- List of Morphoses productions
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Morphoses is a ballet company co-founded in 2007 by Christopher Wheeldon and Lourdes Lopez. Morphoses is a guest resident company at the New York City Center and at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London.[1] It was known as Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company, until February, 2010, when Wheeldon announced that he was leaving Morphoses.[2]
Productions
City Center, October 1–5, 2008
program one, October 1–3
Polyphonia
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Ligeti's eponymous music
- costumes by Holly Hynes
- lighting by Mark Stanley
- Wendy Whelan
- Tiler Peck
- Beatriz Stix-Brunell
- Teresa Reichlen
- Tyler Angle
- Gonzalo Garcia
- Craig Hall
- Jason Fowler
Monotones II
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- Frederick Ashton’s choreography
- Satie's Trois Gymnopédie
- costumes and lighting by Ashton
- Rubinald Pronk
- Edward Watson
Commedia
[Programs 1] [Review 1] [Review 2]
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite
- costumes by Isabel Toledo
- sets by Ruben Toledo
- lighting by Penny Jacobus
- Leanne Benjamin
- Beatriz Stix-Brunell
- Céline Cassone
- Drew Jacoby
- Rory Hohenstein
- Edwaard Liang
- Rubinald Pronk
- Edward Watson
Six Fold Illuminate
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- Emily Molnar's choreography
- Reich's Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards
- costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
- lighting by Pierre Lavoie
- Edwaard Liang
- Edward Watson
- Rubinald Pronk
- Rory Hohenstein
program two, October 4–5
Commedia
[Programs 1] [Review 1] [Review 3]
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite
- costumes by Isabel Toledo
- sets by Ruben Toledo
- lighting by Penny Jacobus
- Leanne Benjamin
- Beatriz Stix-Brunell
- Céline Cassone
- Drew Jacoby
- Rory Hohenstein
- Edwaard Liang
- Rubinald Pronk
- Edward Watson
One
- Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography
- Ter Vedhuis' music
- costumes by Benjamin Briones
- lighting by Lopez Ochoa
- Rubinald Pronk
Monotones II
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- Frederick Ashton’s choreography
- Satie's Trois Gymnopédie
- costumes and lighting by Ashton
- Tyler Angle
- Adrian Danchig-Waring
Shutters Shut
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- Lightfoot León's choreography
- text by Gertrude Stein
- costumes and lighting by Lightfoot León
- Christine Thomassen [2008, 1]
- Andreas Heise [2008, 1]
Fools’ Paradise
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Saint-Saëns' The Dying Swan
- orchestrated by Joby Talbot
- costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
- lighting by Penny Jacobus
- Wendy Whelan
- Maria Kowroski
- Teresa Reichlen
- Tiler Peck
- Céline Cassone
- Craig Hall
- Edwaard Liang
- Adrian Danchig-Waring
- Gonzalo Garcia
Guggenheim Museum, March 8–9, 2009
Commedia
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky's music
Fall for Dance, September–October 2009
Softly as I Leave You
- Rubinald Pronk
City Center, October 29, – November 1, 2009
program one, Thursday and Saturday, October 29 and 31
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- accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Commedia
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky's music
Softly as I Leave You
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- Lightfoot León’s choreography
- Part's and Bach's music
- Rubinald Pronk
Bolero
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- Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography
- Ravel's music
new Harbour ballet
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- Tim Harbour’s choreography [Programs 3]
- Edwards' music
program two, Friday and Sunday, October 30 and November 1
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- all piano program
Continuum
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Ligeti's music
Softly as I Leave You
new Wheeldon ballet
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- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography [Programs 3]
- Rachmaninoff's music
notes
Dancers
2008 New York City Center
- Beatriz Stix-Brunell
- Céline Cassone
- Christine Thomassen [2008, 1]
- Drew Jacoby
- Leanne Benjamin
- Maria Kowroski
- Teresa Reichlen
- Tiler Peck
- Wendy Whelan
- Adrian Danchig-Waring
- Andreas Heise [2008, 1]
- Craig Hall
- Edwaard Liang
- Edward Watson
- Gonzalo Garcia
- Jason Fowler
- Rory Hohenstein
- Rubinald Pronk
- Tyler Angle
notes
2009 Fall for Dance
- Rubinald Pronk
2009 New York City Center
- Carrie Lee Riggins
- Danielle Rowe
- Drew Jacoby
- Gabrielle Lamb
- Melissa Barak
- Rachel Sherak
- Wendy Whelan
- Andrew Crawford
- Edwaard Liang
- Juan Pablo Ledo
- Lucas Segovia
- Matthew Prescott
- Rory Hohenstein
- Rubinald Pronk
- Ty Gurfein
Reviews
- ^ a b c d NY Times by Roslyn Sulcas, October 2, 2008
- ^ Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008
- ^ a b Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008
- ^ NY Times review by Gia Kourlas, October 30, 2009
- ^ NY Post review by Leigh Witchel, October 30, 2009
- Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, November 10, 2009
- Sulcas, Roslyn, 2009, "New Troupe Faces a Hard Reality," International Herald Tribune, October 24-25, pp. 15 & 19.
Footnotes
- ^ "History". Morphoses. http://www.morphoses.org/?page=history. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- ^ NY Times, Daniel J. Wakin and Alastair macaulay, February 22, 2010
References
- Playbill, City Center, October 1 and 4, 2008
External links
- Morphoses, official website
- City Center, official website
- Sadler's Wells, official website
- Vail International Dance Festival: Morphoses dancer bios
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