Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest"
set by Tony Orrico, UI assistant professor of dance and sculpture/intermedia
Trisha Brown's "Floor of the Forest"
set by Tony Orrico, UI assistant professor of dance and sculpture/intermedia
Presented by HANCHER AUDITORIUM
Free and open to the public
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.
OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, November 1 / 12:30–3:30 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: The installation will open from 12:00 p.m. through 3:10 p.m. and be activated by performers at 12:40 p.m. and 2:10 p.m.
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.
PROGRAM CREDITS
RESTAGER: Tony Orrico, Assistant Professor of Sculpture & Intermedia, Dance
LEADS: Maggie Adams, Bea Beaman, Mahsa Fallah, Embry Valentino O’Leary
PERFORMERS:
Maggie Adams, Ceramics MFA
Bea Beaman, Dance MFA
Lola Buczkowski, Dance MFA
Savannah Bustillo, Print MFA
Rosie DeAngelo, Dance MFA
Jenna Davis, Sculpture & Intermedia MFA
Masah Fallah, Sculpture & Intermedia MFA
Noah Fox, Dance Major
Annelyse Gelman, Sculpture & Intermedia MFA
Ella Lemke, Dance Major
Embry Valentino O’Leary, Sculpture & Intermedia MFA
riel Sturchio, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Photography
Jason Vernon, Theatre Arts and Dance Major
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.
