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Trisha Brown's Twelve Tone Rose: A Seismic Choreography

artist · 2026-04-23

In an interview from May 1996, Trisha Brown was developing the first part of a new work, Twelve Tone Rose, based on Anton Webern's Opus 5, 7, and 28. The complex choreography was described as a permanent seismic event of close bodies, where listening to intervals produced astonishing propulsions.

Key facts

  • Interview conducted in May 1996.
  • Trisha Brown was working on Twelve Tone Rose.
  • The piece uses Webern's Opus 5, 7, and 28.
  • Choreography involves close bodies and seismic movement.
  • Listening to intervals creates propulsions.
  • Twelve Tone Rose was a new creation at the time.
  • The work is described as complex.
  • Brown's approach integrates music and dance.

Entities

Artists

  • Trisha Brown

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