Thank you for the beautiful piece. Bring out more, there’s so much more post modern history. More, more, more, please!
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Thanks for mentioning Anna Halprin, a giant in the field. There certainly are other post-modernist dance artists outside of NYC, in addition: Ann Woodhead (Sonoma County), Margaret Jenkins (San Francisco), Brenda Way and Kimi Okada (San Francisco/Ohio), Jenny Hunter Groat (Marin County), among them. Even some men, such as Don Redlich (NYC) who seem to be undefinable in one nameable genre. It's possible to enlarge the lens even further. Couldn't we be curious to explore those post-modern dance artists who have not been mentioned in most dance history?
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it’s amazing that we are lucky to still have so many of these incredible choreographers and dance artists with us. their influence continues to reverberate. those of us in the field were shaped by them as we continue to attempt to put the body first and find spiritual joy — despite the barriers. it’s inspiring to realize persistence matters. now how to we keep enlarging the circle of who we call dancers and what we call dance and enlarge the circle of makers and performers?
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Post-modern, modern, somatic expression, and so forth, all very wonderful for the practitioner. The desire to be observed by others is still obscure to me. Presumably, it's an attempt at communication.
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As a 22 year old graduate of the Goodman Theater and a classicaly trained actor, I went to the Judson Church and saw Tricia, Yvonne, Steve, etc. My life changed, If dancers could do it, why not actors?
I found Joseph Chaikin and the Open Theater . . . a new world opened. Thank you, thank you to all the those pioneers. They all live on, continuing to create, perform and influence future generations.
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