Fall 2017 WHERE GREAT ARTISTS SHOW YOU HOW THEY WORK PRIORITY TICKETS ON SALE JULY 31

Fall 2017 WHERE GREAT ARTISTS SHOW YOU HOW THEY WORK PRIORITY TICKETS ON SALE JULY 31

An exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process The New York Times WORKS & PROCESS AT THE GUGGENHEIM A performing arts series unlike any other, Works & Process allows you to see, hear, and meet artists in the intimate Frank Lloyd Wright designed Peter B. Lewis Theater. Exploring creation through stimulating conversations and performance highlights, Works & Process champions new works and offers unprecedented access to the world s leading creators and performers. PRIORITY TICKETING: JULY 31 AUGUST 6 $500+ Friends of Works & Process and $600+ Guggenheim members can purchase tickets before the public and access preferred seating. PATRON TICKETING: ANYTIME $1,000+ Friends of Works & Process can access house seats, ticket exchange, a patron phone line, and Artist Club receptions. To join, call 212 758 0024 or visit worksandprocess.org.

Fall 2017 WORKS & PROCESS ROTUNDA PROJECT MUSIC Daniil Simkin: Falls the Shadow SEPT 4 AND 5 Nico Muhly and the Countertenor SEPT 17 DANCE The Principles of Uncertainty by John Heginbotham and Maira Kalman SEPT 18 OPERA San Francisco Opera: Girls of the Golden West by John Adams and Peter Sellars SEPT 21 AND 22 THEATER Lincoln Center Theater JUNK by Ayad Akhtar SEPT 23 DANCE Marc Bamuthi Joseph The Living Word Project: /peh-lo-tah/ OCT 1 DANCE American Ballet Theatre Season Preview OCT 8 AND 9 OPERA The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel Music by Thomas Adès, Libretto by Tom Cairns OCT 16 MUSIC Open Rehearsal: Steve Reich and Ensemble Signal OCT 17 DANCE MUSIC Ryan McNamara and John Zorn OCT 22 AND 23 DANCE FOOD Tanaquil Le Clercq s The Ballet Cook Book at 50 NOV 5 AND 6 DANCE The Sarasota Ballet: Classical and New Voices NOV 19 MUSIC DANCE Peter & the Wolf with Isaac Mizrahi DEC 2, 3, 8, 9, 10 MUSIC Holiday Concert Museum Rotunda DEC 17 AND 18 WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG BOX OFFICE 212 423 3575

NEW COMMISSION WORKS & PROCESS ROTUNDA PROJECT Daniil Simkin Falls the Shadow MON AND TUES, SEPT 4 AND 5, 8 AND 9:30 PM Commissioned by Works & Process and created by American Ballet Theatre (ABT) principal Daniil Simkin, Falls the Shadow is a new production featuring Simkin, ABT soloist Cassandra Trenary, and Hubbard Street dancers Andrew Murdock and Ana Lopez; choreography by Alejandro Cerrudo; projection design by Dmitrij Simkin; and costume design by Dior. The performers movements will be captured by motion sensors, generating 3-D mapped visuals projected onto the rotunda to create an immersive experience that merges technology, music, visual art, fashion, and dance. This 30-minute performance will be viewed from the ramps and requires audience members to stand for the duration of the program. Leadership support for Works & Process Rotunda Projects provided by Mertz- Gilmore Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Caroline M. Sharp. Daniil Simkin: Falls the Shadow lead support provided by Kerry Clayton and Paige Royer; Howard Paley; and Michèle and Steven Pesner.

MUSIC Nico Muhly and the Countertenor SUN, SEPT 17, 7:30 PM Composer Nico Muhly discusses his music for countertenor. A selection of these works will be performed alongside a preview of a new Works & Process commission. Inspired by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World s interpretation of the oldest song in the world, the commission is an extension of Lenka Clayton and Jon Rubin s project...circle through New York, part of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative. DANCE The Principles of Uncertainty by John Heginbotham and Maira Kalman MON, SEPT 18, 7:30 PM Choreographer John Heginbotham and author/illustrator Maira Kalman discuss their newest collaboration featuring imaginative production design and whimsical dance theater inspired by Kalman s written work and visual art. Following the world premiere at Jacob s Pillow and before the New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Dance Heginbotham and members of The Knights orchestra will perform highlights set to a score by the orchestra s artistic director Colin Jacobsen.

