based structures. Her work challenged hierarchical distinctions between trained and untrained performers and questioned conventional relationships between performer and spectator. These three distributions exemplify Rainer's practice of combining movement, text, and visual documentation to examine the fundamental elements of performance and perception.

Rainer, Yvonne, 1934-

Roaring Fork Pres (New York, N.Y.)

Fall-Winter 1970-1971

Graham, Dan, 1942-2022 (Editor); Maciunas, George, 1931-1978 (Designer); Johnson, Phyllis, 1926-2001 (Publisher); Judson Dance Theater (Associated collective)

Is part of Aspen Magazine No. 8 (Fall-Winter 1970-1971); Created by founding member of Judson Dance Theater (active 1962-1964); Related to Rainer's performance practice of incorporating slides and film into live performances (begun 1968); Connected to Rainer's films 1966-1969; Part of postmodern dance movement; Associated with Grand Union improvisation group; Influenced by John Cage's experimental methods through Robert Ellis Dunn's composition classes

Double-sided folded sheet; Schematic diagrams; Printed text; Photographic reproductions; Mixed media document

English

Choreographic documentation; Performance score; Dance notation; Schematic drawings; Theoretical text; Performance photographs; Artist's multiple

Temporal: 1965-1971 Spatial: New York, N.Y. Aspen, CO.