"The Trisha Brown Dance Company is reanimating the first-ever dance that Robert Rauschenberg choreographed, 'Pelican,' for the first time in 60 years at the vintage Xanadu roller rink in Brooklyn."
"'Pelican' arose from a fluke when program materials incorrectly stated that Rauschenberg would present a dance, leading him to choreograph it in 1963."
"'Pelican' debuted on May 9, 1963, at the America on Wheels roller rink, featuring three performers in gray sweatsuits and a collage of found sounds as the score."
"'There's only two minutes of material that exists,' said Kirstin Kapustik, highlighting the rarity of the dance and its historical significance."
The Trisha Brown Dance Company will stage Robert Rauschenberg's dance 'Pelican' for the first time in 60 years at the vintage Xanadu roller rink in Brooklyn. This event, named 'Pelican Gala,' coincides with Rauschenberg's centennial. 'Pelican' debuted in 1963 at a roller rink in Washington, D.C., and has not been performed since. The dance featured three performers in gray sweatsuits, with Rauschenberg skating alongside Per Olof Ultvedt, while Carolyn Brown danced en pointe. The company has tasked Tara Lorenzen with reimagining the piece for this revival.
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