Choreography / 1972

TV Rerun

TV Rerun was described by Carolyn Brown as, “a dance in which everyone learns the same material but is free to choose spontaneously in performance what parts of it she or he wishes to perform.” Cunningham explored shifting focus on stage by having one or more persons moving around the stage photographing the performance, so that the dancers would be aware and move with a non-fixed focus. Jasper Johns’s costume design was white or black leotards and tights, and the score was by Gordon Mumma, titled Telepos.

Details

Premiere Date

Feb 02, 1972

Premiere Venue

Brooklyn Academy of Music

Premiere Location

Brooklyn, NY

Music

Gordon Mumma, Telepos

Set

Jasper Johns

Costumes

Jasper Johns

Lighting

Richard Nelson

Duration

Variable 18-33

Original Cast

Carolyn Brown

Merce Cunningham

Ulysses Dove

Douglas Dunn

Meg Harper

Nanette Hassall

Susana Hayman-Chaffey

Chris Komar

Sandra Neels

Valda Setterfield