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Falling In... | Patient Spider | *Marie's Diary | *Four Screaming Women
Falling In ...
2004
To convey the different aspects of the “falling in” theme,
Ms. Ruddy chose the three pieces of music. Two of the works are by female
artists, in keeping with the dance’s feminist theme:
--Amalia Rodrigues’ “Povo Que Lavas No Rio” is
an example of traditional Portuguese Fado music. Sung to the accompaniment
of a Portuguese guitar and a classic guitar, Fado is known for its soulful
quality and its focus on topics such as betrayed love, death and despair.
--Nigel Kennedy’s “Purple Haze” is
a reinterpretation of the late Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple
Haze” for violin and orchestra. Best known as a virtuoso
classical violinist, Mr. Kennedy also produced an album, The Kennedy
Experience, which features works based on and inspired by the
music of Jimi Hendrix.
--“Both Sides Now,” written and performed
by Joni Mitchell, is one of the most popular anthems of the 1960s. The dance
uses a later recording – rather than the familiar original version, with
the accompaniment of a full orchestra.
Choreography: Jeanne Ruddy
Music: Nigel Kennedy, Fado, Joni Mitchell
Costume Design: A. Christina Gianninni
Lighting Design: Peter J. Jakubowski
Patient Spider
2003
Set to the adagio and fugue from Bach’s Sonata No. 3 for Unaccompanied Violin, the work refers to a poem by Walt Whitman, A Noiseless Patient Spider.
Choreography: Peter Sparling
Music: Bach
Costume Design: Jeffrey Bauer
Lighting Design: Peter J. Jakubowski
Choreography: Jeanne
Ruddy
Live Accompaniment: Meng-Chieh Liu
Music: Olivier Messiaen
Costume Design: Christina Gianniani
Lighting Design: Peter
J. Jakubowski
Four Screaming Women originally premiered the night
the Equal Rights Amendment was defeated.
Text/Choreography: Jane
Comfort
Lighting Designer: Peter
J. Jakubowski
