Fall 2012/Winter 2013

September 16
Movement Research: Proposals for Rethinking the I
Moderated by Carla Peterson

New Museum, 3:00 pm
235 Bowery
New York, NY

Prior to tonight’s program, Movement Research (MR) will solicit questions from the greater MR community regarding the imprint that Judson Dance Theater (1962–64) continues to make on contemporary performance. These questions will be shared with the audience, debated, discussed, and voted upon. Ultimately, four questions will be selected by attendees as focus topics for further investigation by artists nominated to lead a series of week-long performance laboratories and open rehearsals at the New Museum. This event is presented as part of “Movement Research in Residence at the New Museum: Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater Fifty Years Later.”

October 1
Bessies Discussion
Panelists include Lucy Sexton (Director, The Bessies), Andrew Dinwiddie (Bessies Selection Committee) and others TBA

Cathy Weis Studio, 7:00 pm
537 Broadway, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10012

Come talk about the recent changes in the NY Dance and Performance Awards, The Bessies. Hear about the awards process, its subcommittees and categories, and its goals and aspirations. And offer your questions, suggestions, thoughts and concerns. All are welcome.

October 2
YVONNE RAINER’S ‘LIVES OF PERFORMERS’
$10; $8 students/seniors/Friends of MR; $6 Anthology Members
MR in Partnership with Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives, 7:00 pm
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY

Judson artists themselves were very involved in various mediums, including film. None more so than Yvonne Rainer, who went from choreographer to filmmaker to choreographer again. This screening features her seminal film of a performance of a rehearsal, LIVES OF PERFORMERS, bridging the gap between her extensive performance work and the film work that was soon to follow. 1972, 90 min, 16mm, b&w. Plus: Yvonne Rainer CONNECTICUT REHEARSAL (OF CONTINUOUS PROJECT – ALTERED DAILY) 1969, 40 min,16mm-to-video, b&w. Cinematographer: Michael Fajans.

October 7
JUDSON RECONSTRUCTED
$10; $8 students/seniors/Friends of MR/Danspace Project Members; $6 Anthology Members
MR in Partnership with Danspace Project and Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives, 3:00 pm
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY

In 1982, Danspace Project and Bennington College collaborated on “The Judson Project”, a series of performances dedicated to reconstructing Judson-era works with 14 Judson choreographers, including Edward Bhartonn, Remy Charlip, Lucinda Childs, Philip Corner, Brian De Palma, Judith Dunn, Simone Forti, Deborah Hay, Aileen Passloff, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Carolee Schneemann, Elaine Summers, and James Waring. The Bennington College Judson Project also filmed interviews with many of the artists that were central to Judson Dance Theater. Danspace Project and Movement Research present a selection of these rarely-seen reconstructions and interviews in a special afternoon screening.

October 16
JUDSON: SECOND GENERATION AND BEYOND
$10; $8 students/seniors/Friends of MR; $6 Anthology Members
MR in Partnership with Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives, 6:45 pm
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY

Judson had an impact much larger than its three year existence would suggest. Many artists were deeply influenced by the ground broken by JDT, either directly or indirectly. This screening looks at work that bears the imprint of Judson but moves beyond the boundaries of that seminal period. Richard Rutkowski THE SPACE IN BACK OF YOU 2011, 65 min, digital video. This highly visual and visceral documentary investigates the creative life of Suzushi Hanayagi, a powerful, innovative, even radical Japanese dancer and choreographer. For over 20 years she was a close collaborator with and major influence on theater legend Robert Wilson, who referred to her simply as “my teacher”. When Wilson discovers Hanayagi living in an old-age home and suffering from Alzheimer’s, Wilson resolves to work with her once again. Poignant witness to the transition of a life from vibrancy to legacy, this film becomes the final collaboration between a great teacher and her most renowned student. Steve Paxton FALL AFTER NEWTON 1987, 23 min, video. A sweeping look at 11 years of practice of Contact Improvisation by Nancy Stark Smith and Steve Paxton. The progression from its beginnings in 1972 through successive years of performances up to 1983 shows one strand of the development of this multifaceted duet dance form. CHANNEL Z (live performance excerpt, P.S. 122, 1986) 1986, 20 min, video Channel Z (1982-1990) was a collaborative improvisation group that initially formed out of a series of dance sessions organized by Robin Feld for people who were teaching Contact Improvisation in New York City. Featuring: Paul Langland, Daniel Lepkoff, Diane Madden, Nina Martin, Randy Warshaw.

