UPCOMING PROJECT: Trio A (Yvonne Rainer, 1966)
Open Rehearsal: Feb 8, 2026, 11:30a @ PICA ANNEX
We will have a very playful and exploratory in-process showing of Trio A (1966), a historic work of post-modern dance, on Sunday, February 8th in the PICA annex. The wonderful dance and experimental theater artists Noelle Stiles and Amber Whitehall, respectively, have been in a deep study of this work since last April.
The gathering is at 11:30a at PICA and will last about 90 minutes. As part of the morning, we will screen the film of Yvonne performing the work in the 1970’s that Sally Banes made, we will perform the work several times and clean a section or two to the exacting requirements of the physical and conceptual ideas of the dance, and we will hold a conversation about the rigor of learning and performing the work with several of the other dance artists in our area - Linda Austin, Susan Davis (Lewis & Clark), and, finger crossed, Sarah Ebert from Eugene.
There will be bagels and brunch snacks.
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Permissions to perform Yvonne Rainer’s Trio A (1966) are managed through a specific professional transmission process with authorized "transmitters" to ensure fidelity to the original choreography. The process typically involves learning and cleaning the dance, followed by approval for performance, but not for further teaching.
Supported by PICA’s SPACE Program, Dekum Street Theater & Miller Fund
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Yvonne Rainer performing Trio A in Portland, OR 1973. Photographer unknown