Dans och koreografi i konstens rum : En komparativ fallstudie av Trisha Browns koreografier Floor of the Forest och Accumulation i konstfältet på 1970-talet och 2000-talet

Sammanfattning: Through a comparative case study of Trisha Browns choreographies Floor of the Forest (1970) and Accumulation (1971), presented in a visual arts context in the 1970's and in the 2000's, this paper traces how performative aspects of Browns work has changed over time.  Floor of the Forest and Accumulation are analyzed through Erika Fischer-Lichte's theory of performativity in performance and the performing arts. The original choreographies in the 1970's are further contextualized by Browns history and role in the visual arts field in the 1960's and 1970's. Performances of Floor of the Forest and Accumulation in museums in the twentieth century are discussed in relation to Claire Bishops concept dance exhibition.  The findings show how the place/site continued to be a central factor in Brown's choreographing also after her site-specific performances in the 1970's. The exhibition of Floor of the Forest and Accumulation in museums took place through an adaptation of the choreographies to the specific site of the museum, in order to enable new performative spaces. An adaptability to the visual arts institution that, according to Bishop, characterizes the phenomenon dance exhibition.