In Plain Site
Trisha Brown Dance Company
In Plain Site
Trisha Brown Dance Company
Free and open to the public with registration
First performed in 1970 in downtown New York City by Trisha Brown and Carmen Beuchat, Floor of the Forest is danced upon a sculptural steel frame holding up a web of ropes that have been threaded with colorful used clothing. Climbing onto the apparatus, two dancers weave their way across the structure by putting on and then taking off the clothing, occasionally pausing to allow gravity to pull their bodies toward the floor while the clothing acts as a cocoon or hammock. Floor of the Forest will be staged for UI Dance students by Tony Orrico, University of Iowa assistant professor of dance and sculpture/intermedia.
There is an additional special performance of Floor of the Forest , activated by Grant Wood Interdisciplinary Arts Fellow Kyle Marshall, as part of the In Plain Site performance on Wednesday, November 5 in the Visual Arts Building. In Plain Site will be performed by the Trisha Brown Dance Company, followed by Marshall's activation of Floor of the Forest.
Learn more about the November 4 performance of In Plain Site at Hancher Auditorium.
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Paris Young in advance at (319) 467-4849 or at [email protected] or fill out an accessibility request using the linked form below.
HANCHER ACCESSIBILITY REQUEST FORM- Please refrain from wearing perfume or cologne out of respect for smell-sensitive patrons.
- The Visual Arts Building, opened in 2016, is hailed as one of the nation's most innovative studio art facilities--an appropriate accomplishment for the nation's most innovative art schools. Learn more about the Visual Arts Building here.
- Parking: Free, limited street parking is available on River Street by the Visual Arts Building. Metered, public parking is available in Lot 28 next to the Performing Arts Annex and behind the Theatre Building.
