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 the company.[2]
Productions[]
City Center, October 1–5, 2008[]
program one, October 1–3[]
Polyphonia[]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Ligeti's eponymous music
- costumes by Holly Hynes
- lighting by Mark Stanley
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Monotones II[]
- Frederick Ashton’s choreography
- Satie's Trois Gymnopédie
- costumes and lighting by Ashton
Commedia[]
[Programs 1][Review 1][Review 2]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite
- costumes by Isabel Toledo
- sets by Ruben Toledo
- lighting by Penny Jacobus
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Six Fold Illuminate[]
- Emily Molnar's choreography
- Reich's Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards
- costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
- lighting by Pierre Lavoie
program two, October 4–5[]
Commedia[]
[Programs 1][Review 1][Review 3]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite
- costumes by Isabel Toledo
- sets by Ruben Toledo
- lighting by Penny Jacobus
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One[]
- Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography
- Jacob Ter Vedhuis' music
- costumes by Benjamin Briones
- lighting by Lopez Ochoa
Monotones II[]
- Frederick Ashton’s choreography
- Satie's Trois Gymnopédie
- costumes and lighting by Ashton
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Shutters Shut[]
- Lightfoot León's choreography
- text by Gertrude Stein
- costumes and lighting by Lightfoot León
Fools’ Paradise[]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- music by Joby Talbot, adapted for string orchestra from his score for the British Film Institute's release of silent film The Dying Swan
- costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
- lighting by Penny Jacobus
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Guggenheim Museum, March 8–9, 2009[]
Commedia[]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky's music
Fall for Dance, September–October 2009[]
Softly as I Leave You[]
City Center, October 29, – November 1, 2009[]
program one, Thursday and Saturday, October 29 and 31[]
- accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Commedia[]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Stravinsky's music
Softly as I Leave You[]
- Lightfoot León's choreography
- Pärt and Bach's music
Bolero[]
- Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography
- Ravel's music
new Harbour ballet[]
- Tim Harbour’s choreography [Programs 3]
- Edwards' music
program two, Friday and Sunday, October 30 and November 1[]
- all piano program
Continuum[]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- Ligeti's music
Softly as I Leave You[]
- Lightfoot León’s choreography
- Pärt and Bach's music
new Wheeldon ballet[]
- Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography [Programs 3]
- Rachmaninoff's music
notes[]
Dancers[]
2008 New York City Center[]
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2009 Fall for Dance[]
2009 New York City Center[]
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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. 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
- Archival footage of Morphoses performing at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in 2012
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- Ballet companies in the United States
- Lists of ballets by company
- 2007 establishments in the United States
- Performing groups established in 2007