October 28
A Pluralistic View of the JDT Legacy
$6 New Museum members, $8 General Public
Yvonne Rainer & Aileen Passloff with Wendy Perron

New Museum, 3:00 pm
235 Bowery
New York, NY

The divergences between the work of Yvonne Rainer and Aileen Passloff highlight the vastness of the imprint of Judson Dance Theater (1962-64; JDT) while dismantling the myth of a singular Judson aesthetic. Rainer, along with dance artists Steve Paxton, Trisha Brown, Lucinda Childs, David Gordon, and others, broke with the conventions of modern dance by exploring task dances and the Dadaist idea of radical juxtaposition. Passloff, along with Jimmy Waring, Fred Herko, Arlene Rothlein, and others, reveled in the full-out dancing and whimsy of modern dance. In this talk, moderated by Wendy Perron, Rainer and Passloff consider the legacy of Judson Dance Theater from the perspectives of their divergent practices. Some questions that Rainer and Passloff will address: What were you saying "No" to, and what were you saying "Yes" to? In what ways did the '60s affect Judson Dance Theater? How did others in the JDT collective influence your work? What artistic values do you feel JDT has handed down to later generations?

November 5
Movement Research Town Hall Meeting

Joyce Soho, 6:30 pm
155 Mercer St.
New York, NY

Join Movement Research for the third annual Artist Advisory Council-hosted Town Hall. This year, living in the worst economic environment of most of our lifetimes, we ask ourselves: How does the current climate affect our lives and artistic work, and vice versa? What creative insights and understandings, structures and alternatives, have manifest during this time of financial challenge? We will gather to share and articulate our perspectives and personal experiences through the recession and see how they can have material, theoretical and practical repercussions within our community and beyond.

November 6
JUDSON THROUGH THE EYES OF FILMMAKERS
$10; $8 students/seniors/Friends of MR; $6 Anthology Members
MR in Partnership with Anthology Film Archives

Anthology Film Archives, 6:45 pm
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY

JDT was not exclusively a dance movement. Artists of various disciplines participated in the movement that came to be known as JDT, including filmmakers. This screening highlights some of the many collaborations between Judson artists and film artists who were pushing at the boundaries of both forms. Films will include: Jonas Mekas CUP/SAUCER/TWO DANCERS/RADIO (1965/83, 23 min, 16mm) With Kenneth King & Phoebe Neville. Simone Forti CLOTHS (fragment) (1967, 5 min, 16mm-to-video) Camera: Hollis Frampton. Simone Forti & Anne Tardos STATUES (1977/99, 14 min, video) Babette Mangolte WATER MOTOR (1978, 7 min, 16mm, b&w

November 6
CRY DR. CHICAGO by George Manupelli
$10; $8 students/seniors/Friends of MR; $6 Anthology Members

Anthology Film Archives, 9:00 pm
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY

1971, 90 minutes, 16mm. Preserved by Anthology Film Archives with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation. Lab work by Cineric, Inc., and Trackwise. In Manupelli’s wonderfully cracked feature, which had fallen almost entirely into oblivion when Anthology was able to revive and preserve it in 2008, Dr. Chicago (played by venerable composer Alvin Lucier) is a sex-change surgeon on the run from the law, forever on his way to Sweden and always out to make a buck. Along for the ride are his faithful companions Sheila Marie (the delightfully zonked-out Mary Ashley) and Steve (brilliantly, and silently, portrayed by the great dancer Steve Paxton, a founding member of Judson Dance Theater). By far one of the most enjoyable feature films to come out of the 1960s underground era.

November 7
The Judson Imprint in Europe: Discussion
Moderated by Claude Wampler
Thomas Lehmen, Mårten Spångberg, DD Dorvillier, and others

New Museum, 9:00 pm
235 Bowery
New York, NY

Lehmen and Spångberg will be joined by artists including DD Dorvillier, and will address the following question: How does the imprint of Judson Dance Theater function within the contexts of European and American performance respectively? Artist Claude Wampler will moderate the discussion.

