Yvonne Rainer's Continuous Project—Altered Daily

Yvonne Rainer's experimental dance work, Continuous Project—Altered Daily (CP-AD), and its profound impact on the development of postmodern dance, particularly its role in the formation of the Grand Union collective. The chapter details how Rainer challenged conventional dance notions by emphasizing process and improvisation, incorporating game structures and pop culture elements to dismantle the traditional director-performer hierarchy and empower dancers. Key themes include the blurring of rehearsal and performance, the vulnerability of the dancer as an aesthetic choice, and the exploration of dance as labor. The text ultimately argues that CP-AD's emphasis on process, collaboration, and the democratization of dance paved the way for the Grand Union's innovative, improvisational approach, significantly influencing subsequent dance movements.