Oakland, CA—The Mills College Art Museum is pleased to present Trisha Brown: So That the Audience Does Not Know Whether I Have Stopped Dancing from January 20 through March 14, 2010. A conversation with Trisha Brown and John Killacky will take place on January 27 at 5:30 pm in Danforth Lecture Hall followed by a public reception from 6:00-8:00 pm in the Art Museum; and a Mills Repertory Dance Company performance of Planes, 1968.

While Trisha Brown is best known for her innovative choreographies that revolutionized modern dance, she has for many years made drawings and other works beyond the stage that integrate the performing and visual arts. The exhibition presents a particular occasion to consider the lesser-known visual arts practice of one of the most acclaimed contemporary choreographers at a moment of increasing interest in the broad sweep of her work and its influence. Drawing has long featured prominently in Brown’s maverick practice, shifting from a tool for schematic composition into a fully realized component of her broader investigation into the limits of her own body.

The exhibition centers on a broad survey of Brown’s drawings going back more than three decades. To a significant degree, the arc of Brown’s work in drawing parallels her developments in dance, and footage of seminal performances is present throughout the exhibition.