COVERAGE REVISITED (1970)
RUDY PEREZ

'Coverage' (1970) by Rudy Perez, one of the singular artists of color of the Judson Dance Theatre. Born in 1929, Perez was a student of Cunningham's and, until recently, an artist largely excluded from the dominant postmodern canon.

COVERAGE REVISITED (1970)

Choreography, Sound Assemblage, and Costumes: Rudy Perez
Lighting: Joe Doran
Staged by: Sarah Swenson
Performed by: Ernesto Breton

The Company premiere of Coverage (1970) was performed April 11-13, 2019 at NYU Skirball in NYC on a program with Merce Cunningham’s Tread (1970), and Stephen Petronio’s world premiere of American Landscapes.

“The affecting “Coverage” is quiet and defiant at once.”
– Gia Kourlas for The New York Times, April 12, 2019