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Widely regarded as the work that heralded the start of the postmodern dance movement, Yvonne Rainer’s solo “Trio A” is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. To mark the milestone, London’s @tate gallery is hosting free, durational performances and discussions from July 10–11.

By eschewing music and narrative in favor of seemingly pedestrian motions—toe taps, limbs folding and unrolling—that don’t repeat, “Trio A” challenged dance tradition when it premiered in 1966.

Read more at the link in our bio. 🧡

📸: A still from the 1978 video of Rainer performing “Trio A.” Image © Yvonne Rainer, courtesy Rainer.
📸: A rehearsal of “Trio A” at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. Photo @reecestraw/Tate Photography, courtesy Tate Modern.
📸: @cattersonpat performing “Trio A “ at the Museum of Modern Art in 2009, with the 1978 video of Rainer projected in the background. Photo by @yichunwu_photo, courtesy Catterson.
📝: @emilyjaynemay

#yvonnerainer #trioa #postmoderndance #dancehistory @sara_wookey

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1) A black-and-white image of Rainer, wearing a simple black top and pants, her short hair pulled back with a barrette. She’s caught mid-movement, facing her left with her feet in a forced-arch position and her left arm crooked at a right angle. Text: 60 Years of Yvonne Rainer’s Groundbreaking Solo “Trio A“
2) Three dancers in streetwear perform in an airy museum hall. On the left, a man lies on the floor, his left arm raised. At center, a woman stands in parallel attitude second, her arms framing her torso at right angles. At right, a man leans to the left and looks over his left shoulder, his hands clasped in front of him, his left foot just leaving the floor. Text in caption.
3) In a white-walled gallery, Catterson, wearing a black-and-white striped shirt and black pants, is captured mid-motion, her left leg extended in front of her with the foot flexed, her arms raised to shoulder height. Behind and to the left of Catterson, the film of Rainer is projected on a large screen. Text in caption.

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Acknowledgements for the world premiere of “Endless.”

@thejoycetheater
New York, NY
May 19th-24th, 2026
25th Anniversary of @waagville Tap City

Thank you to all of my family, friends, colleagues, students, mentors, and audiences who made this week so special.

📸 @amanda_gentile_photography

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February & March dump. This has been an emotionally exhausting time but art and friends have really been filling my cup and getting me back on track to feeling inspired & like myself again! 💋 ☃️

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Thank you for celebrating 20 years of La MaMa Moves!

We hope you enjoyed every moment.

🥂 Here’s to 20 more years of movement, creativity, and community!

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Pat and Daniel after Sunday’s wonderful sold-out show! Thanks to Nicky for curating the program that brought their choreographies together. @nickyparaiso

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Congrats to @cattersonpat #patcatterson for her presentation at @lamamaetc a part of #lamamamoves

She was a part of the festival’s inaugural season and presented work again at its 20th year!

Congratulations too for curator extraordinaire @nickyparaiso who presented #dance #downtown for two decades and counting!! ( I think I photographed #patriciahoffbauer and #georgeemiliosanchez that first year)

#julielembergerphotography

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A FABULOUS OPENING NIGHT last night, 4/18/25. Full house with terrific energy! The Company is most thankful for all the support from La MaMa, and the patrons that came out to see e-Motion premiere. TWO MORE SHOWS TO GO! TICKET LINK IN BIO or at lamama.org
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La MaMa Presents e-Motion
La MaMa Moves! 2025 Festival
Dancers: Daniel Gwirtzman, Sarah Hillmon
Concept and Story: Daniel Gwirtzman and Saviana Stanescu
Direction/Choreography: Daniel Gwirtzman
Text: Saviana Stanescu
Music: Jeff Story
Understudies: Johnny Mathews, Vanessa Martínez de Baños
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#e-motion, #chatgpt, #ai, #aiart, #artificialintelligence, #contemporaryart #contemporarydance #moderndance #dancephotography #love #dgdc #nycpremiere

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A MESSAGE FROM CURATOR NICKY PARAISO:

We gather together to celebrate our festival’s 20th anniversary season during a fraught, turbulent time of crisis and challenges to our basic freedoms and democracy. Resistance as a way of life has become essential to us as art makers and culture workers. In an embattled world consumed with continuing strife and war, we choose to resist by making and building dance, movement and performance as a means of reflection and activism in order to understand humanity’s need for transcendence and positive transformation.
We thank the many choreographers, performers, musicians, and visual artists who have created and contributed amazing innovative new work for the last 20 years!

Welcome once again, dear audience.

Much love, Nicky @nickyparaiso

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What we’re enthused for this week & what you might enjoy too! Don’t forget to leave an #AudienceReview on our platform. We value freedom of speech! 🗯️

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NYC PICK! Thank you to The Dance Enthusiast! Join us April 18-20 when e-Motion makes its NYC premiere. The dance-theater piece, co-conceived with playwright Saviana Stanescu, explores the complex relationship between humans and AI. TICKET LINK IN BIO. lamama.org
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La MaMa Presents e-Motion
La MaMa Moves! 2025 Festival
Dancers: Daniel Gwirtzman, Sarah Hillmon
Concept and Story: Daniel Gwirtzman and Saviana Stanescu
Direction/Choreography: Daniel Gwirtzman
Text: Saviana Stanescu
Music: Jeff Story
Understudies: Johnny Mathews, Vanessa Martínez de Baños
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#e-motion, #chatgpt, #ai, #aiart, #artificialintelligence, #contemporaryart #contemporarydance #moderndance #dancephotography #love #dgdc #nycpremiere

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“TREMOR”

Pat Catterson will present “Tremor” for five dancers and Then, a new solo, for a cast combining Boston and New York dancers. Created while a La MaMa Resident Artist, Catterson’s Tremor is concerned with those moments of high alert when we realize something is not right, when what happens next is uncertain, when we worry everything we counted on might be gone. Just a small “tremor” might be the sign. The original score is by Quentin Chiappetta. Then is the opening solo of a new ensemble work in progress. The title, Then, implies both past and future, as does this dance in structure, feel, and movement. Tremor and Then represent Catterson’s 116th and 118th works, respectively.

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