Maxwell Transue

BRECHT

“A tour-de-force of emotions and stamina for all” 
- LA Dance Chronicle

BRECHT is an evening-length collaborative performance constructed by dance artist Bret Easterling & sound designer Maxwell Transue. The work provides a space for Easterling to navigate a field of microphones, using improvised movement to discover his choreographic voice, while Transue constructs the score in real time, using only sounds captured during the performance. The audience, seated in the round, experiences the work intimately — an unpredictable immersive environment punctuated with sincerity, cynicism, and exalted joy.

This work was made possible through the Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellowship at Jacobs Pillow, L.A. Dance Project, and was produced by BEMOVING.

Bret Easterling - Performer/Choreographer

Maxwell Transue - Performer/Composer

R. S. Buck - Lighting Designer

Special Thanks to Austin Tyson, Julia Eichten, Kevin Zambrano, Sarah Butler, Kayla Aguila, Risa Steinberg, Dianne McIntyre, Rosanna Gamson, Spenser Theberge, John de Menil, Chris Tynan, and the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance.

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