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1 Fall 2012 The World s Great Artists Want to Show You How they Work.

2 An exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process. The New York Times SEASON AT A GLANCE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET NEW YORK SEASON PREVIEW Sept 9*, 10 NEW YORK CITY BALLET choreography by JUSTIN PECK WITH MUSIC BY SUFJAN STEVENS Sept 23, 24 AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE choreography by ALEXEI RATMANSKY Sept 30*, Oct 1 Opera THE METROPOLITAN OPERA THE TEMPEST, DIRECTED BY ROBERT LEPAGE Oct 8* Works & Process at the Guggenheim Mary Sharp Cronson, Producer Since 1984, New Yorkers have been able to see, hear, and meet the most acclaimed artists in the world, in an intimate setting unlike any other. Works & Process at the Guggenheim, a performing-arts series that informs artistic creation through stimulating conversation and performance, is presented in the Guggenheim s Frank Lloyd Wright designed 285-seat Peter B. Lewis Theater. Each season Works & Process champions new works and offers unprecedented access to leading creators and performers. After most performances, you are invited to continue the THEATER SCIENCE OPERA DESIRE CAUGHT BY THE TAIL A PLAY BY pablo PICASSO Oct 14, 15 COLUMBIA PROFESSOR CHARLES ZUKER FOOD, TASTE, AND THE BRAIN Oct 20 ROYAL DANISH BALLET LA BAYADèRE Oct 21*, 22 MINNESOTA OPERA DOUBT Nov 4*, 5 THE RODIN PROJECT choreography by RUSSELL MALIPHANT Dec 3* conversation with the artists at a food-and-wine reception. STAY CONNECTED Sign up for monthly e-news updates and join us online for behind-the-scenes preview videos, rehearsal photos, live stream performances, and more. MUSIC PETER & THE WOLF VISUAL ART WITH ISAAC MIZRAHI Dec 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 MUSIC HOLIDAY CONCERT Dec 16, 17 Museum Rotunda All performances take place at the Guggenheim s Peter B. Lewis Theater unless otherwise noted. *Watch the live online broadcast of this performance at guggenheim.org/e-news facebook.com/worksandprocess youtube.com/worksandprocess twitter.com/worksandprocess flickr.com/worksandprocess ustream.tv/worksandprocess WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG

3 PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET NEW YORK SEASON PREVIEW Sun, Sept 9, 7:30 pm Mon, Sept 10, 3 and 7:30 pm For 3 pm matinee, enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th St; no reception Pacific Northwest Ballet principals Maria Chapman, Carla Körbes, Seth Orza, and Lesley Rausch, and company dancers will perform excerpts from PNB s upcoming City Center season and other works, including George Balanchine s Apollo, Agon, The Four Temperaments, and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux. Artistic Director Peter Boal will share his perspective on dancing, being coached in, and staging Apollo. Watch the live online broadcast of the Sun, Sept 9 performance at Pacific Northwest Ballet company dancers in Apollo, choreographed by George Balanchine The George Balanchine Trust. Photo Angela Sterling Photo: Paul Kolnik NEW YORK CITY BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY BY JUSTIN PECK WITH MUSIC BY SUFJAN STEVENS Sun and Mon, Sept 23 and 24, 7:30 pm New York City Ballet principals Ashley Bouder, Joaquin De Luz, Robert Fairchild, Craig Hall, Teresa Reichlen, and Janie Taylor will perform excerpts from the October 5 world premiere of choreographer Justin Peck s new work, featuring music by singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. Commissioned by NYCB, corps de ballet member Peck will discuss his creative process, including his collaboration with Stevens on a new orchestration for the production.

4 AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHY BY ALEXEI RATMANSKY Sun and Mon, Sept 30 and Oct 1, 7:30 pm Heralded by The New York Times as the Photo: Gene Schiavone choreographer who has arrived to revitalize ballet, Alexei Ratmansky was named American Ballet Theatre s Artist in Residence in Since then, he has created six works for the company, including ABT s latest production of Igor Stravinsky s Firebird. ABT s renowned dancers will perform a survey of Ratmansky s work, and Ratmansky will join members of ABT s artistic team to discuss his career and creative process. Theater 1984 Guggenheim production of Desire Caught by the Tail. Photo SRGM; Artwork 2012 Estate of Pablo Picasso NEW PRODUCTION DESIRE CAUGHT BY THE TAIL A PLAY BY PABLO PICASSO Sun and Mon, Oct 14 and 15, 7:30 pm Pablo Picasso put down the brush and took up the pen in occupied Paris for four days in mid-january 1941 to write Desire Watch the live online broadcast of the Sun, Sept 30 performance at Caught by the Tail. This rarely seen Surrealist play on the hardships of World War II was first presented on March 19, 1944, as a reading featuring artists and friends. On the occasion of the Guggenheim s Picasso Black and White exhibition, on view October 25, 2012 January 23, 2013, Works & Process with the assistance of Angela Westwater, founding partner of Sperone Westwater, will bring together a cast of artists for two special performances directed by SITI Company s Anne Bogart. opera THE METROPOLITAN OPERA THE TEMPEST DIRECTED BY ROBERT LEPAGE Mon, Oct 8, 7:30 pm Photo: Anne Deniau/Metropolitan Opera Met artists will perform excerpts from composer Thomas Adès s modern opera The Tempest, directed by Robert Lepage, prior to its premiere at the Metropolitan Opera. Lepage, who has directed a wide range of Shakespearean works around the globe and recently staged Wagner s four-part epic Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Met, will discuss his approach to the Bard s box full of magic tricks. Met General Manager Peter Gelb will moderate the discussion. Watch the live online broadcast of this performance at SCIENCE COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY BRAIN MONTH PROFESSOR CHARLES ZUKER FOOD, TASTE, AND THE BRAIN Sat, Oct 20, 7:30 pm Join Columbia University Professor Charles Zuker for a lecture exploring how taste is detected by the tongue and decoded by the brain to create an internal representation of the outside world. Learn how our sense of taste is a specialized chemosensory system that evaluates food and drink. Photo: Jeffrey Lamont Brown You are invited to a private viewing of the Picasso Black and White exhibition following the lecture, until 10 pm.

