DANCE
Ralph Lemon, Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown |
Written 30 January |
Sunday 16 May, 15:00Théâtre de la Ville, 75004 [map]Ralph Lemon, Merce Cunningham, Trisha Brown
A loyal visitor to the Théâtre de la Ville, the Ballet de l'Opéra de Lyon (The Lyons Opera Ballet) is outstanding in its contemporary American repertoire. In this New York programme Beach Birds by
Merce Cunningham (1991) is a recent addition to the The Lyons Opera Ballet’s repertoire. The American choreographer feeds on a superb sensitivity to the forces of the universe whilst the piece illustrates the then seventy-year-old’s debut in the era of computer choreography.
Trisha Brown only rarely entrusts anyone with her piece Set and Reset (1983), more precisely with the sets of indications guiding the improvisations that turn every performance into a new version. The music of this fine piece is by
Laurie Anderson, its visual universe by
Bob Rauschenberg. The programme also includes a newcomer,
Ralph Lemon, an African-American choreographer, also a visual artist and writer, concerned with questions of Black identity world wide. Two masterpieces. One creation.
