During the late 1950s and 1960s artists with a wide range of interests began to push the boundaries of contemporary art. Yves Klein in France, Carolee Schneemann, Yayoi Kusama, Charlotte Moorman and Yoko Ono in New York City, and Joseph Beuys, Wolf Vostell and Nam June Paik in Germany were pioneers of performance-based works of art. Groups like The Living Theatre with Julian Beck and Judith Malina collaborated with sculptors and painters to create environments, radically changing the relationship between audience and performer, especially in their piece Paradise Now. The Judson Dance Theater, located at the Judson Memorial Church, New York; and the Judson dancers, notably Yvonne Rainer, Trisha Brown, Elaine Summers, Sally Gross, Simonne Forti, Deborah Hay, Lucinda Childs, Steve Paxton and others; collaborated with artists Robert Morris, Robert Whitman, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg, and engineers like Billy Klüver. Park Place Gallery was a center for musical performances by electronic composers Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and other notable performance artists, including Joan Jonas.
During the late 1950s and 1960s artists with a wide range of interests began to push the boundaries of contemporary art Yves Klein in France Carolee Schneemann Yayoi Kusama Charlotte Moorman and Yoko Ono in New York City and Joseph Beuys Wolf Vostell and Nam June Paik in Germany were pioneers of performance-based works of art Groups like The Living Theatre with Julian Beck and Judith Malina collaborated with sculptors and painters to create environments radically changing the relationship between audience and performer especially in their piece Paradise Now The Judson Dance Theater located at the Judson Memorial Church New York; and the Judson dancers notably Yvonne Rainer Trisha Brown Elaine Summers Sally Gross Simonne Forti Deborah Hay Lucinda Childs Steve Paxton and others; collaborated with artists Robert Morris Robert Whitman John Cage Robert Rauschenberg and engineers like Billy Klüver Park Place Gallery was a center for musical performances by electronic composers Steve Reich Philip Glass and other notable performance artists including Joan Jonas