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AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING OF THE CREATIVE PROCESS. The New York Times Spring 2014 SEASON AT A GLANCE TECHNOLOGY 2WICE: DANCING FROM PAGE TO STAGE TO SCREEN JAN 27 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 is a performing-arts series that explores artistic creation through stimulating conversation and performance 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 conversation with the artists at a reception. TECHNOLOGY MUSIC MUSIC THEATER PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PETIPA EXOTIQUE FEB 23,* 24 NACHO DUATO WITH MARTHA GRAHAM COMPANY MAR 9, 10 WAYNE MCGREGOR RANDOM MIND AND MOVEMENT MAR 12 BACH INTERPRETED NEW CHOREOGRAPHY BY EMERY LECRONE MAR 23,* 24 NEW YORK CITY BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY BY JUSTIN PECK WITH MUSIC BY SUFJAN STEVENS APR 13, 14 THE SANTA FE DR. SUN YAT-SEN WITH HUANG RUO APR 27 THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY WITH TOBIAS PICKER APR 28 PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS FLY BY NIGHT MAY 2 *WATCH THE LIVE ONLINE BROADCAST AT GUGGENHEIM.ORG/LIVE STAY CONNECTED guggenheim.org/e-news youtube.com/worksandprocess guggenheim.org/live facebook.com/worksandprocess twitter.com/worksandprocess flickr.com/photos/worksandprocess PRIORITY TICKETING For priority ticket access and preferred seat selection starting January 2, become a Friend of Works & Process or Guggenheim member at the Fellow Associate ($250) level or above. Become a Friend of Works & Process Call 212 758 0024 or visit worksandprocess.org Join or Upgrade your Guggenheim Membership Call 212 423 3535 or visit guggenheim.org/join WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG All performances take place in the Guggenheim s Peter B. Lewis Theater.
& TECHNOLOGY 2WICE: DANCING FROM PAGE TO STAGE TO SCREEN Mon, Jan 27, 7:30 pm NACHO DUATO WITH MARTHA GRAHAM COMPANY Sun and Mon, Mar 9 and 10, 7:30 pm Photo: 2wice Arts Foundation Explore how 2wice Arts Foundation, the pioneering dance publisher, turns dancing into apps. Patsy Tarr, 2wice founder and publisher; Abbott Miller, creative director and editor; Ben Nicholas, videographer; and Tom Gold, choreographer and dancer, present and discuss the team s latest app, Dot Dot Dot, which invites users to participate in choreographing their own dance. This Works & Process program is made possible with the assistance of Olivia and Adam Flatto. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET PETIPA EXOTIQUE Sun, Feb 23, 7:30 pm Mon, Feb 24, 3 and 7:30 pm Photo: Sergio Gonzalez Prior to its world premiere, acclaimed choreographer Nacho Duato will unveil his latest creation for the Martha Graham Dance Company. The company performs examples of Duato and Graham s previous choreography in addition to Duato s new work. Duato and Janet Eilber, Graham s Artistic Director, and Emil Kang, Executive Director of Carolina Performing Arts, will discuss Graham s influence on Duato s work. & TECHNOLOGY WAYNE MCGREGOR RANDOM MIND AND MOVEMENT Wed, Mar 12, 7:30 pm Pacific Northwest Ballet in La Bayadère: (l r) Amanda Clark, Leta Biasucci, Carli Samuelson, Liora Neuville. Photo Jesson Mata Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers and dance historian Doug Fullington present excerpts from the works of 19th-century French ballet master Marius Petipa. Revived from century-old dance notation, selections from Petipa s famed La Bayadère and Le Roi Candaule, as well as his staging of the swashbuckler Le Corsaire, will be accompanied by two violinists performing period scores in the traditional rehearsal medium of 19thcentury St. Petersburg. Photo: Ravi Deepres Prior to the American premiere of Wayne McGregor s newest dance work, Atomos, his company will give the audience an upclose look at the process of making choreography. Drawing on excerpts from Atomos, the dancers use the principles and tools of choreographic thinking to create live in front of the audience. Jedediah Wheeler, Peak Performances Executive Director, and David Kirsh, Professor of Cognitive Science at U.C. San Diego and R-Research collaborator, will join McGregor in discussion.
