Mover, 1975
approx. 20 minutes
Sequence in Mover: objects moved dancers, dancers moved each other’s deadweight bodies, dancers were moved by objects, dancers prevented other dancers from moving, dancers passed a movement amongst them.
Performed at A Space, Toronto
November 22, 1975
Dancers: Louise Garfield, Irene Grainger, Maxine Heppner, Johanna Householder, Joan Phillips, Carolyn Shaffer
Carpenter: John Closs
The evening program also included: Retina, Polyfil, Chant in sun number one
Note on Retina:
The title was a reference to Duchamp’s phrase, “retinal painting” and through mathematical structure and non-traditional dance movement sought to produce a dance that was contrary to an analogy of “retinal dance”.
– from a note circa 1980, the original notebook was lost in 1979
Photos: Lynne Rotin