The Grand Union: Accidental Anarchists of Downtown Dance, 1970-1976

by Wendy Perron

Book Overview

First full-length study of seminal New York City performance group

The Grand Union was a leaderless improvisation group in SoHo in the 1970s that included people who became some of the biggest names in postmodern dance: Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, David Gordon, and Douglas Dunn. Together they unleashed a range of improvised forms from peaceful movement explorations to wildly imaginative collective fantasies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819579661
• ISBN13: 9780819579669
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher