Astral Converted

Trisha Brown
Trisha Brown Dance Company
RobeRt Rauschenberg
John Cage

Astral Converted

Trisha Brown
Trisha Brown Dance Company
RobeRt Rauschenberg
John Cage

July 10, 2012 - July 14, 2012

Wade Thompson Drill Hall

Legendary choreographer Trisha Brown brings her company to the Armory’s Drill Hall for the restaging of Astral Converted, with visual and costume design by Robert Rauschenberg and original music by John Cage. Rauschenberg’s metal frame towers, restored for this production, house the lights and sound system and are built from automotive supplies. The towers are activated by motion sensors to detect the dancers and respond to their movement. At once serene and highly physical, Astral Converted is the culminating piece in Brown’s Valiant Series, which premiered at the National Gallery of Art in 1991 as an adaptation of Astral Convertible (1989).

Performances

Tuesday–Saturday at 7:30pm

Run Time

This performance is approximately 55 minutes with no intermission.

“At the Armory … the vastness is more sensed than seen …”

The New York Times

“It isn’t every dance that can stand up to the Park Avenue Armory’s Drill Hall—at 55,000 square feet, the space redefines spectacular—but it’s no surprise that the revolutionary Trisha Brown has something up her sleeve.”

Time Out New York

Gallery

  • The Trisha Brown Dance Company performing Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • The Trisha Brown Dance Company performing Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
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  • The Trisha Brown Dance Company performing Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Trisha Brown (center) takes a bow following the restaging of her Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Trisha Brown takes a bow with members of the Trisha Brown Dance Company following the restaging of her Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • The Trisha Brown Dance Company performing Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • The Trisha Brown Dance Company performing Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • Metal frames by Robert Rauschenberg created for a restaging of Trisha Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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  • The Trisha Brown Dance Company performing Brown's Astral Converted at Park Avenue Armory.
    Photo: Stephanie Berger

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Related Events

Public Program

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Post-Show Talk: “Reconstructing Astral Converted”

TBDC dancers and members of the technical staff discuss the process of reconstructing Astral Converted with Armory Consulting Artistic Director Kristy Edmunds.

Public Program

Friday, July 13, 2012

Post-Show Talk: “Deconstructing Astral Converted”

TBDC dancers discuss the process of reconstructing Astral Converted with Neal Beasley, former TBDC dancer and current TBDC Archive Assistant and Special Projects.

Film Screenings

July 11–14, 2012 at 6:30 PM

“Aeros” Screenings

Daily screenings of Aeros, a film by Burt Barr which captures the process of creating Astral Converted as well as its poetic context.

Support

Major support for Astral Converted provided by The Rockefeller Foundation.

Park Avenue Armory wishes to express its appreciation to Theater Development Fund for its support of this production.