Pat Hoffbauer to Perform at MOMA

Open Arts faculty member Pat Hoffbauer is set to perform at the MOMA as part of an exhibit called Judson Dance Theatre: The Work is Never Done. It celebrates the legacy of the Judson Church and the many dancers, choreographers and composers whose workshops there in the early 1960s transformed the dance landscape. The exhibit will be open from September 16, 2018 - February 3, 2019. During that time, several artists' work will be featured, including Yvonne Rainer, who Pat has worked with in the past. Pat has also performed at Judson Church herself. From release:

For a brief period in the early 1960s, a group of choreographers, visual artists, composers, and filmmakers gathered in Judson Memorial Church, a socially engaged Protestant congregation in New York’s Greenwich Village, for a series of workshops that ultimately redefined what counted as dance. The performances that evolved from these workshops incorporated everyday movements—gestures drawn from the street or the home; their structures were based on games, simple tasks, and social dances. Spontaneity and unconventional methods of composition were emphasized. The Judson artists investigated the very fundamentals of choreography, stripping dance of its theatrical conventions, and the result, according to Village Voice critic Jill Johnston, was the most exciting new dance in a generation. Through live performance, film, photography, sculptural objects, musical scores, poetry, and archival materials, Judson Dance Theater: The Work is Never Done traces the history of Judson Dance Theater both in and outside the church, from the workshops that took place there to other spaces around downtown New York.

You can find more information about Judson Dance Theatre: The Work is Never Done here.