Morphoses is a ballet company, co-founded in 2007 by Christopher Wheeldon and Lourdes Lopez. Morphoses is a guest resident company at the New York City Center and at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London. It was known as Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company until February 2010, when Wheeldon announced that he was leaving the company.NY Times, Daniel J. Wakin and Alastair macaulay, February 22, 2010
Productions City Center, October 1–5, 2008 program one, October 1–3 Polyphonia NY Times by Roslyn Sulcas, October 2, 2008
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Ligeti's eponymous music costumes by Holly Hynes lighting by Mark Stanley
Wendy Whelan Tiler Peck Beatriz Stix-Brunell Teresa Reichlen
Tyler Angle Gonzalo Garcia Craig Hall Jason Fowler
Monotones II
Frederick Ashton’s choreography Satie's Trois Gymnopédie costumes and lighting by Ashton
Maria Kowroski
Rubinald Pronk Edward Watson
Commedia
New York City premiereVillage Voice by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite costumes by Isabel Toledo sets by Ruben Toledo lighting by Penny Jacobus
Leanne Benjamin Beatriz Stix-Brunell Céline Cassone Drew Jacoby
Rory Hohenstein Edwaard Liang Rubinald Pronk Edward Watson
Six Fold Illuminate
Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008
Emily Molnar's choreography Reich's Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards costumes by Narciso Rodriguez lighting by Pierre Lavoie
Drew Jacoby Céline Cassone *Edwaard Liang Edward Watson Rubinald Pronk Rory Hohenstein
program two, October 4–5
Commedia
New York City premiereVillage Voice by Deborah Jowitt, October 7, 2008
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite costumes by Isabel Toledo sets by Ruben Toledo lighting by Penny Jacobus
Leanne Benjamin Beatriz Stix-Brunell Céline Cassone Drew Jacoby
Rory Hohenstein Edwaard Liang Rubinald Pronk Edward Watson
One
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's One replaced Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream Pas de Deux due to injury.
Annabelle Lopez Ochoa's choreography Jacob Ter Vedhuis' music costumes by Benjamin Briones lighting by Lopez Ochoa
Drew Jacoby
Rubinald Pronk
Monotones II
Frederick Ashton’s choreography Satie's Trois Gymnopédie costumes and lighting by Ashton
Wendy Whelan
Tyler Angle Adrian Danchig-Waring
Shutters Shut
Lightfoot León's choreography text by Gertrude Stein costumes and lighting by Lightfoot León
Christine Thomassenguest artist
Andreas Heise
Fools’ Paradise
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography music by Joby Talbot, adapted for string orchestra from his score for the British Film Institute's release of silent film The Dying Swan costumes by Narciso Rodriguez lighting by Penny Jacobus
Wendy Whelan Maria Kowroski Teresa Reichlen Tiler Peck Céline Cassone
Craig Hall Edwaard Liang Adrian Danchig-Waring Gonzalo Garcia
Guggenheim Museum, March 8–9, 2009
Commedia
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Stravinsky's music
Fall for Dance, September–October 2009
Softly as I Leave You
Lightfoot León’s choreography Pärt and Bach's music
Drew Jacoby
Rubinald Pronk
City Center, October 29, – November 1, 2009
program one, Thursday and Saturday, October 29 and 31
NY Times review by Gia Kourlas, October 30, 2009NY Post review by Leigh Witchel, October 30, 2009
accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas
Commedia
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Stravinsky's music
Softly as I Leave You
Lightfoot León's choreography Pärt and Bach's music
Drew Jacoby
Rubinald Pronk
Bolero
Alexei Ratmansky’s choreography Ravel's music
new Harbour ballet
Tim Harbour’s choreography US premiere Edwards' music
program two, Friday and Sunday, October 30 and November 1
all piano program
Continuum
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Ligeti's music
Softly as I Leave You
Lightfoot León’s choreography Pärt and Bach's music
new Wheeldon ballet
Christopher Wheeldon’s choreography Rachmaninoff's music
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Dancers
2008 New York City Center
Beatriz Stix-Brunell Céline Cassone Christine Thomassen guest artist Drew Jacoby Leanne Benjamin Maria Kowroski Teresa Reichlen Tiler Peck Wendy Whelan
Adrian Danchig-Waring Andreas Heise Craig Hall Edwaard Liang Edward Watson Gonzalo Garcia Jason Fowler Rory Hohenstein Rubinald Pronk Tyler Angle
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2009 Fall for Dance
Drew Jacoby
Rubinald Pronk
2009 New York City Center
Carrie Lee Riggins Danielle Rowe Drew Jacoby Gabrielle Lamb Melissa Barak Rachel Sherak Wendy Whelan
Andrew Crawford Edwaard Liang Juan Pablo Ledo Lucas Segovia Matthew Prescott Rory Hohenstein Rubinald Pronk Ty Gurfein
Reviews
Village Voice by Deborah Jowitt, November 10, 2009 Sulcas, Roslyn, 2009, "New Troupe Faces a Hard Reality," International Herald Tribune, October 24–25, pp. 15 & 19.
Footnotes
References Playbill, City Center, October 1 and 4, 2008
External links Morphoses, official website City Center, official website Sadler's Wells, official website Morphoses on the Sadler's Wells website Vail International Dance Festival: Morphoses dancer bios Archival footage of Morphoses performing at the Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival in 2012