Grand Union
The Presentation of Everyday Life as Dance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11223301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sally Banes (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 43-49 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dance Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-7677 • E-ISSN: 1940-509X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1478002 |
| OpenAlex | W2316734222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
The Grand Union was a collective of choreographer/performers which during the years 1970–76 made group improvisations embracing dance, theater, and theatrics in an ongoing investigation into the nature of dance and performance. Grand Union's identity as a group had several sources: some of the nine who have been its members had known each other for as long as ten years when the group formed; they had seen and performed in each other's works since the Judson Church days. Most had studied with Merce Cunningham, and three had danced in his company. One important and rich source for the group's genesis was Yvonne Rainer's work Continuous Project-Altered Daily (CP-AD) . To understand the course of Grand Union's activities, it is useful to look first at the changing nature of CP-AD . Rainer began the piece in 1969, and in March 1970 presented a definitive version at the Whitney Museum. The performers were Becky Arnold, Douglas Dunn, David Gordon, Barbara Lloyd (now Dilley), Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer and various readers
Aesthetics · Art · Dance · Everyday life · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics) · Visual arts · European Political History Analysis · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Law · Medicine · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1980 - 2024 (45) |
| Highly cited | No |