Yvonne Rainer "Assisted Living: Good Sports 2"
Baryshnikov Arts Center
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Performa presents the New York premiere of celebrated choreographer Yvonne Rainer’s new work, "Assisted Living: Good Sports 2" (2011) and a reprisal of her acclaimed work "Spiraling Down" (2009) at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. The New York premiere follows the critically acclaimed French tour of Rainer’s work this past January and February 2011.
"Assisted Living: Good Sports 2" is in part derived from a collection of New York Times photographs, mainly from the sports section, accumulated by the choreographer over a period of two years. The work also includes three unexpected performers including the lighting designer, set designer, and Yvonne Rainer herself. Spiraling Down, which premiered during Performa 09, draws its inspiration from a variety of sources —including newspaper photos, soccer moves, old movies, and Rainer’s own disinterred dances from the 1960s —all of which contribute to the melancholic and contradictory assemblage of ideas, images, and texts, both spoken and recorded.
[Image: Yvonne Rainer "Assisted Living: Good Sports 2" (2011) Performers left to right: Patricia Hoffbauer, Emmanuele Phuon, Sally Silver, Pat Catterson, and Keith Sabado. Photo courtesy Centre Pompidou-Metz]
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from March 16, 2011 to March 19, 2011