& MUSIC NEW COMMISSION BACH INTERPRETED NEW CHOREOGRAPHY BY EMERY LECRONE Sun and Mon, Mar 23 and 24, 7:30 pm Dancers Kaitlyn Gilliland and Sarah Atkins. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, choreography by Emery LeCrone with designs by Yigal Azrouël. Photo: Erez Sabag. Stylist: Edda Gudmun. Makeup: Ingeborg. Choreographer Emery LeCrone premieres two Works & Process commissions, each set to the same piece of music, J.S. Bach s Partita No. 2 in C Minor, performed live by pianist Vassily Primikov, with costumes by designer Yigal Azrouël. One work is based on classical vocabulary with dancers from New York City Ballet including Tyler Angle and Teresa Reichlen, and the second contemporary work will be performed by Sarah Atkins, Kaitlyn Gilliland, Pierre Guilbault, Richard Isaac, Kimi Nikaidoh, and Alfredo Solivan. This Works & Process program is made possible with the assistance of Arlene C. Cooper. & MUSIC NEW YORK CITY BALLET CHOREOGRAPHY BY JUSTIN PECK WITH MUSIC BY SUFJAN STEVENS Sun and Mon, Apr 13 and 14, 7:30 pm Prior to the world premiere, New York City Ballet dancers perform excerpts of choreographer Justin Peck s newest work for New York City Ballet, featuring Photo: Paul Kolnik a commissioned score by American singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. Peck, a New York City Ballet soloist, and Stevens will discuss working together on their second collaboration following the critically acclaimed Year of the Rabbit. This Works & Process program is made possible with the assistance of Stuart Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky, Agnes Gund, and Barbara Slifka. THE SANTA FE DR. SUN YAT-SEN WITH HUANG RUO Sun, Apr 27, 7:30 pm Preview excerpts from The Santa Fe Opera s new production of Dr. Sun Yat-sen prior to its American premiere. Composed by the distinguished Chinese-born American composer Photo: Robert Godwin. Courtesy of the Santa Fe Opera Huang Ruo, the opera depicts the epic struggle to overthrow China s ancient monarchy and build the country a modern nation identity in a blend of global, folk, and classical styles. Director James Robinson and conductor Carolyn Kuan join Huang Ruo and the creative team in discussion.
THE GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY WITH TOBIAS PICKER Mon, Apr 28, 7:30 pm Francesca Zambello moderates a discussion with composer Tobias Picker, librettist Gene Scheer, director Peter Kazaras, conductor George Manahan, set designer Alexander Dodge and lighting designer Robert Wierzel. Inspired by a murder in the Adirondacks, the opera is based on Theodore Photo: Brittany Lesavoy Dreiser s novel of the same name. Excerpts of the new Glimmerglass version of An American Tragedy will be performed. THEATER PLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONS FLY BY NIGHT Fri, May 2, 7:30 pm See excerpts from Fly By Night prior to its New York premiere. In this darkly comic rock fable, a melancholy sandwich maker s humdrum life is interrupted by two entrancing sisters. An ode to young love set against the backdrop of the Northeast Blackout Photo: Courtesy of Playwrights Horizons of 1965, Fly By Night is about the discovery of hope in a world beset by darkness. Writers Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, and Kimberly Rosenstock join director Carolyn Cantor in a discussion about the work. SUPPORT WORKS & PROCESS In 2014 Works & Process at the Guggenheim will celebrate 30 years of performing-arts commissions, breathtaking performances, and insightful discussions often prior to U.S. and world premieres. Become a Friend of Works & Process and make a donation today, ensuring the future of this important program. 30TH ANNIVERSARY GALA SAVE THE DATE On April 2, Works & Process and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation invite you to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this inspired program. Call 212 758 0024 to learn more. BECOME A FRIEND OF WORKS & PROCESS TODAY $250 Access to priority ticketing and preferred seat selection starting Jan 2 Guggenheim members discount for Works & Process performances $500 All of the above, plus Acknowledgment in the Works & Process program Waived box office handling fees $1,000 All of the above, plus Patron services including access to house seats, with reservation Invitation to a performance rehearsal Guggenheim Individual membership $2,500 All of the above, plus Guaranteed ticket access Invitation to exclusive behind-the-scenes events Ten complimentary tickets annually, with reservation $5,000 All of the above, plus Invitation to a producer s dinner $10,000 All of the above, plus Acknowledgment as an underwriter of a production To make a partially tax-deductible gift, please note your contribution on the ticket order form or contact Works & Process at 212 758 0024. