List Of Morphoses Productions

Morphoses is a ballet company, co-founded in 2007 by Christopher Wheeldon and Lourdes Lopez. Morphoses is a guest resident company at the New York City Center and at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. It was known as Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company until February 2010, when Wheeldon announced that he was leaving the company.

Productions

City Center, October 1–5, 2008

program one, October 1–3

= ''Polyphonia''

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NY Times
by Roslyn Sulcas, October 2, 2008

**Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**György Ligeti, Ligeti's eponymous music
**costumes by Holly Hynes
**lighting by Mark Stanley

*Wendy Whelan
*Tiler Peck
*Beatriz Stix-Brunell
*Teresa Reichlen

*Tyler Angle
*Gonzalo Garcia (dancer), Gonzalo Garcia
*Craig Hall (dancer), Craig Hall
*Jason Fowler (dancer), Jason Fowler

= ''Monotones II''

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**Frederick Ashton’s choreography
**Erik Satie, Satie's ''Trois Gymnopédie''
**Costume, costumes and lighting by Ashton

*Maria Kowroski

*Rubinald Pronk
*Edward Watson (dancer), Edward Watson

= ''Commedia''

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New York City premiereVillage Voice
by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008

**Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**Igor Stravinsky, Stravinsky’s ''Pulcinella Suite''
**costumes by Isabel Toledo
**sets by Isabel Toledo, Ruben Toledo
**lighting by Penny Jacobus

*Leanne Benjamin
*Beatriz Stix-Brunell
*Céline Cassone
*Drew Jacoby

*Rory Hohenstein
*Edwaard Liang
*Rubinald Pronk
*Edward Watson

= ''Six Fold Illuminate''

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Village Voice
by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008

**Emily Molnar's choreography
**Steve Reich, Reich's ''Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards''
**costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
**lighting by Pierre Lavoie

*Drew Jacoby
*Céline Cassone
*Edwaard Liang
*Edward Watson
*Rubinald Pronk
*Rory Hohenstein

program two, October 4–5

= ''Commedia''

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New York City premiereVillage Voice
by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008

*Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**Stravinsky’s ''Pulcinella Suite''
**costumes by Isabel Toledo
**sets by Ruben Toledo
**lighting by Penny Jacobus

*Leanne Benjamin
*Beatriz Stix-Brunell
*Céline Cassone
*Drew Jacoby

*Rory Hohenstein
*Edwaard Liang
*Rubinald Pronk
*Edward Watson

= ''One''

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Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's ''One'' replaced Sir Frederick Ashton’s ''The Dream Pas de Deux'' due to injury.

*Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography
**Jacob ter Veldhuis, Jacob Ter Vedhuis' music
**costumes by Benjamin Briones
**lighting by Lopez Ochoa

*Drew Jacoby

*Rubinald Pronk

= ''Monotones II''

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**Frederick Ashton’s choreography
**Satie's ''Trois Gymnopédie''
**costumes and lighting by Ashton

Wendy Whelan

*Tyler Angle
*Adrian Danchig-Waring

= ''Shutters Shut''

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**Lightfoot León's choreography
**text by Gertrude Stein
**costumes and lighting by Lightfoot León

*Christine Thomassenguest artist

*Andreas Heise

= ''Fools’ Paradise''

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*Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**music by Joby Talbot, adapted for string orchestra from his score for the British Film Institute's release of silent film The Dying Swan (film), The Dying Swan
**costumes by Narciso Rodriguez
**lighting by Penny Jacobus

*Wendy Whelan
*Maria Kowroski
*Teresa Reichlen
*Tiler Peck
*Céline Cassone

*Craig Hall
*Edwaard Liang
*Adrian Danchig-Waring
*Gonzalo Garcia

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Guggenheim Museum, March 8–9, 2009

''Commedia''

**Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**Stravinsky's music

Fall for Dance Festival#2009, Fall for Dance, September–October 2009

''Softly as I Leave You''

**Lightfoot León’s choreography
**Arvo Pärt, Pärt and Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach's music

*Drew Jacoby

*Rubinald Pronk

City Center, October 29, – November 1, 2009

program one, Thursday and Saturday, October 29 and 31

NY Times review
by Gia Kourlas, October 30, 2009NY Post review
by Leigh Witchel, October 30, 2009

** accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

= ''Commedia''

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**Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**Stravinsky's music

= ''Softly as I Leave You''

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**Lightfoot León's choreography
**Pärt and Bach's music

*Drew Jacoby

*Rubinald Pronk

= ''Bolero''

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**Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography
**Maurice Ravel, Ravel's music

= ''new Harbour ballet''

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**Tim Harcourt, Tim Harbour’s choreography US premiere
**Edwards' music

program two, Friday and Sunday, October 30 and November 1

**all piano program

= ''Continuum''

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**Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**Ligeti's music

= ''Softly as I Leave You''

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**Lightfoot León’s choreography
**Pärt and Bach's music

= ''new Wheeldon ballet''

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**Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
**Rachmaninoff's music

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Dancers

2008 New York City Center

*Beatriz Stix-Brunell
*Céline Cassone
*Christine Thomassen guest artist
*Drew Jacoby
*Leanne Benjamin
*Maria Kowroski
*Teresa Reichlen
*Tiler Peck
*Wendy Whelan

*Adrian Danchig-Waring
*Andreas Heise
*Craig Hall
*Edwaard Liang
*Edward Watson
*Gonzalo Garcia
*Jason Fowler
*Rory Hohenstein
*Rubinald Pronk
*Tyler Angle

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2009 Fall for Dance

* Drew Jacoby

* Rubinald Pronk

2009 New York City Center

* Carrie Lee Riggins
* Danielle Rowe
* Drew Jacoby
* Gabrielle Lamb
* Melissa Barak
* Rachel Sherak
* Wendy Whelan

* Andrew Crawford (dancer), Andrew Crawford
* Edwaard Liang
* Juan Pablo Ledo
* Lucas Segovia
* Matthew Prescott
* Rory Hohenstein
* Rubinald Pronk
* Ty Gurfein

Reviews

* Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, November 10, 2009
*Sulcas, Roslyn, 2009, "New Troupe Faces a Hard Reality," ''International Herald Tribune'', October 24–25, pp. 15 & 19.

Footnotes

References

* ''Playbill'', City Center, October 1 and 4, 2008

External links

Morphoses
official website
City Center
official website
Sadler's Wells
official website

Morphoses on the Sadler's Wells websiteVail International Dance Festival: Morphoses dancer biosArchival footage of Morphoses performing at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in 2012

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