Spring 2016 WHERE GREAT ARTISTS SHOW YOU HOW THEY WORK PRIORITY TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 15

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1 Spring 2016 WHERE GREAT ARTISTS SHOW YOU HOW THEY WORK PRIORITY TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 15

2 An exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process The New York Times WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM Mary Sharp Cronson, Producer Since 1984, New Yorkers have been able to see, hear, and meet acclaimed artists in an intimate setting unlike any other. A performing arts series that explores artistic creation through stimulating conversation and performance, Works & Process champions new works and offers unprecedented access to the world s leading creators and performers, presented in the Guggenheim s Frank Lloyd Wright designed Peter B. Lewis Theater. After most performances, you are invited to continue the conversation with the artists at a reception. STAY CONNECTED guggenheim.org/e-news youtube.com/worksandprocess facebook.com/worksandprocess twitter.com/worksandprocess flickr.com/photos/worksandprocess instagram.com/guggenheim WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG BOX OFFICE

3 Spring 2016 DANCE MUSIC THEATER OPERA MUSIC THEATER OPERA DANCE DANCE DANCE OPERA DANCE THEATER New York City Ballet Justin Peck: Creation of a Story Ballet JAN 10, 11 New York City Center Encores! Cabin in the Sky JAN 17 A Triple Crown Quest at the Metropolitan Opera JAN 18 Commedia dell arte by John Zorn JAN 24 Shuffle Along JAN 25 Washington National Opera Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill JAN 31 Shen Wei Dance Arts FEB 28, 29 Malpaso Dance Company MAR 14, 15 American Ballet Theatre New Works APR 9, 10 Les Arts Florissants Les Fêtes Vénitiennes by André Campra APR 11 Battleground by Ryan McNamara MAY 2, 3, 4 LCT3/ Lincoln Center Theater War by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins MAY 9 PRIORITY TICKETING STARTS DECEMBER 15 Purchase tickets before the public and secure preferred seat selection. Become a Friend of Works & Process at $500+ or a Guggenheim Supporting Associate member at $600+. Renew by December 31 to lock in 2016 benefits at 2015 rates. PATRON TICKETING ANYTIME Friends of Works & Process at $1,000+ can access house tickets, ticket exchange, and a dedicated patron line. BECOME A FRIEND OF WORKS & PROCESS Call or visit worksandprocess.org.

4 DANCE MUSIC New York City Ballet Justin Peck: Creation of a Story Ballet SUN AND MON, JAN 10 AND 11, 7:30 PM Preview New York City Ballet resident choreographer and soloist Justin Peck s first narrative work for the company, based on Hans Christian Andersen s The Most Incredible Thing. The ballet features a newly commissioned score by Bryce Dessner, costumes and sets by Marcel Dzama, and lighting by Brandon Stirling Baker. Prior to the premiere, NYCB dancers perform excerpts and Peck, Dessner, Dzama, and Baker discuss their creative process with moderator Ellen Sorrin, director of the George Balanchine Trust and managing director of the New York Choreographic Institute. This Works & Process program is made possible by Stephen Kroll Reidy, with additional assistance from Barbara Slifka. THEATER New York City Center Encores! Cabin in the Sky SUN, JAN 17, 7:30 PM The 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky introduced the jazz hit Taking a Chance on Love and was shaped by a team of visionaries that included Vernon Duke, George Balanchine, and Katherine Dunham. Today, the show is considered, in the words of Ethan Mordden, a lost classic: a beautiful language that no one living can speak. If anyone can speak that language, it s New York City Center s Tony-honored Encores! series. Before the Encores! production opens, join the series artistic director Jack Viertel and members of the cast and creative team for a conversation about the art of bringing great musicals back to life. Excerpts will be performed prior to the Broadway premiere.

5 OPERA A Triple Crown Quest at the Metropolitan Opera: Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and the Donizetti Tudor Queens MON, JAN 18, 7:30 PM With his new production of Roberto Devereux, director David McVicar will complete the ambitious undertaking of staging all three of Donizetti s Tudor queen operas, following his earlier productions of Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky rises to the challenge of singing all three queens in a single season. Met general manager Peter Gelb joins McVicar and Radvanovsky to discuss their approach to bringing these royal figures to the Met stage. Met artists perform excerpts.

6 MUSIC Commedia dell arte by John Zorn SUN, JAN 24, 9 PM The maverick American composer and new-music pioneer premieres Commedia dell arte, a suite of five miniatures inspired by the dell arte characters Harlequin, Colombina, Scaramouche, Pulcinella, and Pierrot. Be the first to hear the music (and be sure to return to Works & Process at a future date to see the cycle set to new choreography). Zorn participates in a moderated discussion. $20 tickets made possible thanks to the assistance of Adam and Olivia Flatto. THEATER Shuffle Along MON, JAN 25, 8 PM In 1921, Shuffle Along became the unlikeliest of hits, altering the Broadway musical forever. Its jazz score by Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake and dancing style ignited all of New York City. This spring Shuffle Along, or The Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed, with book and stage direction by George C. Wolfe, choreography by Savion Glover, and starring Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Brandon Victor Dixon, and Joshua Henry, will revive the original show and tell the backstage story of its historic creation. Go behind the scenes with the creators and members of the cast.