OPERA San Francisco Opera Girls of the Golden West by John Adams and Peter Sellars THURS AND FRI, SEPT 21 AND 22, 7:30 PM Composer John Adams and librettist/director Peter Sellars discuss their newest collaboration with San Francisco Opera general director Matthew Shilvock. Sourced from historical writings about California s Gold Rush, the opera explores the dramatic and brutal stories of remarkable characters who are hoping to strike it rich and are quickly caught up in the optimism, greed, and prejudices of a rapidly changing world. Highlights are performed prior to the world premiere in San Francisco. THEATER Lincoln Center Theater JUNK by Ayad Akhtar SAT, SEPT 23, 7:30 PM Pulitzer Prize winning author Ayad Akhtar and Tony Award winning director Doug Hughes discuss Akhtar s newest play before its New York premiere. Cast members perform highlights from the financial thriller, set in the hotbed of the 80s, about Robert Merkin, the genius behind an upstart investment firm hell-bent on changing all the rules. Merkin sets in motion a financial civil war, pitting magnates against workers, lawyers against journalists, and ultimately, everyone against themselves.

DANCE Marc Bamuthi Joseph The Living Word Project: /peh-lo-tah/ SUN, OCT 1, 7:30 PM In conjunction with Joseph s project moving and passing, part of the Guggenheim Social Practice initiative, highlights from /peh-lo-tah/ will be performed prior to opening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Directed by Michael John Garces, choreographed by Stacey Printz, and with music by Tommy Shepard, the work is a futbolframed freedom suite, inspired by Joseph s first-generation American experience and explores the intersection of global economics, crossborder fan culture, and the politics of joy. Joseph will discuss the work with producer Cathy Zimmerman.

DANCE American Ballet Theatre Season Preview SUN AND MON, OCT 8 AND 9, 7:30 PM For over 75 years, ABT has been home to the most important figures in classical ballet. Join the company for an evening of discussion and dance as highlights of new commissions from the fall 2017 season are performed prior to their premieres. OPERA The Metropolitan Opera The Exterminating Angel Music by Thomas Adès Libretto by Tom Cairns MON, OCT 16, 7:30 PM Hailed by the New York Times at its 2016 Salzburg Festival premiere as inventive and audacious.... a major event, Thomas Adès s The Exterminating Angel, inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film, is a surreal fantasy about a dinner party that guests cannot escape. Prior to the American premiere, Met Opera general manager Peter Gelb discusses the opera with Adès, and singers perform highlights.

MUSIC Open Rehearsal Steve Reich and Ensemble Signal TUES, OCT 17, 7:30 PM Go into the rehearsal studio with conductor Brad Lubman and Ensemble Signal as they prepare for their Carnegie Hall concert featuring music by Steve Reich. Preview the New York premiere of Runner and hear Pulse in raw form, without technical equipment or sound reinforcement. Between performances, Reich and Lubman discuss the works.

NEW COMMISSION DANCE MUSIC Ryan McNamara and John Zorn SUN AND MON, OCT 22 AND 23, 7:30 PM See the premiere of a Works & Process commission for the unique architecture of the Guggenheim s Peter B. Lewis Theater. Collaborating with a community of dancers and artists with whom he has worked for years, Ryan McNamara will create a performance set to Commedia dell arte by composer John Zorn.

DANCE FOOD Tanaquil Le Clercq s The Ballet Cook Book A 50th Anniversary Celebration SUN AND MON, NOV 5 AND 6, 7:30 PM In 1967, ballerina Tanaquil Le Clercq published The Ballet Cook Book, her masterful compendium of ballet history, food stories, and recipes from over 90 leading dancers and choreographers of the day, including George Balanchine, Jacques d Amboise, Melissa Hayden, and Allegra Kent. Celebrating the book s 50th anniversary, dancers from New York City Ballet perform excerpts from roles originated by Ballet Cook Book contributors, and dance legends Jacques d Amboise and Allegra Kent join food scholar Meryl Rosofsky and dancers Jared Angle and Adrian Danchig-Waring in a discussion of Le Clercq s artistic and culinary legacy. In conjunction with this program, select dishes from The Ballet Cook Book will be served at The Wright restaurant. For reservations call 212 427 5690 or visit OpenTable. BALANCHINE is a Trademark of the George Balanchine Trust.

DANCE The Sarasota Ballet Classical and New Voices SUN, NOV 19, 3 AND 7:30 PM American Ballet Theatre principal dancer and choreographer Marcelo Gomes, invited by director Iain Webb and executive director Joseph Volpe, recently performed with The Sarasota Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton s rarely seen The Two Pigeons. After working with Gomes, Webb commissioned a new choreographic work from him. Exploring classical and new voices, Gomes performs highlights from The Two Pigeons and company dancers perform excerpts from the new commission prior to the premiere in Sarasota. With Webb, Gomes shares insight into his creative process during the development of this new work.

