Judson Dance Theater“Judson is come in whatever you need we’re gonna try to give it
Judson Dance Theater“Judson is come in whatever you need we’re gonna try to give it to you. You will need a shower, come here. There’s a shower, there’s a toilet, there’s a place to eat your lunch. You want to practice, there’s a place to practice. You know the thing about those guys is, well, they believed in us, and they believed in the world.” –Aileen Passloff, reflects on Judson Memorial Church in our Judson Dance audio guide on mo.ma/judsondanceThe workshops in the basement of church were developed by the Judson group into performances that were presented in a series of sixteen free concerts between 1962 and 1964. Concerts took place all over the church, from the basement to the altar. In the sanctuary, pews would be cleared out after Sunday services to make way for the dancers.…[Credit: Al Giese’s photograph of Rudy Perez and Elaine Summers in Perez’s Take Your Alligator with You. Performed at Concert of Dance #7, Judson Memorial Church, June 24, 1963. © Estate of Al Giese/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY.] -- source link
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