CALENDAR/ PERFORMANCE & EVENTS

This season the Trisha Brown Dance Company celebrates Trisha Brown's Unstable Molecular Structure cycle which introduced the iconic, slippery, sensuous movement style that continues to inspire dancers and choreographers worldwide. In Opal Loop (1980), bodies versed in fluid, seamless sequencing embody spontaneity and abandon, while Son of Gone Fishin’ (1981), accompanied by a raucous Robert Ashley score, reveals Brown’s precise, mathematical approach. The piece radiates outward like ripples from a stone cast into water—a natural metaphor Brown used to describe its severe yet captivating form. 

Alongside these landmark works, the company proudly presents a new commission by Australian choreographer Lee Serle, in collaboration with Colombian visual artist Mateo López, and in partnership with Rolex. Inspired by his experience with Brown through the Rolex mentoring program, Serle delves into her recurring choreographic theme of visibility and invisibility, examining who and what is made seen or unseen—and the impact of those choices in our modern world.

May 24 • MASS MoCA • North Adams, MA
June 12 & 13 • American Dance Festival • Durham, NC
November 4-5, 7 • Iowa City, IA
November 11 • Northrup • Minneapolis, MN
November 14 & 15 • Menil Collection • Houston, TX
December 3-5 • Kennedy Center • Washington, DC

Roof Piece (1971) by the iconic choreographer Trisha Brown — a trailblazing site-specific work that forever changed the notion of dance’s relationship to the environment in which it’s performed — will activate MASS MoCA's campus, helping bring their year-long 25th Anniversary celebration to a close by highlighting the physical structure that anchors MASS MoCA’s place as one of America’s (and the world’s) most unique art institutions.