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gillian Attfield Stuart H. Coleman Caroline Cronson Mary Sharp Cronson Michèle Pesner Cynthia Hazen Polsky Denise Saul Annalyn Swan Margo Viscusi Shelby White THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM DIRECTORS EMERITI Alberta Arthurs Stephanie French Barnabas McHenry Norman Peck Claus Virch Peter Wolff 30TH ANNIVERSARY CO-CHAIRS Anne H. Bass Caroline Cronson Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, Rockefeller Brothers Fund Darren Walker, The Ford Foundation LEAD FUNDING The Christian Humann Foundation Leon Levy Foundation The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation (Cover) Dancers Kaitlyn Gilliland. Partita No. 2 in C Minor, Choreography by Emery LeCrone with designs by Yigal Azrouël. Photo: Erez Sabag. Stylist: Edda Gudmun. Makeup: Ingeborg. (Inside Cover) Lourdes Lopez in conversation with Nacho Duato at Works & Process, May 2010. Photo: Jacklyn Meduga. Works & Process post-performance reception, September 2012. Photo: Jacklyn Meduga/Works & Process. Deceased
SEATING AND TICKET ORDER INFORMATION BUY TICKETS Obstructed view Accessible Seats J11-20 All performances are reserved seating in the Peter B. Lewis Theater and begin at 7:30 pm unless otherwise noted. Reserved seats are assigned by the box office on a first-come, first-served basis and filled from the front to the back. Accessible seats are available for all Works & Process events. When all nonaccessible seats have been sold, tickets for accessible seats may be sold to members of the general public. 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. The box office will call within two business days to confirm receipt of fax orders. All other tickets, including all online orders, will be e-mailed or held at the box office and available for pick up one hour prior to each performance. 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 212 423 3587 on the day of the performance. All sales are nonrefundable and nonexchangeable. Tickets cannot be reissued. Mail or Fax to 212 423 3634 Program & Date (check box) # of Tix Price (circle) GENERAL/MEMBER 2wice: Dancing from Page to Stage to Screen q Jan 27 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Petipa Exotique 7:30 pm: q Feb 23 q Feb 24 3 pm: q Feb 24 (no reception) Nacho Duato with Martha Graham Dance Company q Mar 9 q Mar 10 Wayne McGregor Random Dance Mind and Movement q Mar 12 Bach Interpreted: New Choreography by Emery LeCrone q Mar 23 q Mar 24 New York City Ballet: Choreography by Justin Peck With Music by Sufjan Stevens q Apr 13 q Apr 14 $30 / $25 The Santa Fe Opera: Dr. Sun Yat-sen with Huang Ruo q Apr 27 The Glimmerglass Festival An American Tragedy with Tobias Picker q Apr 28 Playwrights Horizons: Fly By Night q May 2 Total q I am a Friend of Works & Process ($250 level or above) q I am a Guggenheim member at the Fellow Associate ($250) level or above Box office handling fee: $2 per ticket (Waived for donors at the $500+ level) BECOME A FRIEND OF WORKS & PROCESS For priority ticket access please give a gift of $250 or more. BECOME A GUGGENHEIM MEMBER For priority ticket access become a Guggenheim member at the Fellow Associate ($250) level or above Individual $75, Dual $125, Family $135, Fellow Associate $250, Supporting Associate $500 Total Enclosed: Name (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss)* Address* FILL OUT THE ADJACENT PAGE TO MAIL OR FAX YOUR ORDER City/State/Zip* Mail to: Box Office Works & Process at the Guggenheim Attn: Emily Johnson 1071 5th Avenue New York, NY 10128 Phone* E-mail* q Send me the Works & Process e-newsletter. q Send me more information about the 30th Anniversary Gala *Required Fax to: 212 423 3634 q Charge my: q American Express q Visa q Master Card q Discover PRIORITY TICKETING JANUARY 2 14 Buy tickets by phone, fax, or mail. For Friends of Works & Process or Guggenheim members at the Fellow Associate ($250) level or above. GENERAL TICKETING STARTS JANUARY 15 Buy tickets online starting January 15 for best seat selection. Mail or fax orders will be processed starting January 15 and are not given priority. Card Number Signature q Check payable to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation enclosed. Please do not send cash. *Required Exp. Date