Title: Choreographer for The Shattered Mirror
Premiere: October 1998. Ann Arbor Dance Works. Duderstadt Center Video Studio. Subsequently performed at the Orange County Convention Center Auditorium, Orlando, FL (11/98) for the International Percussion Arts Conference.
Duration: 40 minutes
Music: a percussion opera composed by Michael Udow
Dancers: Colin Mysiliwiec (married name: Raybin), Deborah Barron Smith, Angela Youells
Costumes: Edie Bookstein
Props and set design: Kasia Mrozewska
Percussionists: 8 percussionists
Description: This was a percussion opera composed by colleague and then percussion-faculty member and chair, Professor Michael Udow. Many of the ideas were based upon Joseph Campbell’s writings. A trio of dancers contributed to the ambience and propelled the narrative. This was the first of several collaborations with Kasia Mrozewska, who was then a graduated student in theater design. Traveling to Orlando for the premiere at a percussion concert was great fun, and my first trip to Disney World.
Preview photo University Record
Letter from Michael Gould, composer/director
Interview with Michael Gould re Shattered Mirror, Percussive Notes, October 1998
Rehearsal notes
Program