ChoreographY FOR THEATER & OPERA
The Miracle of HelianE
Bard SummerScape, 2019
Original dances for the US Premiere Production of Korngold's The Miracle of Heliane directed by Christian Räth with set design and costumes by Esther Bialas. Bard SummerScape 2019.
"The extended musical interlude that opens the third act proves the most strikingly staged, thanks largely to expressive choreography by Catherine Galasso that provides a window into Heliane’s psyche."
~ Cameron Kelsall, BachTrack.Com July 29 2019
"Catherine Galasso’s movement direction added texture, contrasting the rigid exercises of the guards with a flowing dream sequence during the radiant Act III prelude: A bevy of women, costumed, like Heliane, in the nakedness garment, danced with her, demonstrating the awakening of her true feelings."
~ Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal, July 30 2019
photos © Stephanie Berger
"The extended musical interlude that opens the third act proves the most strikingly staged, thanks largely to expressive choreography by Catherine Galasso that provides a window into Heliane’s psyche."
~ Cameron Kelsall, BachTrack.Com July 29 2019
"Catherine Galasso’s movement direction added texture, contrasting the rigid exercises of the guards with a flowing dream sequence during the radiant Act III prelude: A bevy of women, costumed, like Heliane, in the nakedness garment, danced with her, demonstrating the awakening of her true feelings."
~ Heidi Waleson, Wall Street Journal, July 30 2019
photos © Stephanie Berger