Over the past two decades, we have witnessed numerous revivals, reconstructions, and historical stage studies of repertoires from different phases of contemporary dance. Some were staged by the original authors themselves, others by artists who felt addressed or inspired by the works in various ways. These returns to artistic oeuvres have been met with varying degrees of resonance, yet among the most successful are undoubtedly the choreographic works of the American choreographer Lucinda Childs. Over recent decades, her works have sparked remarkable interest among generations of artists who, at the time of their creation, may not even have been born. Because audiences around the world never tire of them, and because they remain a profound challenge for dancers, works from Lucinda Childs’s oeuvre continue to return to international stages, being continually reborn.
