Paying tribute to the groundbreaking Judson Church choreographers who radically pushed the boundaries of what dance could be, New York Theatre Ballet (NYTB) presents Legends & Visionaries: Postmodern Dance at Judson Church, Friday, April 25 at 7:00PM and Saturday, April 26 at 3:00PM. New York City’s Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village saw the birth of postmodern dance in the early 1960’s. Nearly 60 years later, New York Theatre Ballet brings postmodern dance home in two performances.

In its first performances at the historic Judson Church, NYTB will present infrequently performed works by David Gordon, Trisha Brown, and James Waring whose experimental work served as a precursor to Judson Church performances. NYTB’s program will feature the Company Premiere of Trisha Brown’s Spanish Dance, David Gordon’s A Plain Romance Explained/Keith’s Solo and Beethoven/1999, and a revival of James Waring’s An Eccentric Beauty, Revisited. Douglas Dunn’s Roses (1990) and Amanda Treiber’s Sideslip complete the program.

“Revisiting the choreography of the Judson Church legends is not simply an artistic endeavor—it is a nudge to remember a time when choreography was more than a radical shift in dance, it was an act of artistic rebellion that paralleled political and social upheavals of the moment,” said NYTB Artistic Director Steven Melendez. “Our nudge is a small, but necessary call for resistance to today’s increasingly perilous political climate. These are important works in the dance canon, and I’m excited to share them with audiences.”

All tickets for NYTB’s Legends & Visionaries: Postmodern Dance at Judson Church are $30 (plus fees). A pre-show cocktail party at 1:30pm on Saturday, April 26, hosted by NYTB’s Young Professional Committee, benefits New York Theatre Ballet and its programs. Cocktail party tickets, which include the 3pm performance, are available at $60.