7 OPERA Washington National Opera Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill SUN, JAN 31, 7:30 PM See excerpts from Washington National Opera s Lost in the Stars, Kurt Weill s final work for the stage. A gripping musical tragedy based on Alan Paton s classic 1948 novel Cry, the Beloved Country, set in apartheid-era South Africa, the opera merges influences from Broadway, gospel, African spirituals, jazz, and blues. Artistic director Francesca Zambello moderates a discussion with director Tazewell Thompson and members of the cast. DANCE Shen Wei Dance Arts SUN AND MON, FEB 28 AND 29, 7:30 PM Shen Wei Dance Arts celebrates its 15th-anniversary season with a program that illuminates the synergy between Shen Wei s visual and choreographic creations. Explore Shen Wei s creative process through selections from his dances Connect Transfer, Collective Measures, and a new work commissioned by BAM and a discussion moderated by Guggenheim curator Alexandra Munroe.

8 DANCE Malpaso Dance Company MON AND TUES, MAR 14 AND 15, 7:30 PM Celebrating the Joyce Theater s commitment to cultural exchange, Havana-based Malpaso Dance Company performs excerpts from Joyce-commissioned works by choreographers Trey McIntyre and Ronald K. Brown. Brown (March 14 only), Brown s associate artistic director Arcell Cabuag (March 15 only), and McIntyre participate in discussions with Malpaso cofounders Dailedys Carrazana Gonzalez, Osnel Delgado, and Fernando Sáez Carvajal. The conversation explores Cuban contemporary dance and international voices prior to the company s engagement at the Joyce. DANCE American Ballet Theatre New Works SAT AND SUN, APR 9 AND 10, 7:30 PM For 75 years, American Ballet Theatre has been a home for emerging choreographers. From Jerome Robbins s Fancy Free (1944) to Marcelo Gomes s AfterEffect (2015), ABT has long celebrated the importance of new voices in this classical art form. Join ABT artistic director Kevin McKenzie and principal dancer David Hallberg for an evening of discussion and dance as excerpts of new works from the season are performed by ABT and Studio Company dancers.

9 OPERA Les Arts Florissants Les Fêtes Vénitiennes by André Campra MON, APR 11, 7:30 PM Prior to the production s BAM engagement, music director William Christie and stage director Robert Carsen illuminate their recreation of Campra s 17th-century opéra-ballet Les Fêtes Vénitiennes, transporting audiences into the delirium of the Venice Carnival. Excerpts are performed capturing the hedonistic preoccupations of the Regency period in France: comic invention, a pragmatic approach to the art of love, biting commentary on social mores, and incisive criticism of the Parisian theater milieu.

10 DANCE WORKS & PROCESS COMMISSION Battleground by Ryan McNamara MON WED, MAY 2 4, 7:30 PM See the premiere of Battleground, a Works & Process commissioned work made for the unique architecture of the Guggenheim s Frank Lloyd Wright designed Peter B. Lewis Theater. Collaborating with a community of dancers and artists with whom he has worked for years, Ryan McNamara and the creative team will participate in a discussion moderated by Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, Guggenheim Museum. THEATER LCT3/Lincoln Center Theater War by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins MON, MAY 9, 7:30 PM Tensions escalate between siblings after their mother s stroke. At her hospital bedside, they are ambushed by two strangers who make a surprising claim on a questionable inheritance. Follow a fractured black family as they navigate a grandfather s past, his WWII tour of duty, and its shocking aftermath years later. Join playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, called one of this country s most original and unsettling dramatists by The New York Times, director Lileana Blain-Cruiz, and artistic director of LCT3 Paige Evans as they discuss the production. Cast members perform excerpts prior to the New York premiere.

