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''
- *Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- *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
- Craig Hall
- Jason Fowler
''Monotones II''
- *Frederick Ashton’s choreography
- *Satie's Trois Gymnopédie
- *costumes and lighting by Ashton
- Maria Kowroski
- Rubinald Pronk
- Edward Watson
''Commedia''
- *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
''Six Fold Illuminate''
- *Emily Molnar's choreography
- *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''
- 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''
- Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography
- *Jacob Ter Vedhuis' music
- *costumes by Benjamin Briones
- *lighting by Lopez Ochoa
- Drew Jacoby
- Rubinald Pronk
''Monotones II''
- *Frederick Ashton’s choreography
- *Satie's Trois Gymnopédie
- *costumes and lighting by Ashton
Wendy Whelan
- Tyler Angle
- Adrian Danchig-Waring
''Shutters Shut''
- *Lightfoot León's choreography
- *text by Gertrude Stein
- *costumes and lighting by Lightfoot León
- Christine Thomassen
- Andreas Heise
''Fools’ Paradise''
- 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
- *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
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''Commedia''
- *Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- *Stravinsky's music
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''Softly as I Leave You''
- Drew Jacoby
- Rubinald Pronk
City Center, October 29, – November 1, 2009
program one, Thursday and Saturday, October 29 and 31
- * accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
''Commedia''
- *Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- *Stravinsky's music
''Softly as I Leave You''
- *Lightfoot León's choreography
- *Pärt and Bach's music
- Drew Jacoby
- Rubinald Pronk
''Bolero''
- *Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography
- *Ravel's music
''new Harbour ballet''
- *Tim Harbour’s choreography
- *Edwards' music
program two, Friday and Sunday, October 30 and November 1
- *all piano program
''Continuum''
- *Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- *Ligeti's music
''Softly as I Leave You''
- *Lightfoot León’s choreography
- *Pärt and Bach's music
''new Wheeldon ballet''
- *Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography
- *Rachmaninoff's music
Dancers
2008 New York City Center
- Beatriz Stix-Brunell
- Céline Cassone
- Christine Thomassen
- 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
2009 Fall for Dance
2009 New York City Center
- Carrie Lee Riggins
- Danielle Rowe
- Drew Jacoby
- Gabrielle Lamb
- Melissa Barak
- Rachel Sherak
- Wendy Whelan
- 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.