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From Virginia Beach to the beaches of Texas and California with a stop to say Happy Birthday to Frederick the Great in Sanssouci!
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Dear Friends of The New York Baroque Dance Company,
These next five weeks mark one of the most intense and exciting periods of the company's 35 year history. I hope you can see a performance, attend a class or dance in one of our workshops. It is a pleasure to write this email with a sense of pride in all the dancers of the company, both past and present.
Sincerely,
Catherine |
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 Teseo, set by Scott Blake May 27: Berlin International Panel on Baroque Opera Stage Direction Catherine Turocy was invited to speak on an international panel discussing stage direction of Baroque opera in the 21st Century. Because Turocy is premiering two Monteverdi works and is in rehearsal, she has asked Sarah Edgar to speak for her. We are delighted Edgar can attend. She will be speaking about Ms. Turocy's work as a stage director/choreographer and focusing on her groundbreaking production, Teseo, commissioned by the Handel Festival in Goettingen.
June 2: New York and Dance of the Month
Caroline Copeland teaches the Allemande from Le Devin du Village by Jean Jacques Rousseau at the Mark Morris Dance Center from 3-4:30pm for our Dance of the Month held every first Saturday of the Month |
Painter Ambroise Dubois, Tancredi e Clorinda
June 8 and 10: Houston, performing Monteverdi with Ars Lyrica Link to Ars Lyrica Website
Catherine Turocy has been commissioned to create stage direction and choreography for Combattimento di Tancredi et Clorinda and the sung ballet, Ballo delle Ingrate by Claudio Monteverdi. Joined by five dancers of the New York Baroque Dance Company in this collaboration with Ars Lyrica conducted by Artistic Director, Matthew Dirst, these works take us from heaven to hell and back again, with musical imagery that still surprises, even after four hundred years! June 8, 9 and 10: Norfolk with a Salute to 1812 Link to Op/Sail 2012 NYBDC will be performing as part of the festivities celebrating the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. Social and Comic dances of the era reconstructed by Caroline Copeland and Catherine Turocy as well as Ken Pierce, Ani Udovicki, Rachel List and creative contributions from Olsi Gjeci promise to make this an entertainment for the whole family. Come see the Tall Ships, learn about the War of 1812 and experience our heritage in music and dance. |
Barbarina
June 9: Sanssouci and Happy Birthday Frederick the Great!
Commisioned especially for Frederick the Great's 300th birthday at Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany, Catherine Turocy has created a comic pantomime to the music of Carl Heinrich Graun's
"Pygmalion and his statue"
from
Adriano in Siria (Berlin, 1745).
Sarah Edgar dances the role of Barbarina Campanini who played the Statue and
Justin Coates, dances the role of Pygmalion. L'ARTE DEL MONDO conducted by
Werner Erhardt will be the musicians for this unique concert to be followed by fireworks!
June 29 through July 1st: Santa Barbara Historical Dance Weekend There is still time to register for this workshop. The university is holding more dorm rooms for us until May 27th. Please visit the link above to learn more about the multi-era workshop, tribute to Richard Powers and rare ballet repertoire. |
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Notes from Catherine:
I am very proud of Caroline Copeland who has recently completed her Masters at Sarah Lawrence. She is developing a syllabus for teaching dance composition which interweaves historical dance treatises and theory into the process of creating new works for the 21st century. NYBDC members Patricia Beaman, Sarah Edgar and Seth Williams have produced their own contemporary choreography inspired by historical dance in our 2007 season in which Caroline took part. It is very satisfying to see these threads continue in Caroline's work and to see her claiming her own territory in what seems to be developing branch of dance performance.
Caroline will also be overseeing the performances for Op/Sail in Virginia.
Sarah Edgar has been studying in Cologne, Germany creating her own ballets and working on important NYBDC projects. I am grateful for her support in making the appearance at Sanssouci possible by guiding the creation of Pygmalion, to its premiere on June 9th. Sincerely, Catherine Turocy
The New York Baroque Dance Company
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