Walking on the Wall (1971) overturns an elementary convention: harnessed dancers walk horizontally across a vertical surface. Gravity remains visible but no longer organises the body and the gaze on its own; the Neue Nationalgalerie’s glass façade becomes floor, stage and moving drawing at once.
The Trisha Brown Dance Company restaged this historical work during PERFORM! 5 at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany, from 9 to 13 September 2026. Trisha Brown (1936–2017), a major figure of Judson Dance Theater, expanded choreography towards everyday movement, architecture and gravitational devices. The Reel, posted from the performance on 13 September 2026, directly shows the Berlin restaging.
Video source: Dominic Eichler — documentation of Walking on the Wall on Instagram.