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in many of the pieces created, and some of the Judson Dance Theater artists used untrained performers and dancers. For example, Rainer taught "Trio A" to "anyone who wanted to learn it – skilled and unskilled, trained and untrained, professional and amateur," and allowed it to be freely taught to a wide range of people.
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Although the collective remained in this undefined state, several reoccurring themes and styles emerged from the work. Democratic structures, improvisation, and the emphasis of process over product all arose as underlying characteristics of the group. Everyday movement became inspiration for material
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Beginning in the Fall of 1962, the group held weekly workshops at which they performed and received critiques. These meetings were held first at Yvonne Rainer's studio, then at the Judson Memorial Church. Throughout the next two years, nearly two hundred works were presented by the collective. The
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In 1964 when the company performances ceased, the legacy of the group continued as individual members continued to create work that upheld the group's fundamental philosophies. For instance, James Waring and his dancers continued presenting work, as well as original members and second generation
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Judson performers. Perhaps the most influential aspect of Judson's legacy was not the work they produced, but the lens through which they regarded their work, which promoted the concept that anything could be looked at as dance.
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name Judson Dance Theater was adopted in April 1963. Members also independently participated in performance and multimedia art installations, or "
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American artists notable for their contributions or influence to the Judson Dance Theater were painter
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Developments in dance practice that can be traced back to the Judson Dance Theater include:
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1962-1964 performing and visual arts collective in Greenwich in Greenwich Village, Manhattan
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was a collective of dancers, composers, and visual artists who performed at the
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Rainer, Yvonne (Winter 2009). "Trio A: Genealogy, Documentation, Notation".
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Some of the notable artists who were part of the Judson Dance Theater were:
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In 2012, 50 years after the first Judson Dance Theater performance,
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Judson Dance Theater: The Work is Never Done, MoMA Audio, 2017.
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Judson Dance Theater grew out of a composition class held at
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practice and theory, inventing as they did the precepts of
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Judson Memorial Church
Greenwich Village
Manhattan
New York City
avant garde
Modern dance
Postmodern dance
Merce Cunningham
Robert Dunn
experimental music
John Cage
Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Yvonne Rainer
Steve Paxton
David Gordon
Deborah Hay
Fred Herko
Elaine Summers
Happenings
Robert Rauschenberg
Robert Morris
Andy Warhol
Merce Cunningham
Simone Forti
Anna Halprin
James Waring
Yvonne Rainer
Danspace Project
Museum of Modern Art
Contact improvisation

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