November 7
The Judson Imprint in Europe
Moderated by Claude Wampler
Mårten Spångberg, DD Dorvillier, Sarah Michelson

New Museum, 7:00 pm
235 Bowery
New York, NY

7pm Performance by MÃ¥rten SpÃ¥ngberg In Powered by Emotion MÃ¥rten SpÃ¥ngberg reconstructs the Goldberg Variations, the fantastic dance improvisations by the American dance legend Steve Paxton, and several songs from the Buena Vista Social Club. Paxton himself said, SpÃ¥ngberg’s piece actually stands alone, more than being a reconstruction of anything particular. Can one reconstruct an improvisation? This question is not so interesting as the result of SpÃ¥ngberg’s ‘translation process’ itself. Discussion to follow immediately after the performance: The Judson Imprint in European and American Contexts In the second part of the evening, moderated by Claude Wampler, SpÃ¥ngberg will be joined by artists DD Dorvillier and Sarah Michelson, and will address the following question: How does the imprint of Judson Dance Theater function within the contexts of European and American performance respectively?

December 2
Jill Johnston and the Critic as Subject
$6 New Museum members, $8 General Public

New Museum, 5:00 pm
235 Bowery
New York, NY

Critical Correspondence is an online publication of Movement Research. For this program, Critical Correspondence coeditors Aaron Mattocks and Marissa Perel honor the celebrated writer and critic Jill Johnston, whose experimental and personal voice communicated the culture of the interdisciplinary 1960s art scene. In light of Johnston's innovative contributions to the form, this conversation considers contemporary criticism and the writer as subject. Speakers include frontrunners of print journalism and the blogosphere alike. Performative readings of reviews on dance and performance are included.

December 3
Let Me In Let Me In Or I'll Blow This House Down
Moderated by Juliette Mapp and Jen Rosenblit
Laurie Berg (AUNTS), Rebecca Brooks, Barbara Bryan, Liliana Dirks-Goodman (AUNTS), Matthew Lyons (The Kitchen), Ben Pryor (American Realness)

Jimmy's no. 43, 7:00 pm
43 East 7th Street (b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave)
New York, NY

Curators on Process and the Matter of Inclusion. To feel a part of something. Communal, to have community. To be asked, invited in, to ask to be invited in. Access, entry. While the role of curator and the process of curation holds as much artistry as the making of dance and performance, we hone in on an equally important need for a touch of transparency surrounding the presentation of dance and the body. What issues and concerns arise inside of a shifting community where representation is crucial for belonging and sustainable support? What are we doing to reach out to more artists? Where are those artists? Who are those artists? What are the complexities that arise while supporting the sustainability of an artist? What responsibility do we have to an idea of cultivating and supporting "newness?” Where is the body inside all of this? How do we digest being on the inside or outside of something spiritually, aesthetically, emotionally and academically?

December 12
Judson Dance Theater in Context 1963-1965
$10; $8 students/seniors/Friends of MR; $6 Anthology Members
A Slide Lecture by Barbara Moore

Anthology Film Archives, 7:30 pm
32 2nd Avenue
New York, NY

Judson Dance Theater is renowned as the seedbed of post-modern dance. The performances and activity that transpired, however, encompassed a wide variety of creative personalities and styles. Non-dancers such as visual artists and musicians were an influential, integrated contingent and active collaborators with trained dancers and each other. Audiences in the close-knit art scene, much smaller and geographically cohesive than it is today, also represented a diverse cross-section of New York's creative communities. This slide lecture, composed of historic photographs by Peter Moore, mines his remarkable archive for evidence of this inter-connectedness both within Judson Dance Theater itself and in relation to various artistic practices outside of the group proper. Barbara Moore is an art historian, writer, and manager/curator of the Peter Moore archive. From the beginning she collaborated on organizing the archive’s performance component -- now celebrating its 50th Anniversary parallel to that of JDT -- and created its extensive accompanying research files. She is currently writing a book titled Observing the Avant-Garde: Peter Moore and the Photography of Performance.

December 16
Final Presentations for mr @ new museum
$10 New Museum members, $12 General Public
Rethinking the Imprint of Judson Dance Theater 50 Years Later

New Museum, 3:00 pm
235 Bowery
New York, NY

On September 16, Movement Research (MR) solicited questions from the greater MR community with regards to the imprint that Judson Dance Theater (1962--64) continues to make on contemporary performance. Four questions were selected by attendees as focus topics for further investigation by artists nominated to lead a series of week-long performance laboratories and open rehearsals at the New Museum. Tonight, those artists share the results of their investigations for further consideration in an evening filled with performance, experimentation, and lively debate.