5 ROYAL DANISH BALLET: LA BAYADÈRE Sun, Oct 21, 7:30 pm Mon, Oct 22, 3 and 7:30 pm For 3 pm matinee enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th St; no reception Illustration: Richard Hudson Opera MINNESOTA OPERA DOUBT Sun and Mon, Nov 4 and 5, 7:30 pm Don t miss the only New York preview of The Royal Danish Ballet celebrates the 135th anniversary of La Bayadère, long a treasure of Russian repertoire, with a new production by Artistic Director Nikolaj Hübbe, debuting this November in Copenhagen. Prior to the premiere, Hübbe will share his staging ideas, Royal Danish Ballet dancers will perform excerpts, and members of the creative team, including stage designer Richard Hudson, will discuss their creative process. With assistance from Arlene C. Cooper. Watch the live online broadcast of the Sun, Oct 21 performance at Douglas J. Cuomo s opera Doubt, based on the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning play by celebrating 50 years John Patrick Shanley. Excerpts will be performed and arts essayist Robert Marx will moderate a discussion with the creative team, including Cuomo, Shanley, and director Kevin Newbury, prior to the January 2013 world premiere at the Minnesota Opera. DOUBT World premiere Music by DOUGLAS J. CUOMO libretto by JOhn PAtriCk ShAnLey Based on his play 2005 and film 2008 DirecteD by kevin newbury THE RODIN PROJECT CHOREOGRAPHy BY RUSSELL MALIPHANT Mon, Dec 3, 7:30 pm Enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th St Watch the live online broadcast of this performance at Photos: Laurent Phillipe For one night only and prior to its Joyce Theater premiere, go behind the scenes with choreographer Russell Maliphant, who will share insights, film extracts, and excerpts from The Rodin Project, a Sadler s Wells/Russell Maliphant Production, his latest commission inspired by the works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin. For this project, Maliphant draws on the high-energy talents of extraordinary performers and a commissioned score by Russian composer Alexander Zekke to create a movement vocabulary influenced by popping, breaking, and contemporary dance, which he integrates with his own language of flow, form, and dynamics. $50 ticket package includes the Works & Process December 3 performance and a Joyce Theater Section B ticket to the performance of your choice. Watch the live online broadcast of the Sun, Nov 4 performance at

