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Patrice Regnier
BornMay 3, 1953 (1953-05-03) (age 71)
Minneapolis
Occupationchoreographer

Patrice M. Regnier (born May 3, 1953) is an American choreographer,[1] director,[2] producer and inventor. She is the developer of the TERP system, a patented and trademarked[a][b][c][d][e] technology to facilitate choreographed movement without rehearsal.

Overview

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Patrice Regnier, a Minneapolis, MN native,[3] is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and the Juilliard School,[4] where she danced with artists including Anna Sokolow[5][6] and José Limón. In 1974, Regnier founded Rush Dance, a modern dance performance company based in New York City.[7]

Regnier lived in France between 1994 and 1997, while she cared for life partner and scientist Michel Gouilloud (né Michel Marie Gouilloud; 1930–1997),[8][f] then suffering from the late stages of Lou Gehrig's disease. Aware of the inevitable progression of his disease, the couple filmed the final years of Gouilloud's life; following his death in 1997[9] the documentary centered around this footage, Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit, was completed (May 2011).[10]

Dance

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Founded in 1974 as a vessel for Regnier's choreography, Rush Dance presented regular seasons in New York at their home space series, "At Home on Broadway",[11] as well as touring domestically and internationally for over 20 years.[12] Domestic venues included New York's Exchange Theatre,[13] The Roundabout Theater [1] the American Theatre Laboratory,[14] Pace University,[15] Lincon Center Out of Doors,[16] Marymount Manhattan Theater,[17] New York City Center,[18] and The Joyce Theater.[19] Additionally, Rush DAnce produced and performed in the 1983 Burlington Noontime Festival.[20] Other domestic performances include the Changing Scene Theater in Denver, CO,[21] the Joy of Movement Center in Boston,[22] both MoMing and the Chicago Dance Center in Chicago, IL,[23][24] the Walnut Hill Y in Cincinnati, OH [25] and Dance Place in Washington, D.C.[26]

International performances included the Sophia-Antipolis Festival,[27] Paris' Théâtre du Rond-Point,[28] the Opera House in Cologne [29] and Academie de Kuntz the in Berlin.[30][31]

Premiered in 1984, the ballet "R.A.B.," synthesizes Regnier's work with bodies, movement and technology. "R.A.B," the first dance performance to integrate 3-D human movement computer animation with live performance;[27] went on to tour most notably to Chicago’s Arie Crown Theater for SIGGRAPH.[32] In 1985 the ballet was made into a film, shot by Edward Lachman and retitled R.A.B.L, and broadcast domestically on Bravo and Showtime in the United States.[33]

Regnier was awarded a double prize at the International Choreography Competition in Berlin in 1975.[3] She has taught and presented at the St. Thomas School of Dance,[34] Pace University,[35] Drew University, University of Colorado, University of California, and Colorado College.[3]

Film

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Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit, a documentary film written and directed by Regnier and Jean-Bernard Andro, was an Official Selection at the Santa Cruz Film Festival and was the winner of the Best European Independent Documentary at the European Independent Film Festival.[36] American composer Carter Burwell (Fargo, Twilight, Being John Malkovich) [37][38] created the score for the documentary.

Technology

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Regnier has helped to found many interdisciplinary organizations, including ARTeam, an association of art and technology experts and Human Development Productions, which produces film and video.[39]

Regnier acts as a creative consultant for several companies, including Interval Research Corporation, founded by Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft.[31] She has spoken on panels including the F.A.U.S.T. art and technology conference in Toulouse, France, and the 2013 Envision Symposium in Monterey, California.[40]

Regnier is currently developing the TERP system, a patented wireless multi-channel broadcast system of custom built hardware and software for composing, directing and driving human movement without rehearsal. Public TERP events are held semi-regularly in New York City.[41]