MUSIC DANCE Peter & the Wolf with Isaac Mizrahi DEC 2, 3, 9, 10; 2:30 AND 4 PM DEC 8, 6:30 PM Isaac Mizrahi narrates Sergei Prokofiev s charming children s classic as Brad Lubman conducts Ensemble Signal and a cast performs choreography by John Heginbotham, bringing the 30-minute story to life for the young and young at heart. For children 5 and up. Enter via the ramp at 88th St and 5th Ave. PREMIUM FRONT ROW TICKETING $100, $95 Friends of Works & Process and Guggenheim members MUSIC Holiday Concert SUN AND MON, DEC 17 AND 18, 7 PM Celebrate the season with the joyous sounds of holiday music and a new Works & Process commission by composer Nico Muhly in the museum s iconic rotunda. George Steel conducts the Vox Vocal Ensemble in what has become a revered annual tradition. The museum closes at 5:45 pm and reopens at 6:45 pm for the concert. FLOOR SEATING $40, $35 Friends of Works & Process and Guggenheim members RAMP STANDING $20, $15 Friends of Works & Process and Guggenheim members

DINING The Wright restaurant at the Guggenheim will offer a special prix-fixe menu on Sept 4, 5, 17; Oct 8; Nov 5, 6, 19; Dec 17 and 18. For reservations, visit OpenTable or call 212 427 5690. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Richard Armstrong Stuart H. Coleman Caroline Cronson Mary Sharp Cronson Lucy Stamell Dobrin Adam Flatto Bart Friedman Michèle Pesner Cynthia Hazen Polsky Stephen Kroll Reidy Denise Saul Annalyn Swan Margo Viscusi Shelby White DIRECTORS EMERITI Alberta Arthurs Gillian Attfield Stephanie French Barnabas McHenry Norman Peck Claus Virch Peter Wolff LEAD SUPPORT The Florence Gould Foundation The Christian Humann Foundation Mertz-Gilmore Foundation Stavros Niarchos Foundation Rockefeller Brothers Fund Caroline M. Sharp Evelyn Sharp Foundation Works & Process is supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. FOLLOW US ON @worksandprocess online Subscribe to Works & Process e-mail updates at guggenheim.org/enews. Cover: Daniil Simkin. Photo: Erin Baiano; Russell Janzen, Rebecca Krohn, Sara Mearns, Pontus Lidberg, and Wendy Whelan at Works & Process, January 2017. Photo: Jacklyn Meduga; Works & Process Rotunda Project: Michelle Dorrance with Nicholas Van Young, February 16, 2017, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Rotunda. Photo: Matthew Murphy; Daniil Simkin. Photo: Erin Baiano; Nico Muhly. Photo: Ana Cuba; Principles of Uncertainty. Photo: Diego Quintanar; John Adams and Peter Sellars. Photo: Scott Wall; /peh-lo-tah/. Bethanie Hines Photography; Daphnis & Chloe by Benjamin Millepied with April Giangeruso, Zhong-Jing Fang, and Scout Forsythe. Photo: Marty Sohl; The Exterminating Angel. Photo: Monika Rittershaus/Salzburg Festival; Ensemble Signal. Photo: Steve Jenkis; Battleground by Ryan McNamara with Reid Bartelme, Dylan Crossman, and Jason Collins. Photo: Ryan McNamara; The Ballet Cook Book Bloomingdales autographing party, photographed by Martha Swope for Dance Magazine for the November 1967 issue. Reprinted with permission from Dance Magazine; The Ballet Cook Book Bloomingdales autographing party, photographed by Martha Swope for Dance Magazine for the November 1967 issue. Reprinted with permission from Dance Magazine; Victoria Hulland and Marcelo Gomes in Sir Frederick Ashton s The Two Pigeons. Photo: Frank Atura; Peter & The Wolf with Isaac Mizrahi. Photo: Richard Termine; Holiday Concert. Photo: Richard Termine; The Wright restaurant. Photo: Scott Rudd. Deceased

