Works & Process Announces Rotunda Projects Gala

Works & Process, the performing-arts series at the Guggenheim, announces a new initiative, Works & Process Rotunda Projects. Buildingon its long tradition of commissioning performances for the unique architecture of the Guggenheim's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Peter B. Lewis Theater, Works & Process will expand into the museum's rotunda. A new residency and commissioning program, Works & Process Rotunda Projects will invite performing artists to create works for this iconic space. The first set of projects will feature MacArthur Fellow Michelle Dorrance (February 16, 2017) and American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Daniil Simkin (September 5, 2017). On October 27, 2016, the Works & Process Rotunda Projects Gala, chaired by Isaac Mizrahi,will launch this ambitious program and help raise commissioning funds. The gala will kick off with 7pm cocktails in the Peter B. Lewis Theater, followed by an 8 pm dinner in the rotunda. The event will include a special demonstration of interactive projections planned for the Simkin project. Both Simkin and Dorrance will perform at the Gala. Tickets and additional information are available at www.worksandprocessgala.org.

Chair: Isaac Mizrahi

Rotunda Production Chairs: Caroline & Paul Cronson and Caroline Sharp

Rotunda Performance Chairs: Stuart H. Coleman & Meryl Rosofsky, Adam & Olivia Flatto, Ford Foundation and Cynthia Hazen Polsky & Leon Polsky

Performance Chairs: Michelle & Steve Pesner and Annalyn Swan & Mark Steven

Young Artists Committee Chairs: Lucy & Philip Dobrin.

Gala Committee: Charles & Deborah Adelman, Gerry & Hank Alpert, Richard Armstrong, Claude Arpels & Winsome Brown, Alberta Arthurs, Gillian Attfield, Anne H. Bass, Tony Bechara, David & Patricia Belote, Janna Bullock, Valentino Carlotti, Bernadine Caruso, Jennifer Chaitman, Karen & GorDon Dugan, Anne-Marie & Peter Embiricos, Adaline Frelinghuysen, Stephanie French, Nancy Garvey, Julian Everett Hill, Judith M. Hoffman, Larry Keigwin, Peter & Dede Lawson-Johnston, Mary Libby, Kamie Lightburn, Nina Matis, Ashley Melone, Joyce F. Menschel, Virginia & Timothy Millhiser, Linda & Ed Morse, Kathleen & James Murtha, Anh-Tuyet Nguyen & Robert Pollock, Debra Pipines, Heather Randall, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Ben Rodriguez-Cubeñas, Charles Rosen & Duke Dang, Denise & Andrew Saul, Sarah & Howard Solomon, Annaliese Soros, Susan & Jared Stamell, Elizabeth Stribling & Guy Robinson, Kara Unterberg, Margo & Anthony Viscusi, Monica Voldstad, Angela Westwater & David Meitus, Shelby White, and I. Peter Wolff

Board of Directors: Richard Armstrong, Stuart H. Coleman, Caroline Cronson, Mary Sharp Cronson, Lucy Dobrin, Adam Flatto, Miche?le Pesner, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Stephen Kroll, Reidy Denise Saul, Annalyn Swan, Margo Viscusi, and Shelby White.
Directors Emeriti: Alberta Arthurs, Gillian Attfield, Stephanie French, Barnabas McHenry, Norman Peck, Claus Virch, and I. Peter Wolff.

Michelle Dorrance Rotunda Project February 16, 2017A 2015 MacArthur Fellow and 2013 Jacob's Pillow Dance Award Winner, Michelle Dorrance performs, teaches, and choreographs throughout the world. She is one of the most sought-after tap dancers of her generation and "one of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today," according to the New Yorker. Dorrance, leading a large cast of dancers and musicians during a three-week-long residency, will use tap dance and percussion to create a performative soundscape incorporating the rotunda as a musical instrument.

Daniil Simkin Rotunda Project September 5, 2017 After a residency spanning five weeks, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer Daniil Simkin and a cast of dancers will utilize new technology in a performance with commissioned choreography by Alejandro Cerrudo and new music. The performance will be captured by infrared motion sensors, enhanced by 3D mapped visuals, and projected onto the surface of the rotunda, creating an immersive experience that meshes technology, music, visuals, fashion, design, and dance. The projection will bridge human bodies and architecture to create a startlingly unique environment.

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