6 MUSIC VISUAL ART NEW COMMISSION PETER & THE WOLF WITH ISAAC MIZRAHI Dec 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 2:30 and 4 pm Enter via ramp at 5th Ave and 88th St; no reception Isaac Mizrahi will narrate Sergei Prokofiev s charming children s classic, as George Manahan conducts the Juilliard Ensemble. Artist Will Cotton will bring the production to life with a newly commissioned installation, in which the familiar characters are set within a gingerbread chalet. The audience is invited to view the artwork on stage following the program. The story brings 30 minutes of suspense, including a happy ending, and allows the young and young at heart to learn and remember the various instruments in the orchestra. Illustration: Will Cotton PLEASE GIVE A GIFT JOIN FRIENDS OF WORKS & PROCESS When Works & Process was started in 1984 by founder Mary Sharp Cronson, the goal was to provide the community with a gift: an educational performing arts program that made artists and the arts accessible to the public. When you support Works & Process, you help continue this tradition. Your gift will help bring great artists to our community. It will help to commission new works and to continue our post-performance receptions. Your gift will also help sustain our popular live streaming efforts and online video archives. If you value and enjoy what Works & Process offers, please consider making a gift today. Friends of Works & Process enjoy special benefits: $500 Acknowledgment in the Works & Process program Invitations to Works & Process benefits and special events Waived Box Office handling fees $1,000 All of the above Advance notice of performances with pre-public ticket ordering privileges Invitations to rehearsals and a behind-the-scenes tour of the theater Guggenheim Museum membership at the Dual level $2,500 All of the above Guaranteed access to tickets to all Works & Process programs Invitation to exclusive behind-the-scenes events with artists and performers Guggenheim Museum membership at the Fellow Associate level $5,000 All of the above Invitation to a Producer s Dinner $10,000 All of the above Acknowledgment as an underwriter of a Works & Process production To make a partially tax-deductible gift, please note your contribution on the ticket order form or contact Works & Process at MUSIC HOLIDAY CONCERT Sun and Mon, Dec 16 and 17, 8 pm Celebrate the season with the joyous sound of holiday music in the museum s Frank Lloyd Wright designed rotunda. George Steel conducts the Vox Vocal Ensemble in what has Photo: Richard Termine Board of Directors Gillian Attfield Stuart H. Coleman Caroline Cronson Mary Sharp Cronson Norman Peck Michèle Pesner Cynthia Hazen Polsky Denise Saul Annalyn Swan Claus Virch Margo Viscusi Shelby White Directors Emeriti Alberta Arthurs Stephanie French Barnabas McHenry Peter Wolff Lead Funding The Christian Humann Foundation Leon Levy Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation become a revered annual tradition. $10 advance tickets ($8 members) are required for entry, access is limited to only the rotunda floor, and capacity is restricted due to the Picasso Black and White exhibition. Doors will open at 7:50 pm. The program is supported in part by public funds from: (Cover) Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Lesley Rausch, soloist Benjamin Griffiths, and principal dancer Maria Chapman in Agon, choreography by George Balanchine The George Balanchine Trust. Photo Angela Sterling; (Inside Cover) Eduardo Vilaro and Lizt Alfonso in conversation at Works & Process, November Photo: Jacklyn Meduga; (Season at A Glance) Works & Process Fred Ho: The Sweet Science Suite post-performance reception, November Photo: Jacklyn Meduga

7 BUY TICKETS worksandprocess.org Box Office Program & Date (check box) Pacific Northwest Ballet: New York Season Preview q Sept 9 q 10 at 7:30 pm q Sept 10 at 3 pm (no reception) New York City Ballet: Choreography by Justin Peck With Music by Sufjan Stevens q Sept 23 q 24 at 7:30 pm American Ballet Theatre: Choreography by Alexei Ratmansky q Sept 30 q Oct 1 at 7:30 pm The Metropolitan Opera: The Tempest, Directed by Robert Lepage q Oct 8 at 7:30 pm Desire Caught By The Tail: A Play by Pablo Picasso q Oct 14 q 15 at 7:30 pm Columbia Professor Charles Zuker: Food, Taste, and the Brain q Oct 20 at 7:30 pm Royal Danish Ballet: La Bayadère q Oct 21 q 22 at 7:30 pm q Oct 22 at 3 pm (no reception) Minnesota Opera: Doubt q Nov 4 q 5 at 7:30 pm The Rodin Project: Choreography by Russell Maliphant q Dec 3 at 7:30 pm Select Joyce Theater Performance: q Dec 5 at 7:30 pm q Dec 6 q 7 q 8 at 8 pm q Dec 9 at 2 pm Peter & The Wolf: With Isaac Mizrahi (no reception) q Dec 8 q 9 q 14 q 15 q 16 at 2:30 pm q Dec 8 q 9 q 14 q 15 q 16 at 4 pm Rotunda Holiday Concert q Dec 16 q 17 at 8 pm Box Office handling fee: $2 per ticket # of Tix Price (circle) General/Member $25 / $20 $50 / $45 $40 / $35 $50 Package includes Works & Process and Joyce (Sec B) Tickets $10 / $8 (Waived for Friends of Works & Process) $ Total Photo: David Heald All performances are general seating in the Peter B. Lewis Theater and begin at 7:30 pm, unless otherwise noted. Most programs run 80 minutes without intermission. No late admission. Tickets purchased by phone or fax at least two weeks prior to an event will be mailed. All other tickets, including all online orders, will be held at the Box Office and available for pick up one hour prior to each performance when the Box Office opens. Standby and $10 Student Rush tickets (for students under 25 with valid ID) may be purchased at this time if space allows. For availability, call the Box Office at on the day of the performance. I want to give a gift to works & process $ Become a Guggenheim Member Gift to Works & Process For savings and free museum admission. Learn more at guggenheim.org/membership. Individual $75, Dual $125, Family $135, Fellow Associate $250 Members at the Supporting Associate level ($500) and above may reserve two Works & Process tickets annually at no charge. $ Total Enclosed: $ Mail to: Box Office Works & Process at the Guggenheim attn: Emily Johnson th Avenue new York, NY Or fax to: Additionally, you may order tickets online or by phone beginning Mon, Aug 13. WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG BOX OFFICE: The Box Office will call within two business days to confirm receipt of fax orders. All sales are nonrefundable and nonexchangeable. Tickets cannot be reissued. Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss) Address City/State/Zip Phone q I would like to receive the monthly Works & Process e-newsletter for updates and special offers. q Member q General Admission q Guggenheim Supporting Associate or Patrons Circle Member q Friend of Works & Process q Charge my: q American Express q Visa q Master Card q Discover Card Number Exp. Date Signature q check enclosed payable to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. Please do not send cash.