notes on de groatIn December 2015, Catherine presented an evening of early works by choreographer Andy de Groat at Danspace Project. Catherine also created a new work in response: notes on de groat for performers Chris DeVita, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal and Meg Weeks, commissioned by Danspace.
notes on de groat, 2015 Written and directed by Catherine Galasso in collaboration with Chris DeVita, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal and Meg Weeks Music by Michael Galasso, including pieces composed for Andy de Groat’s stabat (1990), and Iranian Suite (1975) Costumes by Karen Boyer "an illuminating, heartfelt program of old and new work [...] time seemed to loop back on itself" THE NEW YORK TIMES -- Siobhan Burke READ OTHER REVIEWS HERE all photos below by Victoria Sendra except where noted GET DANCING
- program - Danspace Project Presents Andy de Groat & Catherine Galasso get dancing December 10-12, 2015 - 75 minutes, no intermission - This program includes four dances by Andy de Groat, recreated by Catherine Galasso in conversation with de Groat and former collaborators, and one new work by Galasso, created in response. Rope Dance Translations, 1974/1979 Choreography by Andy de Groat Film by John Meaney and Andrew Horn, with original music by Michael Galasso on solo violin, featuring Robyn Brentano, Ritty Ann Burchfield, Frank Conversano, Charles Dennis and Andy de Groat. Performance: Ritty Ann Burchfield, Frank Conversano, Charles Dennis and Buck Wanner get wreck, 1978 Choreography by Andy de Groat Poem written by Christopher Knowles Performed by Christine Bonansea, Ritty Ann Burchfield*, Frank Conversano*, Charles Dennis, Chris DeVita, Catherine Galasso, Kathryn Ray*, Alex Romania, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal, Meg Weeks Chorus: Jacob Burckhardt, Kirstin Kapustik, Christopher Knowles, Keith McDermott, Ghan Patel, Lillian Pickett, Satya Celeste Stainton, Saori Tsukada, Shelley Valfer fan dance, 1978 Music by Michael Galasso Performed by: Ritty Ann Burchfield*, Patrick Gallagher, Makram Hamdan**, Meg Harper, Kirstin Kapustik, Kathryn Ray*, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal, Sarah Sandoval, Satya Celeste Stainton, Julia Vickers, Buck Wanner, Emily Wassyng, Meg Weeks - pause - notes on de groat, 2015 Written and directed by Catherine Galasso in collaboration with Chris DeVita, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal and Meg Weeks Music by Michael Galasso, including pieces composed for Andy de Groat’s stabat (1990), and Iranian Suite (1975) Swan Lac, 1982 Performed by Patrick Gallagher, Austin Selden, Madeline Wilcox Music: Talking Heads This is an excerpt from de Groat’s evening length Swan Lac, which premiered in Aix-en-Provence in 1982, and was performed at Danspace Project in 1983 by de Groat, Viviane Serry and Michael O'Rourke. Lighting Design: Carol Mullins Costume Design: Karen Boyer Stage Manager: Martita Abril Rehearsal Assistant, fan dance: Patrick Gallagher In the lobby: Excerpts from Syracuse Sequence, 16mm film Director: Robyn Brentano Dancers: Andy de Groat and Julia Busto Art: John Willenbecher Music: Michael Galasso Camera: Jacob Burckhardt and Robyn Brentano *original cast, 1978 premiere at Danspace Project **member of Andy de Groat's company red notes in France from 1991-1995 and worked intermittently on projects with Andy from 1995-1999 |
performancesDecember 10-12 2015
Danspace Project aboutnotes on de groat, 2015
Written and directed by Catherine Galasso in collaboration with Chris DeVita, Kristopher K.Q. Pourzal and Meg Weeks Music by Michael Galasso, including pieces composed for Andy de Groat’s stabat (1990), and Iranian Suite (1975) Costumes by Karen Boyer support + fundingThe creation of GET DANCING was made possible, in part, by the Danspace Project 2015-16 Commissioning Initiative, with support from the Jerome Foundation. Additional support provided by the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, individual donors, and the 92nd Street Y. The project was developed through residencies at Robert Wilson’s Watermill Center, the Centre National de la Danse Pantin, Kaatsbaan International Dance Center with support from the New York State DanceForce and funding from the New York State Council on the Arts Dance Program, and through the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Extended Life Dance Development program made possible in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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