Title: North of Here
Wind
Camille on her Deathbed
Freeze/Thaw
Flood
Clement Weather
Premiere: January 24, 1998. University Dance Company. Commissioned by and performed at the University of Michigan Museum (UMMA) of Art gala opening of the “Monet at Vetheuil” exhibit, UMMA, Ann Arbor, MI. Subsequently performed at the Power Center February 5-8, 1998, Ann Arbor, MI., as a part of the Department of Dance’s major annual production “Choreography of Geography.”
Duration: 20 minutes
Music: Claude Debussy (see link to program below for detailed music credits)
Dancers: Missy Bischoff, Jodie Colone, Lindsey Dietz, Anna Gelino, Corinne Imberski, Ayako Kato, Jason Marchant, Colin Mysliwiec, Courtney Murphy, Michael Spencer Phillips, Laila Sales, Angela Youells
Costumes: Rebecca Valentino
Lighting design: Barry LaRue for the museum performance. Mary Cole for the Power Center performances.
Set Design: Cindi Blank
Props: Arthur Ridley, University Productions
Description: See program below for program notes that describe the work. Of note, the splendid and beloved dancer who was originally cast in the role of Claude Monet, Joseph Wojzczynski, was tragically killed in a car accident over the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, just six days before the opening. Jason Marchant swiftly learned his role. The performances, dedicated to Joe, were cloaked in the grief of that loss.
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