ABOUT THE WORK Reuniting former NYCB principal dancers Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto, Hagoromo is a multidisciplinary work of dance-chamber opera inspired by one of the masterpieces of Japanese Noh drama, featuring contralto Katalin Károlyi and tenor Peter Tantsits, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), and Brooklyn Youth Chorus. The ancient tale of Hagoromo involves a desolate island and the fateful encounter between a poor fisherman (Soto) and a fallen angel (Whelan). A thoroughly contemporary vision, this retelling is a bold experiment in hybrid forms: a chamber opera composed by Nathan Davis and librettist Brendan Pelsue, with dance choreographed by David Neumann, puppetry by Chris M. Green, dramaturgy by Norman Frisch, and costumes created by the celebrated Belgian designer Dries Van Noten. More info: http://www.aopopera.org/hagoromo/

Work-in-progress excerpt performed at St. Ann's Warehouse, Puppet Lab June 2014. ‘American Weather’ is an original work of absurdist puppetry/material theater deploying ready-mades, live-projection, dance, figurative puppets, and original songs to re-imagine the clichéd phrase ‘the American condition’ as a fugue of surrealist micro-plays. The piece will be developed in ensemble and performed over the course of two years in theatrical as well as non-theatrical spaces as a series of 5 to 25 minute episodes with partial endings before being combined into one evening-length performance in 2016. 'American Weather' has been and will continue to be informed and driven by open, collaborative conversations with the public under the broad theme 'America, the emotional (how are you?)'. Ensemble includes: Yoko Myoi, Kirsten Kammermeyer, Erin Orr, Quince Marcum, Chris Green, and Yasmin Reshamwala. Director/Composer: C. Green Cameras: Lindsay Richardson, Mark Robison/Character Generators