Trisha Brown Dance Company with Merce Cunningham Trust

Step into a century of genre-blending creativity with Trisha Brown Dance Company (TBDC) and Merce Cunningham Trust’s (MCT) Dancing with Bob: Rauschenberg, Brown & Cunningham Onstage. To celebrate the 2025 centennial of the visionary American artist Robert Rauschenberg, TBDC unites the work of iconic 20th-century artists for an evening of dance featuring visual presentations designed by Rauschenberg. The program includes Trisha Brown’s beloved Set and Reset, set to music by Laurie Anderson, alongside Merce Cunningham’s Travelogue, a large-scaled vaudevillian pièce de résistance with music by John Cage—which hasn’t been staged by a professional company since 1979.  

In conjunction with the performance, the Walker Art Center will exhibit its collection of Rauschenberg scenery and costumes for Trisha Brown Dance Company in Glacial Decoy, on view Jun 26, 2025–May 24, 2026. Experience the electricity when dance, art, and history collide! 

Content Warnings/Age Recommendations

There may be transparent costuming. Recommended for ages 14 and older. 

Themes

This performance is a collaboration between several impactful artists, who are creating something different than they might have made individually. What are other examples of collaborations that brought something different than the individual artists? 

Accessibility

Many performance venues offer accessibility accommodations such as wheelchair seating, assistive listening, sensory ear plugs, ASL interpretation, open captioning, or audio description, among other options. These accommodations are specific to each event, and may not be available everywhere. When registering with us, please let us know what accommodations you need and we will follow up with you! 

Transportation

If you do not have access to a ride, call Project Success and we can provide transportation for you. Please let us know if you need a ride when you make your reservation. We will need at least 2 days’ notice to set up transportation. 

Childcare

Childcare is available for this performance. Please let us know if you need childcare when you make your reservation. 

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