In the Steps of Trisha Brown

Trisha Brown revolutionized the world of contemporary dance with her post-modern creations. "The grande dame, the high priestess—in the world of postmodern dance, Brown stands apart," wrote The New Yorker of the ground-breaking choreographer. Now, the National Paris Opera Ballet is staging Brown's seminal 1979 work Glacial Decoy, with costumes and projected slides by the similarly risk-taking artist Robert Rauschenberg, performed by a new generation of dancers.

The documentary film In the Steps of Trisha Brown follows the process of the young dancers learning the piece from Lisa Kraus and Carolyn Lucas, Trisha Brown's collaborators, while telling the story of the evolution and development of Brown's dance practice. Culminating in the staging of Glacial Decoy, the film is a privileged look at the process of staging a major dance piece and a testament to the value of teaching and studying art.

"Works by Brown don’t just challenge our perceptions; they expand our minds and untether our spirits... Some of us only dream about flying; Trisha Brown launches her dreams onto the stage.” —The Village Voice

"Lisa Kraus, with fellow teacher Carolyn Lucas, is a disciple of Brown’s school of dance, and her centrality to Rebois’s film gives it its infectious, unpretentious, accessible likeability. Rebois matches her methods with an observational eye that is equally unpretentious, allowing the repeated rhythms of the dancers’ movements to reveal themselves in long, uninterrupted sequences shot from the corner of the room.”
—British Film Institute (BFI)

North American Premiere, 2017 Dance on Camera Festival, Film Society of Lincoln Center
2017 International Films on Art Festival, Le Louvre Museum
2016 Documentary Film Festival Marseille (FID Marseille)
2016 Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
2016 DocLisboa Documentary Film Festival