Cultural Movements
October 17, 2012Events

Cultural Movements

From the Judson Dance Theater to the Grand Union dance collective, dancer-choreographer Trisha Brown was present at the Big Bang of American dance in the 1960s. And the Trisha Brown Dance Company has been a force for innovation since its creation 42 years ago. Last seen here in 2005, the company returns (courtesy of Alverno Presents) with the short and silent Watermotor (1978) and two new works, including Les Yeux et l’âme, a collection of dances from her acclaimed staging of Rameau’s opera Pygmalion. Trisha Brown Dance Company (Oct. 20). Alverno College. Pitman Theatre. 3134 S. 39th St., 414-382-6044, alvernopresents.alverno.edu.

BY Paul Kosidowski

From the Judson Dance Theater to the Grand Union dance collective, dancer-choreographer Trisha Brown was present at the Big Bang of American dance in the 1960s. And the Trisha Brown Dance Company has been a force for innovation since its creation 42 years ago. Last seen here in 2005, the company returns (courtesy of Alverno Presents) with the short and silent Watermotor (1978) and two new works, including Les Yeux et l’âme, a collection of dances from her acclaimed staging of Rameau’s opera Pygmalion.

Trisha Brown Dance Company (Oct. 20). Alverno College. Pitman Theatre. 3134 S. 39th St., 414-382-6044, alvernopresents.alverno.edu.

Paul Kosidowski
Paul Kosidowski is a freelance writer and critic who contributes regularly to Milwaukee Magazine, WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio and national arts magazines. He writes weekly reviews and previews for the Culture Club column. He was literary director of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater from 1999-2006. In 2007, he was a fellow with the NEA Theater and Musical Theater Criticism Institute at the University of Southern California. His writing has also appeared in American Theatre magazine, Backstage, The Boston Globe, Theatre Topics, and Isthmus (Madison, Wis.). He has taught theater history, arts criticism and magazine writing at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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