Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Barak, Melissa
2. Barak, Melissa
3. Lee, Douglas
4. Lee, Douglas
5. Sorrin, Ellen
6. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976.
7. Ikeda, Ryoji, 1966-
8. Reich, Steve, 1936-
9. Mearns, Sara
10. Angle, Jared
11. Kowroski, Maria
12. Gilliland, Kaitlyn
13. Fairchild, Robert
14. Ramasar, Amar
15. Danchig-Waring, Adrian
16. Walters, Susan
17. Cronson, Mary Sharp
18. New York City Ballet
19. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

Description

1. 1 videodisc (NTSC) (80 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. Melissa Barak and Douglas Lee discuss the ballets they are in the process of creating for New York City Ballet's 2009 winter season. The choreographers speak about their experiences with the New York Choreographic Institute. Barak presents a demonstration of her rehearsal process with the dancers, working on two excerpts of the ballet; she then speaks about the ballet's music (Britten's Simple symphony), traditional style and costumes. Douglas Lee speaks about the music, casting, working process, title and style of his new ballet, Lifecasting; his comments are interspersed with three excerpts from the ballet. Dancer Robert Fairchild joins the panel and speaks about working with choreographers on new ballets, dancing classical and contemporary work, and his solos in Lifecasting. The choreographers discuss when they first decided to become choreographers.The program concludes with a performance of two excerpts from the Barak ballet.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Gift of Works & process at the Guggenheim, Mary Sharp Cronson, producer.

Series statement

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection

Uniform title

1. Lifecasting (Choreographic work : Lee)
2. Simple symphony (Choreographic work : Barak)
3. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Subject

1. Dance
2. Barak, Melissa > Interviews
3. Video
4. Choreographers > Interviews
5. Lee, Douglas > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Video.
2. Dance.

Contents

1. New ballet [later titled Simple symphony] (demonstration) / choreography by Melissa Barak; music by Benjamin Britten; danced by Sara Mearns, Jared Angle, with Sara Adams, Megan Johnson, Rachel Piskin, Kristen Segin, Mary Elizabeth Sell, Lydia Wellington -- Lifecasting (excerpts) / choreography by Douglas Lee; music by Ryoji Ikeda, Steve Reich; performed by Kaitlyn Gilliland, Maria Kowroski, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Robert Fairchild, Amar Ramasar -- New ballet (excerpts) / choreography by Barak; music by Britten; performed by same cast as demonstration.

Call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-4758

Credits (note)

1. Pianist, Susan Walters.

Event (note)

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Jan. 18, 2009.

Biography (note)

1. Lifecasting premiered Jan. 22, 2009. Simple symphony by Melissa Barak premiered Feb. 17, 2009.

Title

1. New York City Ballet, emerging choreographers [videorecording] : Works & process at the Guggenheim / [performance series producer, Mary Sharp Cronson].

Imprint

1. 2009.

Series

1. Works & process at the Guggenheim collection
2. Works and process at the Guggenheim.

Credits

1. Pianist, Susan Walters.

Performer

1. Moderator: Ellen Sorrin. Panel: Melissa Barak, Douglas Lee, Robert Fairchild.
2. Dance performed by members of New York City Ballet: Sara Adams, Jared Angle, Adrian Danchig-Waring, Robert Fairchild, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Megan Johnson, Maria Kowroski, Sara Mearns, Rachel Piskin, Amar Ramasar, Kristen Segin, Mary Elizabeth Sell, Lydia Wellington.

Event

1. Recorded as part of the Works & process performance series at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on Jan. 18, 2009.

Biography

1. Lifecasting premiered Jan. 22, 2009. Simple symphony by Melissa Barak premiered Feb. 17, 2009.

Local note

1. For program notes see *MGZB Works and process at the Guggenheim [programs].

Added author

1. Barak, Melissa. Interviewee
2. Barak, Melissa, choreographer.
3. Lee, Douglas. Interviewee
4. Lee, Douglas, choreographer.
5. Sorrin, Ellen. Moderator
6. Britten, Benjamin, 1913-1976. Simple symphony.
7. Ikeda, Ryoji, 1966- Composer
8. Reich, Steve, 1936- Composer
9. Mearns, Sara, dancer.
10. Angle, Jared, dancer.
11. Kowroski, Maria, dancer.
12. Gilliland, Kaitlyn, dancer.
13. Fairchild, Robert, dancer.
14. Ramasar, Amar, dancer.
15. Danchig-Waring, Adrian, dancer.
16. Walters, Susan. Instrumentalist
17. Cronson, Mary Sharp. Producer
18. New York City Ballet.
19. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

Added title

1. Lifecasting (Choreographic work : Lee)
2. Simple symphony (Choreographic work : Barak)

Research call number

1. *MGZIDVD 5-4758