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Title

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company [videorecording] / artistic director, Christopher Wheeldon.

Publication

c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Wheeldon, Christopher
• Angle, Tyler
• Ash, Aesha
• Bouder, Ashley
• Cojocaru, Alina
• Danchig-Waring, Adrian
• Garcia, Gonzalo (Dancer)
• Hall, Craig
• Hyltin, Sterling
• Kish, Nehemiah
• Kowroski, Maria
• Laracey, Ashley
• Liang, Edward
• Nunn, Michael
• Reichlen, Teresa
• Whelan, Wendy
• Yatsenko, Anastasia
• Fisher, Rob, 1952-
• Forsythe, William, 1949-
• Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849.
• Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950.
• Cain, Kate Vetter
• Waite, Shelley
• Hynes, Holly
• Stanley, Mark
• Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828.
• Kostritzky, Angela
• Jacobus, Penny
• Bryars, Gavin
• Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953.
• Rodriguez, Narciso
• Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886.
• Talbot, Joby
• McBride, Molly
• Tschantre, Jason
• New York City Center
• Sathya Production Services (Firm)
• New York Public Library. Dance Division
• Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company

Description

2 videodiscs (NTSC) (118 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

• There where she loved (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
• Vicissitude (Choreographic work : Liang)
• Slingerland (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
• Prokofiev pas de deux (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
• Dance of the hours (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
• Fools' paradise (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)

Alternative Title

Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company.

Genre/Form

• Dance.
• Video.

Note

• Vicissitude, Slingerland pas de deux, Prokofiev pas de deux, and Dance of the hours begin with films in widescreen created by Michael Nunn and William Trevit (Ballet Boyz).
• Recording made possible by the cooperation of the Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company, New York City Center, and the Jerome Robbins Archive of the Recorded Moving Image, Dance Division, The New York Public Library.
• Dancers appear courtesy of Ballet Boyz, Bolshoi Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada, New York City Ballet and Royal Ballet.
• Disc 1 (83 min.): There where she loved, Vicissitude, Slingerland pas de deux, Prokofiev pas de deux, Dance of the hours. Disc 2 (35 min.): Fools' paradise.

Credits (note)

• Video production, Sathya Productions ; camera, David Smith, Keith Guadarrama ; editors, Molly McBride, Jason Tschantre.

Event (note)

• Videotaped in performance at the New York City Center, New York, on Oct. 19, 2007.

Funding (note)

• This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.
• Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
• The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.

System Details (note)

• DVD.

Biography (note)

• There where she loved premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden by the Royal Ballet, June 2000. Vicissitude premiered at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail International Dance Festival, Aug. 10, 2007. Slingerland pas de deux premiered in Frankfurt, Germany by the Ballet Frankfurt, April 15, 2000. Prokofiev pas de deux premiered at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Sept. 19, 2007. Dance of the hours premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Sept. 2006. Fools' paradise premiered at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Sept. 21, 2007.

Contents

• There where she loved (New York premiere) (ca. 28 min.) / choreography, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Frédéric Chopin and Kurt Weill ; costumes, Holly Hynes ; lighting, Mark Stanley ; pianist, Cameron Grant ; soprano, Kate Vetter Cain ; mezzo, Shelley Waite ; staged by Ashley Wheater ; danced by Anastasia Yatsenko with Craig Hall, Gonzalo Garcia, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Tyler Angle (I. Chopin: The wish) ; Ashley Bouder, Teresa Reichlen, Ashley Laracey, Craig Hall (II. Weill: Surabaya-Johnny from Happy End) ; Sterling Hyltin and Gonzalo Garcia (III. Chopin: Spring) ; Anastasia Yatsenko, Craig Hall, Gonzalo Garcia, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Tyler Angle (IV. Weill: Nana's lied) ; Ashley Bouder (V. Chopin: There where she loves) ; Gonzalo Garcia, Ashley Bouder, Sterling Hyltin, Ashley Laracey (VI. Chopin: Merry-making) ; Maria Kowroski and Michael Nunn (VII. Weill: Je ne t'aime pas).
• Vicissitude (New York premiere) (ca. 11 min.) / choreography, Edwaard Liang ; music, Franz Schubert (Andante con moto from String quartet in D minor, Death and the maiden) ; costumes, Angela Kostritzky ; lighting, Penny Jacobus ; danced by Maria Kowroski and Tyler Angle.
• Slingerland pas de deux (New York premiere) (ca. 9 min.) / choreography, costumes, and lighting, William Forsythe ; music, Gavin Bryars (String quartet no. 1) ; danced by Wendy Whelan and Edwaard Liang.
• Prokofiev pas de deux (New York premiere) (ca. 12 min.) / choreography, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Sergei Prokofiev (Andante assai from Violin concerto #2) ; costumes, Narciso Rodriguez ; lighting, Penny Jacobus ; violin soloist, Brian Lewis ; dancers, Alina Cojocaru and Nehemiah Kish.
• Dance of the hours (ca. 12 min.) / choreography, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Amilcare Ponchielli (The dance of the hours from La gioconda, Act III) ; costumes, Holly Hynes ; lighting, Penny Jacobus ; danced by Ashley Bouder and Gonzalo Garcia [with] Gina Artese, Cécile Girard, Anna Laghezza, Emery LeCrone, Melissa Sadler, Denise Small, Beatriz Eugenia Stix-Brunell, Miku Tsuji.
• Fools' paradise (American premiere) (ca. 29 min.) / choreography, Christopher Wheeldon ; music, Joby Talbot (The dying swan) ; costumes, Narciso Rodriguez ; lighting, Penny Jacobus ; danced by Aesha Ash, Maria Kowroski, Teresa Reichlen, Wendy Whelan, Tyler Angle, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Gonzalo Garcia, Craig Hall, Edwaard Liang.

Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-4306

OCLC

262555833

Title

Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company [videorecording] / artistic director, Christopher Wheeldon.

Imprint

c2007.

Country of Producing Entity

U.S.

System Details

DVD.

Event

Videotaped in performance at the New York City Center, New York, on Oct. 19, 2007.

Credits

Video production, Sathya Productions ; camera, David Smith, Keith Guadarrama ; editors, Molly McBride, Jason Tschantre.

Performer

Danced by Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company: Tyler Angle, Aesha Ash, Ashley Bouder, Alina Cojocaru, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Gonzalo Garcia, Craig Hall, Sterling Hyltin, Nehemiah Kish, Maria Kowroski, Ashley Laracey, Edwaard Liang, Michael Nunn, Teresa Reichlen, Wendy Whelan, Anastasia Yatsenko.

Music played by the Orchestra of St. Luke's ; conductor, Rob Fisher.

Funding

This recording is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency.

Recorded with the assistance of grants from New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Dance Division gratefully acknowledges the assistance of The Jerome Robbins Foundation.

Biography

There where she loved premiered at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden by the Royal Ballet, June 2000. Vicissitude premiered at the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail International Dance Festival, Aug. 10, 2007. Slingerland pas de deux premiered in Frankfurt, Germany by the Ballet Frankfurt, April 15, 2000. Prokofiev pas de deux premiered at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Sept. 19, 2007. Dance of the hours premiered at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, Sept. 2006. Fools' paradise premiered at the Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, Sept. 21, 2007.

Added Author

Wheeldon, Christopher, choreographer.

Wheeldon, Christopher, director.

Angle, Tyler, dancer.

Ash, Aesha, dancer.

Bouder, Ashley, dancer.

Cojocaru, Alina, dancer.

Danchig-Waring, Adrian, dancer.

Garcia, Gonzalo (Dancer)

Hall, Craig, dancer.

Hyltin, Sterling, dancer.

Kish, Nehemiah, dancer.

Kowroski, Maria, dancer.

Laracey, Ashley, dancer.

Liang, Edward, dancer.

Nunn, Michael, dancer.

Reichlen, Teresa, dancer.

Whelan, Wendy, dancer.

Yatsenko, Anastasia, dancer.

Fisher, Rob, 1952- Conductor

Forsythe, William, 1949- choreographer.

Forsythe, William, 1949- Lighting designer

Forsythe, William, 1949- Costume designer

Liang, Edward, choreographer.

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Composer

Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950. Composer

Cain, Kate Vetter. Singer

Waite, Shelley. Singer

Hynes, Holly. Costume designer

Stanley, Mark. Lighting designer

Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello. D. 810, D minor. Andante con moto.

Kostritzky, Angela. Costume designer

Jacobus, Penny. Lighting designer

Bryars, Gavin. Quartets, violins (2), viola, cello. no. 1.

Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953. Concertos, violin, orchestra. no. 2, op. 63, G minor. Andante assai.

Rodriguez, Narciso. Costume designer

Ponchielli, Amilcare, 1834-1886. Gioconda. Danza delle ore.

Talbot, Joby. Instrumental music. Selections.

McBride, Molly. Videographer

McBride, Molly. Editor

Tschantre, Jason. Editor

New York City Center.

Sathya Production Services (Firm)

New York Public Library. Dance Division.

Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company.

Added Title

There where she loved (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)

Vicissitude (Choreographic work : Liang)

Slingerland (Choreographic work : Forsythe)

Prokofiev pas de deux (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)

Dance of the hours (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)

Fools' paradise (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)

Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company.

Research Call Number

*MGZIDVD 5-4306