TICKETS (7:30 PM PERFORMANCES UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) Program & Date (check box) Works & Process Rotunda Project Daniil Simkin: Falls the Shadow 8 pm q Sept 4 q Sept 5 9:30 pm q Sept 4 q Sept 5 # of Tix Price (circle) General/Member Ramp Standing Total Nico Muhly and the Countertenor q Sept 17 The Principles of Uncertainty by John Heginbotham and Maira Kalman q Sept 18 San Francisco Opera: Girls of the Golden West by John Adams and Peter Sellars q Sept 21 q Sept 22 Lincoln Center Theater: JUNK by Ayad Akhtar q Sept 23 Marc Bamuthi Joseph: The Living Word Project: /peh-lo-tah/ q Oct 1 American Ballet Theatre Season Preview q Oct 8 q Oct 9 The Metropolitan Opera: The Exterminating Angel Music by Thomas Adès, Libretto by Tom Cairns q Oct 16 Open Rehearsal: Steve Reich and Ensemble Signal q Oct 17 Ryan McNamara and John Zorn q Oct 22 q Oct 23 Tanaquil Le Clercq s The Ballet Cook Book at 50 q Nov 5 q Nov 6 The Sarasota Ballet: Classical and New Voices q 3 pm q 7:30 pm Nov 19 Peter & the Wolf with Isaac Mizrahi 2:30 pm q Dec 2 q Dec 3 q Dec 9 q Dec 10 4 pm q Dec 2 q Dec 3 q Dec 9 q Dec 10 6:30 pm q Dec 8 Holiday Concert 7 pm q Dec 17 q Dec 18 Falls on a federal or religious holiday Box office fee, $2 per ticket $ q Waive box office fees: q Process priority tickets: $250+ Friend of Works & Process $300+ Guggenheim member $500+ Friend of Works & Process $600+ Guggenheim member Premium Seating $100 / $95 Floor Seating Ramp Standing $20 / $15 BECOME A FRIEND OF WORKS & PROCESS $ See benefits on reverse. BECOME A GUGGENHEIM MEMBER $ Visit guggenheim.org/join for more information. Total Enclosed: $ Name* Address* City/State/Zip* E-mail* q Send me the Works & Process e-newsletter q Charge my Credit Card Phone* *Required Card Number CVV Exp. Date Signature q Check payable to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation enclosed. No cash.

SEATING AND TICKETING INFORMATION Accessible Orchestra Mezzanine Perimeter Partial View $30/$25 Phone and fax orders made two weeks in advance will be mailed. Online and all other orders will be e-mailed or can be picked up at the box office one hour before curtain. Standby and $10 student rush tickets (for students under 25 with valid ID) may be purchased at this time, space permitting. Sales are final; no refunds or exchanges. No late seating. Mail to: Box Office Works & Process at the Guggenheim 1071 5th Avenue New York, NY 10128 Fax to: 212 423 3634 PRIORITY TICKETING: JULY 31 AUGUST 6 $500+ Friends of Works & Process or $600+ Guggenheim members GENERAL TICKETING: STARTS AUGUST 7 Buy tickets online starting August 7 for best seat selection. Mail or fax orders will be processed starting August 7 and are not given priority. PATRON TICKETING: ANYTIME $1,000+ Friends of Works & Process call 212 758 0024 for house seats. WORKSANDPROCESS.ORG BOX OFFICE 212 423 3575

FRIENDS OF WORKS & PROCESS Ensure the future of Works & Process by becoming a Friend today. Your tax-deductible contribution supports new commissions, intimate performances, and illuminating artist discussions. GIVE $1,000+ TO ENJOY ARTIST CLUB RECEPTIONS IN THE WRIGHT FOLLOWING MOST PERFORMANCES. $250 Discount for Works & Process performances Waived box office handling fees $500 All of the above, plus Access to preferred seat selection and ability to purchase up to four priority tickets per performance through August 6 Acknowledgment in the Works & Process program $1,000 All of the above, plus Patron services, including access to ticket exchange and house seats with RSVP Invitation to performance rehearsal Guggenheim Museum membership at the Individual level Invitation for two to private Artist Club receptions following most performances $2,500 All of the above, plus Guaranteed ticket access Invitation to exclusive behind-the-scenes events Ten 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 WORKS & PROCESS YOUNG FRIENDS - $500 Works & Process Young Friends offers patrons under 40 years of age special events and benefits, exclusive behind-the-scenes access, and a close-up view for young professionals. Benefits include: Patron services, including access to house seats with RSVP Invitation for two to private Artist Club receptions following most performances Invitation to performance rehearsal Member discount for Works & Process performances Waived box office handling fees Acknowledgment in the Works & Process program Two complimentary admission passes to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum To give a gift, please note your contribution on the ticket order form or contact Works & Process at 212 758 0024.

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