11 GIVE A GIFT Your gift supports new commissions, intimate performances, and illuminating artist discussions. Become a Friend of Works & Process and give a gift today, ensuring the future of this important program. BECOME A FRIEND OF WORKS & PROCESS TODAY $250 Member discount for Works & Process performances Waived box office handling fees $500 All of the above, plus Access to preferred seat selection and up to four priority tickets per performance through January 4 Acknowledgment in the Works & Process program $1,000 All of the above, plus Patron services, including access to house seats, with RSVP Invitation to performance rehearsal Guggenheim Museum membership at the Individual level $2,500 All of the above, plus Guaranteed ticket access Invitation to exclusive behind-the-scenes events 10 complimentary tickets annually, with RSVP $5,000 All of the above, plus Invitation to all producer s dinners $10,000 All of the above, plus Acknowledgment as an underwriter of a Works & Process production To make a gift, please note your contribution on the ticket order form or contact Works & Process at BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Armstrong Gillian Attfield Stuart H. Coleman Caroline Cronson Mary Sharp Cronson Lucy Stamell Dobrin Adam Flatto DIRECTORS EMERITI Alberta Arthurs Stephanie French Barnabas McHenry Michèle Pesner Cynthia Hazen Polsky Denise Saul Annalyn Swan Margo Viscusi Shelby White Norman Peck Claus Virch Peter Wolff Works & Process is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Cover: Shen Wei Dance Arts at Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Oct Photo: Yi-Chun Wu. Interior: Works & Process discussion with Francesca Zambello, Philip Glass and Tazewell Thompson. Photo: Jacklyn Meduga; Rafael Lozano-Hemmer s Levels of Nothingness. Photo: Kristopher McKay; Adrian Danchig-Waring and Amar Ramasar being coached by Justin Peck at Works & Process. Photo: Jacklyn Meduga; Cabin in the Sky art by Fraver; Sondra Radvanovsky as Elisabetta. Photo: Kristian Schuller/Metropolitan Opera; John Zorn. Photo: Scott Irvine; Shuffle Along; Lost in the Stars at The Glimmerglass Festival. Photo: Karli Cadel; Shen Wei Dance Arts. Photo: David Massio Studio; Malpaso Dance Company. Photo: David Garten; James Whiteside in AfterEffect. Photo: Rosalie O Connor; Les Arts Florissants. Photo: Vincent Pontet; Battleground by Ryan McNamara; Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Photo: Imogen Heath; Lileana Blain-Cruz. Photo: Sarkis Delimelkon. Deceased

12 SEATING AND TICKET ORDER INFO NEW PANEL DISCUSSION LOCATION N 23 Accessible Orchestra/Mezzanine Perimeter ADA Partial View $30/$25 Benches $30/$ N 9 Performances take place in the Peter B. Lewis Theater. All seats are assigned, with accessible seating available. Order online to select best available seats. Tickets purchased by phone or fax at least two weeks in advance will be mailed. Fax orders will be confirmed within two business days. All other orders, including online purchases, will be ed or held at the box office and are available for pick up an hour prior to performances. Standby tickets 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. Sales are nonrefundable and nonexchangeable. No late seating. FILL OUT THE ADJACENT ORDER PAGE Mail to: Box Office Works & Process at the Guggenheim Attn: Emily Johnson th Avenue New York, NY Fax to: PRIORITY TICKETING: DECEMBER 15 JANUARY 4 Friends of Works & Process at $500+ and/or Guggenheim members at $600+. Renew by December 31 to lock in 2016 benefits at 2015 rates. GENERAL TICKETING: STARTS JANUARY 5 Buy tickets online starting January 5 for best seat selection. Mail or fax orders will be processed starting January 5 and are not given priority. PATRON TICKETING: ANYTIME Friends of Works & Process at $1,000+ can reserve house seats by calling WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG BOX OFFICE

13 BUY TICKETS (PERFORMANCES AT 7:30 PM UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) Program & Date (check box) # of Tix New York City Ballet Justin Peck: Creation of a Story Ballet q Jan 10 q Jan 11 New York City Center Encores! Cabin in the Sky q Jan 17 A Triple Crown Quest at the Metropolitan Opera q Jan 18 Commedia dell arte by John Zorn 9 pm: q Jan 24 Shuffle Along 8 pm: q Jan 25 Washington National Opera Lost in the Stars by Kurt Weill q Jan 31 Shen Wei Dance Arts q Feb 28 q Feb 29 Malpaso Dance Company q Mar 14 q Mar 15 American Ballet Theatre New Works q Apr 9 q Apr 10 Les Arts Florissants Les Fêtes Vénitiennes by André Campra q Apr 11 Battleground by Ryan McNamara q May 2 q May 3 q May 4 Price (circle) General/Member $20 / $15 Total Mail or Fax to LCT3/ Lincoln Center Theater War by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins q May 9 Box office fee, $2 per ticket $ q Waive box office fees; Friend of Works & Process at $250+ and/or Guggenheim member at $300+ q Process priority tickets; Friend of Works & Process at $500+ and/or Guggenheim member at $600+ BECOME A FRIEND OF WORKS & PROCESS $ $2,500 for producer s dinner and 10 complimentary tickets $1,000 for house seats and ticket exchange $500 for priority ticketing and program acknowledgement $250 for ticket discount and waived box office fees BECOME A GUGGENHEIM MEMBER $ $600 for Supporting Associate benefits, priority ticketing, plus two complimentary tickets annually, and Guggenheim Museum membership for two adults $300 for Fellow Associate benefits and waived box office fees Please note benefits have changed for Total Enclosed: $ Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss)* Address* City/State/Zip* Phone* * q Send me the Works & Process e-newsletter q Charge my: q American Express q Visa q Master Card q Discover *Required Card Number CVV Exp. Date Signature q Check payable to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation enclosed. No cash.

14 Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation 1071 Fifth Avenue New York, NY PRIORITY TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 15 WILLIAM CHRISTIE, DAVID HALLBERG, RYAN MCNAMARA, JUSTIN PECK, SONDRA RADVANOVSKY, JACK VIERTEL, JOHN ZORN & MORE Nonprofit Org. U.S. Postage PAID New York, NY Permit No. 2377