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A postmodern masterpiece that changes the architecture.Forget the theatre, forget the formula. This landmark performance piece transforms public places, in this case the iconic Art Gallery NSW, to make you rethink not just how you see dance, but how you see the world around you.
At the heart of this experience is Trisha Brown’s legendary work,
Roof Piece. Originally performed in 1971 across 10 blocks of lower Manhattan, this audacious work uses distance to transcend the boundaries of a room, and the limitations of a single point of view. Dancers stand apart and all around, using the space to be in sight of each other only. No one can take in the whole: which part of the dance you take away with you will depend on where you stand.
If you think you've seen this before, no, you haven't. The Trisha Brown Dance Company’s recurring performances change with each installation. This living tribute to one of contemporary dance's great innovators demonstrates that great art renders its own kind of immortality.
Roof Piece is part of Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival.
Duration
40 minutes (no interval)
Times
Sat 9th Jan
11.30am
Sat 9th Jan
2.30pm
Sun 10th Jan
11.30am
Sun 10th Jan
2.30pm
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Event venue
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery Road, The Domain,Sydney,NSW,Australia
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