Movement Research Studies Project Series moves along

Movement Research Studies Project Series

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An artist-curated series of panel discussions, performances and other formats that focus on provocative and timely issues of aesthetics and philosophy in the intersection of dance and social politics, confronting and instigated by the dance and performance community.

LOCATION: Judson Memorial Church, 55 Washington Square South, Manhattan

The first lecture was a huge success! The Unknown Judson: a slide lecture by art historian Barbara Moore (October 28, 2008) explored the legendary (and largely untapped) archive of tens of thousands of images by Peter Moore, concentrating on activities in, around and growing out of Judson Memorial Church in the 1960s.

Says artist Milka Djordjevich: "Barbara Moore's slide lecture fills in the gaps and paints a picture of a rich experimental dance and performance scene that goes beyond the famous participants of Robert Dunn's workshop. She remembers and vividly describes a variety of experimental performances, driven by the stunning photographs of Peter Moore. They serve as a reminder of what artists and work have influenced contemporary work, and also brings to question what may be forgotten from what we see today."

The next two slide lectures in the series explore both seminal and obscure events in the history of performance through images from the legendary photo archive of Peter Moore.

December 9th will focus on the 1960s. January 20th will focus on the 1970s. Both events take place at the Judson Memorial Church Meeting Hall.

Known & Unknown - Happenings & other events as photographed by Peter Moore
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 (7pm) – 1960s
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 (7pm) – 1970s