On March 2–3, internationally-renowned dancer and choreographer Trajal Harrell presents a series of dance performances that will include the premiere of Okidoki, a new solo work commissioned by the Pulitzer. Over the past two decades, Harrell has created a body of work that interrogates the cracks and fissures of history, drawing from the early postmodern and Japanese butoh dance traditions, kabuki theater, voguing balls, and runway movement. He recently completed a residency at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, focusing on the surreal and radical style of Tatsumi Hijikata—the founder of butoh, a form of Japanese modern dance that was especially popular in late twentieth-century. With critically-acclaimed performances at numerous American and international venues, Harrell is considered to be one of the most important choreographers of his generation.
Harrell has presented his work in numerous American and International venues, including The Kitchen, New York; The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA); Performa Biennial; The New Museum, New York; and the Barbican Centre Art Gallery, London. He has been awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship, and in 2016, he completed a two-year Annenberg Residency at MoMA, where he studied the work of Hijikata. Harrell has recently completed a residency with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York.
Friday, March 2
7:30pm
Odori, the Shit! (2016)
The Return of La Argentina (2015)
Odori, the Shit! (2016)
Saturday, March 3
1pm
Okidoki (2018)
Odori, the Shit! (2016)
2pm
Okidoki (2018)
Odori, the Shit! (2016)
4pm
Okidoki (2018)
Odori, the Shit! (2016)
