Trisha Brown performs "Accumulation" (1971) in the Seibu Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Presented as part of the PARCO "Dance Today '75" festival on December 12, 1975. Video still.
REPERTORY/ Accumulation
One simple gesture is presented. This gesture is repeated until it is thoroughly integrated into my kinesthetic system. Gesture 2 is then added. Gesture 1 and 2 are repeated until they are assimilated, then Gesture 3 is added. I continue adding gestures until my system can support no further additions. The first 4 gestures occur on the first 4 beats. The subsequent gestures are packed into that one measure. - Trisha Brown: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1961-2001, Teicher, Hendel
CHOREOGRAPHY:
Trisha Brown
SOUND:
The Grateful Dead, Uncle John’s Band,
COSTUME:
White long-sleeved t-shirt and white and pale red bell-bottom pants
LENGTH:
4 1/2 minutes
Performers:
1 or more dancers
ORIGINAL CAST:
Trisha Brown
NY PREMIERE:
New York University Gymnasium, New York, NY, October 22, 1971