An angel’s garment, possessed of mysterious powers, falls to a remote island on Earth, where it is found by a poor fisherman. To get it back, the angel offers up her greatest celestial gift: a dance of incomparable beauty.
Dance icons and former New York City Ballet principals Wendy Whelan and Jock Soto, contralto Katalin Károlyi and tenor Peter Tantsits, and puppets by Chris Green come together in this inspired reimagining of a Japanese Noh theater classic. With choreography by David Neumann, costumes by Belgian fashion icon Dries Van Noten, and an original score by Nathan Davis—performed live by the International Contemporary Ensemble and Brooklyn Youth Chorus—Hagoromo merges genres to send a stranded spirit back to heaven.
Cast and Creative team for Hagoromo at BAM Harvey Theater
Music by Nathan Davis Libretto by Brendan Pelsue Choreography by David Neumann Puppetry by Chris M. Green Conceived and directed by David Michalek
Costumes by Dries Van Noten Lighting design by Clifton Taylor Stage design by Sara Brown Puppetry design by Chris M. Green and David Michalek Dramaturgy by Norman Frisch