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Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: New Beginnings, Works & Process at the Guggenheim

Title
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: New Beginnings, 2007 October 15 : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson.
Publication
2007.

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Additional Authors
  • Cronson, Mary Sharp
  • Garafola, Lynn
  • Wheeldon, Christopher
  • Lopez, Lourdes
  • Forsythe, William, 1949-
  • Glass, Philip
  • Schulman, Yaniv
  • Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849
  • Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950
  • Grant, Cameron, 1951-
  • Waite, Shelley
  • Pärt, Arvo
  • Bryars, Gavin
  • Ash, Aesha
  • Danchig-Waring, Adrian
  • Kowroski, Maria
  • Liang, Edward
  • Nunn, Michael
  • Panchenko, Oxana
  • Trevitt, William
  • Yatsenko, Anastasia
  • Garcia, Gonzalo (Ballet dancer)
  • Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company, dancer
  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Description
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, color.
Summary
Discussion 1: Christopher Wheeldon discusses why he wanted to start a new company now; his input of not only creating steps but creating movement for dancers, and helping dancers to discover new things about themselves during this collaboration; how Wheeldon and Lourdes Lopez got together to form Morphoses; when did they decide to actually start this company; some of the challenges of running this company including a story by Lopez of quickly needing to find a violinist for a Vail performance. Discussion 2: Defining the vision/mission of the company, and the importance of spending time together as a company outside of rehearsals; collaborative relationship with the dancers and production staff; the impressions/differences that Lopez has observed with Wheeldon and his use of description with images and phrasing, compared to other choreographers. Discussion 3: Collaboration with photographer Bill Cooper and the photographs shown at the beginning of the evening; how the visual arts fit into this company; working with five other choreographers this season including William Forsythe and the importance of his dialogue with Forsythe.
Series Statement
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
Uniform Title
  • Mesmerics (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
  • There where she loved (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
  • Misericordes (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
  • Slingerland (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
  • Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Alternative Title
Works & Process, Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Filmed performances.
  • Panel discussions.
  • Filmed dance.
  • Video.
  • Dance.
  • Nonfiction films.
Note
  • Title and credits taken from house program and DVD label.
  • "Morphoses performs at City Center from October 17 through October 21." -- program notes.
Source (note)
  • Mary Sharp Cronson.
Contents
  • Introduction (4 min.) / by Mary Sharp Cronson and Lynn Garafola.
  • Mesmerics (excerpts) (13 min.) / choreography by Christopher Wheeldon ; music by Philip Glass ; performed by Aesha Ash, Oxana Panchenko, Anastasia Yatsenko, Michael Nunn, William Trevitt, Adrian Danchig-Waring.
  • Discussion 1 (14 min.) / panel: Christopher Wheeldon and Lordes Lopez ; moderator, Lynn Garafola
  • Morphoses in Vail (7 min.) / film by Yaniv Schulman.
  • Discussion 2 (7 min.) / panel: Christopher Wheeldon and Lordes Lopez ; moderator, Lynn Garafola
  • Rehearsal Sections: Variations from Elsinore [rehearsal] (8 min.) / choreography by Christopher Wheeldon ; music by Arvo Pärt ; coach, Christopher Wheeldon ; performed by Anastasia Yatsenko -- Pas de Deux from There Where She Loved [rehearsal and performance] (15 min.) / choreography by Christopher Wheeldon ; music by Frédérick Chopin, Kurt Weill ; music performed by Cameron Grant (piano) and Shelley Waite (Mezzo) ; coach, Christopher Wheeldon ; performed by Maria Kowroski, Michael Nunn -- Variations from Elsinore [performance] (3 min.) / choreography by Christopher Wheeldon ; music by Arvo Pärt ; performed by Anastasia Yatsenko.
  • Discussion 3 (7 min.) / panel: Christopher Wheeldon and Lordes Lopez ; moderator, Lynn Garafola
  • Slingerland Pas de Deux (8 min.) / choreography by William Forsythe ; music by Gavin Bryars ; costumes by William Forsythe ; performed by Aesha Ash and Gonzalo Garcia.
  • Conclusion and audience exit (5 min.) / by Lynn Garafola.
Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7972
OCLC
889872133
Title
Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company: New Beginnings, 2007 October 15 : Works & Process at the Guggenheim / performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson.
Production
2007.
Country of Producing Entity
U.S.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Series
Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
Works and process at the Guggenheim.
Performer
Performers (in alphabetical order): Aesha Ash, Adrian Danchig-Waring, [Gonzalo Garcia], Maria Kowroski, Edwaard Liang, Michael Nunn, Oxana Panchenko, William Trevitt, Anastasia Yatsenko.
Panel: Lordes Lopez (Executive Director), Christopher Wheeldon (Artistic Director and choreographer) ; moderator, Lynn Garafola
Event
Videotaped in performance at the Peter B. Lewis Theater, The Sackler Center for Arts Education, as part of the Works & Process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York on 2007 October 15 (7:30 pm).
Source
Gift; Mary Sharp Cronson. NN-PD
Added Author
Cronson, Mary Sharp, producer.
Cronson, Mary Sharp, speaker.
Garafola, Lynn, moderator.
Wheeldon, Christopher, choreographer.
Wheeldon, Christopher, artistic director.
Wheeldon, Christopher, teacher.
Wheeldon, Christopher, speaker.
Lopez, Lourdes, speaker.
Lopez, Lourdes, director.
Forsythe, William, 1949- choreographer.
Forsythe, William, 1949- costume designer.
Glass, Philip, composer.
Schulman, Yaniv, filmmaker.
Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849, composer.
Weill, Kurt, 1900-1950, composer.
Grant, Cameron, 1951- performer.
Waite, Shelley, performer.
Pärt, Arvo, composer.
Bryars, Gavin, composer.
Ash, Aesha, dancer.
Danchig-Waring, Adrian, dancer.
Kowroski, Maria, dancer.
Liang, Edward, dancer.
Nunn, Michael, dancer.
Panchenko, Oxana, dancer.
Trevitt, William, dancer.
Yatsenko, Anastasia, dancer.
Garcia, Gonzalo (Ballet dancer), dancer.
Morphoses / The Wheeldon Company, dancer.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Cronson, Mary Sharp, donor.
Added Title
Container of (work): Mesmerics (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
Container of (work): There where she loved (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
Container of (work): Misericordes (Choreographic work : Wheeldon)
Container of (work): Slingerland (Choreographic work : Forsythe)
Research Call Number
*MGZIDVD 5-7972
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