Armitage Gone! Dance

 

The Elegant Universe

Armitage Gone Dance
Saturday, May 31, 2008, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, 
Works & Process at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

As part of the Guggenheim Museum's Works & Process series, director/choreographer Karole Armitage presented a new work inspired by physicist Brian Greene's bestselling book, The Elegant Universe. This dynamic performance blended music, dance, text, and projected imagery to create a vibrant portrait of the universe as revealed by cutting-edge physics, incorporating wondrous insights from the realm of string theory.

The performances included a discussion between Armitage, Brian Greene and composer Lukas Ligeti about the rich and challenging process of transforming scientific concepts into aesthetic expression. Lukas Ligeti's score was performed live by the Composer with Marco Cappelli on guitar, and by Ha-Yang Kim on cello.

Participants 

Karole Armitage

Karole Armitage is a dancer and choreographer widely known for combining disparate styles and themes with the discipline and techniques of classical ballet. She is the artistic director of Armitage Gone! Dance, a company based in New York City.

Brian Greene

Brian Greene is a Professor of Physics and Mathematics at Columbia University, and is recognized for a number of groundbreaking discoveries in his field of superstring theory. read more

Lukas Ligeti

Lukas Ligeti is a composer whose works combine downtown New York experimentalism with contemporary classical music, jazz, electronica, and world music. read more

Venue:

Works & Process at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

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Works & Process at the Guggenheim Museum