Trisha Brown’s signature and remarkable work, Set and Reset is noted for its exuberant tumble of movement and form. As part of The Unstable Molecular Structure cycle, the work is composed of movement vocabulary that Brown describes as “about words that begin with ‘S’: sexy, sequential, seamless, silky, sensual. I compare the compositional form to the fluid chaos of microscopic motion.”
In this three day workshop, we will explore different approaches for opening the body and mind, learning movement material, playing with improvisation and creating our own version of a portion of the piece. Get ready to embody the ‘S’ words and hopefully find some new ones too.
Participants will be invited to visit the Trisha Brown Dance Company in rehearsal for a performance of Set and Reset, giving participants a chance to observe some of the material worked on in class in a broader context.
Participants are provided one free ticket to a public lec-dem performance, Set and Reset: View from the Archive, on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 7:30pm at Mark Morris Dance Center.
This Set and Reset workshop is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.