Collaborators

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References

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Patents and Trademarks
Official Gazette, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  1. ^ "US Patent 7853249 B2
         Patrice M. Regnier
         "Systems and Methods for Choreographing Movement"
         Filed April 27, 2005, Application N° 11/116049
         Published (issued) December 14, 2010
  2. ^ US Patent 20110053131 A1
         Patrice M. Regnier, W. Daniel Hillis (inventors)
         "Systems and Methods for Choreographing Movement"
         Filed August 26, 2010, Application N° 12/869565
         Published (issued) March 3, 2011
  3. ^ US Patent 9275617 B2
         Patrice Mary Regnier (inventor)
         "Systems and Methods For Choreographing Movement Using Location Indicators"
         Filed March 26, 2015, Application N° 14/669209
         Published (issued) Vol. 1424, N° 1, March 1, 2016
  4. ^ US Patent 20060245599 A1
         Patrice Regnier (inventor)
         "Systems and Methods for Choreographing Movement"
         Filed April 27, 2005, Application N° 11/116049
         Published (issued) November 2, 2006
  5. ^ US Trademark: "TERP"
         Patrice Regnier (owner)
         "TERP" (Standard Charter Mark)
         Serial N° 85527528, Registration N° 4978245, Registered June 14, 2016
  6. ^ Patents of Michel Gouilloud
         Justia Patents Database, Justia Inc. (a Nevada corporation headquartered in Mountain View, California)
         OCLC 234195967
         (retrieved November 8, 2013)
Inline citations
  1. ^ a b August, 1976 “Patrice Regnier and the Rush Dance Company,” Dance Magazine, (New York, NY)
  2. ^ "Patrice M. Regnier - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  3. ^ a b c Catherine Terwilliger, Friday, Sept. 21, 1984, “Rush job: Dance company carries message to world,” Gazette Telegraph, (Colorado Springs, CO)
  4. ^ Dunning, Jennifer (1978-03-18). "Patrice Regnier's Dancers Look at Growing Up". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  5. ^ Come, Come Travel With Dreams (VHS), Juilliard Dance Ensemble (performers – dress rehearsal), Pawel Checinski (pianist) (1974); OCLC 53117497
  6. ^ "Dance: Clinging Together In The Dark," Village Voice, June 7, 1973, pg. 49
  7. ^ Jennifer Dunning (1989-06-11). "Review/Dance; A Regnier Potpourri". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  8. ^ "Executive Changes". New York Times. 1983-09-21. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  9. ^ Published: December 19, 1997 (1997-12-19). "Paid Notice: Deaths Gouilloud, Michel". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit (2011) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  11. ^ Bert Wechsler (ne Charles Bertram Wechsler; 1933–1997) 1985, Music Journal, (New York, NY.)
  12. ^ Anna Kisselgoff, September 16, 1974, "Library is Setting For Rush Dancers," New York Times
  13. ^ Deborah Jowitt, December 30, 1974, "The Rush Company," Village Voice, (New York, NY)
  14. ^ Jennifer Dunning, March 18, 1978, "Patrice Regnier’s Dancers Look at Growing Up," New York Times
  15. ^ Jennifer Dunning, June 5, 1979, “Dance: Sallie Wilson,” New York Times
  16. ^ Anna Kisselgoff, September 13, 1981, "Dance: Sallie Wilson with Rush Company," New York Times
  17. ^ Jennie Schulman, August 13, 1982, “Rush Dance Company: A Mini Marvel,” Back Stage, (New York, NY.)
  18. ^ John Hennessey, May 15–31, 1983, "Rush Dance Company," East Villager, (New York, NY)
  19. ^ Jennifer Dunning, March 7, 1985, "Dance: Rush Troupe," New York Times
  20. ^ Jennie Schulman, September 23, 1983, "Noontime Revels," Back Stage, (New York, NY.)
  21. ^ Glenn Giffin, May 8, 1978, "Rush Dance Company Reflects Regnier Originality," Denver Post,
  22. ^ Christine Temin, April 19, 1978, "More Rush, Less Speed," Boston Evening Globe
  23. ^ Fred Alexson, October 13, 1978, “Rush Dance Co is far from boring,” GayLife, (Chicago, IL); OCLC 23136372
  24. ^ June 30, 1977, "What’s What this Weekend," Chicago Daily News
  25. ^ Jerry Stein, April 5, 1982, "Rush Company Displays Energy," Cincinnati Post
  26. ^ Alan M. Kriegsman, April 9, 1984 "Puns & Pinwheels at Dance Place," Washington Post,
  27. ^ a b July 3, 1984, "Théâtre, musique, danse et folklore en pleine garrigue," Nice Matin, (Nice, France.)
  28. ^ Francois Deletraz, July 3, 1982, "Rush: Too Intellectual," Le Quotidien de Paris
  29. ^ Roger Southall, September 24, 19878, "Rush Group Offers Intense Dance," Midland Reporter-Telegram
  30. ^ "BnF catalogue général - Fonctionnalité indisponible" (in French). Catalogue.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  31. ^ a b "Envision Symposium 2013: Session Speaker: Patrice M. Regnier". Envisionsymposium.com. 2006-01-31. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  32. ^ Dunning, Jennifer (1985-03-07). "Dance - Rush Troupe". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  33. ^ "R.A.B.L. (1985) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  34. ^ September 11, 1981, "Tonight in Manhattan," Daily News, (New York, NY.)
  35. ^ Tobi Tobias, June 18, 1979, "Senseless," Village Voice (New York, NY)
  36. ^ "Santa Cruz Film Festival: May 10-19 2012". Santacruz.festivalgenius.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
  37. ^ "Carter Burwell - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  38. ^ "Carter Burwell - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  39. ^ "Moving Gracefully Towards the Exit (2011) - Company credits - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  40. ^ "Envision Symposium 2013: Speaker list". Envisionsymposium.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  41. ^ "Technology / Performance Experiments in Tribeca (New York, NY)". Meetup. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
  42. ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (1986-09-19). "The Dance - Regnier'S 'Science'". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  43. ^ Anderson, Jack (1984-03-26). "Dance - Program By Rush". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  44. ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (1981-09-13). "Dance - Sallie Wilson With Rush Company". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
  45. ^ Anderson, Jack (1983-05-01). "Dance - The Rush Company". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-11-08.
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