Judson Dance Theater
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Judson Dance Theater was a pioneering 1960s collective of choreographers, dancers, and artists in New York City that radically redefined modern dance through experimental, interdisciplinary, and democratic approaches to movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judson Dance Theater canonical | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
artist collective
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dance collective ⓘ postmodern dance company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| characteristic |
democratic creative process
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interdisciplinary collaboration ⓘ non-hierarchical structures ⓘ performance in non-traditional spaces ⓘ rejection of theatrical virtuosity ⓘ task-based choreography ⓘ use of chance operations ⓘ use of everyday movement ⓘ use of pedestrian actions ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Carolee Schneemann
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Robert Rauschenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ composers ⓘ visual artists ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Robert Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary dance
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performance art ⓘ |
| inception | 1962 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Trisha Brown Dance Company
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contact improvisation NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary choreography ⓘ postmodern performance art ⓘ site-specific dance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fluxus
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Happenings NERFINISHED ⓘ John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Merce Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ chance procedures ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greenwich Village
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Judson Memorial Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| member |
Alex Hay
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David Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Deborah Hay NERFINISHED ⓘ Elaine Summers NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucinda Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy Perez NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ Simone Forti NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Paxton NERFINISHED ⓘ Trisha Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Rainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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experimental dance ⓘ postmodern dance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flat
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Huddle NERFINISHED ⓘ Trio A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
challenged conventional notions of choreography
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considered the origin of postmodern dance ⓘ expanded the definition of performance ⓘ integrated dance with visual art and music ⓘ redefined modern dance ⓘ |
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