@CPR | 50th Anniversary of Time & Space Limited TSL: SAID & DONE

The 50th Anniversary of Time & Space Limited (TSL) marks a milestone in the history of American experimental theater, dance, performance, and related forms, now being celebrated with a NYC premiere of SAID & DONE, a new performance work by Linda Mussmann in collaboration with Claudia Bruce and Charlotte Stickles.

SAID & DONE unfolds over the course of one riveting hour as a mosaic of danced, spoken, and visually choreographed performance. Mussmann's masterfully crafted structure includes nimble partnering between performers Bruce and Stickles, who form two points in the production's three-body question, and proposition: an unsolvable mathematical problem of determining the motions of three bodies moving through space under no influence other than that of their mutual gravitation.

Life-long collaborators Bruce and Mussmann are showcasing, during this 50th Anniversary, their performance mastery at providing the time and space for versatile texts to live in the moment: their give-and-take style is highly visible in this performance. Stickles balances the multiple challenges of voice and movement while seamlessly interacting with the TSL co-founders, in a searingly memorable performance.

This production of SAID & DONE presents a literal embodiment of dance and theater history, being shared and passed along from two established performance artists, to an up-and-coming knockout performer ready to carry the legacy forward.

Elements of the production (signatures of Mussmann's work) include a gridded floor, and a custom-designed lighting rig, featuring signature rheostat dimmers which Mussmann operates by hand. Originally workshopped and presented to inaugurate The Hudson Eye Festival 2023, to critical acclaim, SAID & DONE  was created with the specific proportions of CPR – Center for Performance Research in mind. These performances catalyze a tour for TSL, onboarding partnerships, and broadening awareness of the TSL legacy, while making TSL's history accessible to new generations, whose performance research has been impacted by their pioneering early work.

These performances are made possible by generous support from Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation and its Board Of Directors, Jeffrey Oakes, and Jeff Sidell, and major philanthropists of the performing arts.