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Lucinda Childs
Choreography 1963-1989

Date Work Theatre
Jun. 27, 1989 MAYDAY
in collaboration with Sol LeWitt
Music by Christian Wolff
Lighting by Howell Binkley
Costumes by Suzanne Gallo
Teatro Lirico
Milan, Italy
Nov. 15, 1987 LICHTKNALL
* For the Berlin Opera
Music by Erhard Grosskopf
Scene design by Achim Freyer
Berlin Opera
Berlin, Germany
May 12, 1987 CALYX
Music by Harry de Wit
Set by Tadashi Kawamata
Lighting by Beverly Emmons
Costumes by A. Christina Giannini
Joyce Theater
New York, New York
Oct. 16, 1986 HUNGARIAN ROCK
Music by Gyorgy Ligeti
Lincoln, Nebraska
Kimbal Hall
University of Nebraska
Apr. 2,1986 CLARION
* For Pacific Northwest Ballet
Music by Paul Chihara
Seattle Opera House
Seattle, Washington
Jan. 28, 1986 PORTRAITS IN REFLECTION
Music by Michael Galasso,
Michael Nyman, Allen Shawn &
Elizabeth Swados
Set & projections by Robert Mapplethorpe
Costumes by Ronaldus Shamask
Lighting by Gregory Meeh
Joyce Theater
New York, New York
Dec. 11, 1984 FIELD DANCES
For Acts II & III
Einstein on the Beach
by Philip Glass & Robert Wilson
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, New York
Nov. 2, 1984 PREMIERE ORAGE
* For the Paris Opéra Ballet
Music by Dmitri Shostakovich
Decor & costumes by Roberto Platé
Lighting by Serge Peyrat
Palais Garnier
Opéra de Paris
Paris, France
Mar. 8, 1984 OUTLINE
Music by Gavin Bryars
Whitney Museum of
American Art
Mar. 1, 1984 CASCADE
* For Pacific Northwest Ballet
Music by Steve Reich
Seattle Opera House
Seattle, Washington
Nov. 29, 1983 FORMAL ABANDON (Part 111)
Music by Michael Riesman
Lighting by Gregory Meeh
Théatre de la Ville
Paris, France
Sep. 29, 1983 AVAILABLE LIGHT
Music by John Adams
Set by Frank Gehry
Costumes by Ronaidus Shamask
"Temporary Contemporary"
Museum of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles, California
Jul. 8, 1983 AVAILABLE LIGHT
(Open-air version)
Music by John Adams
Festival de la Danse
Centre de Rencontres
Chateauvallon, France
Jul. 29, 1982 FORMAL ABANDON (Part 11)
(Quartet)
Music by Michael Riesman
Loeb Student Center
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb. 19, 1982 FORMAL ABANDON (Part 1)
Music by Michael Riesman
Tinel de la Chartreuse
Villeneuve Les Avignon, France
Nov. 26, 1981 RELATIVE CALM
Music by Jon Gibson
Lighting/Decor by Robert Wilson
Théatre National de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Mar. 31, 1981 MAD RUSH
* For the Groupe Recherche
Chorégraphique de I'Opéra de Paris
Music by Philip Glass
Centre Culturel
Soissons, France
Nov. 29, 1979 DANCE (with film)
Music by Philip Glass
Film/décor by Sol LeWitt
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, New York
Oct. 17, 1979 DANCE (concert version)
Music by Philip Glass
with Philip Glass Ensemble
Stadsschouwburg
Eindhoven, Holland
Mar. 12, 1978 KATEMA Stedlijk Museum
Amsterdam, Holland
Nov. 3, 1977 PLAZA
MELODY EXCERPT
INTERIOR DRAMA
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn, New York
Jul. 25, 1976 "Einstein on the Beach"
Music by Philip Glass
Solo for Character on 3 diagonals
Act I Scene 1
Theatre Municipal
Avignon, France
Jun. 8, 1976 CROSS WORDS
FIGURE EIGHTS
Danspace at St. Marks Church
New York, New York
Jan. 23, 1976 RADIAL COURSES
MIX DETAIL
TRANSVERSE EXCHANGES
Washington Square
Methodist Church
New York, New York
Mar. 8, 1975 DUPLICATE SUITE
RECLINING RONDO
CONGERIES ON EDGES FOR 20 OBLIQUES
Y.M.C.A.
Nyack, New York
Dec. 7, 1973 PARTICULAR REEL
CHECKERED DRIFT
CALICO MINGLING
Whitney Museum of
American Art
New York, New York
Jun. 11, 1968 UNTITLED TRIO Judson Memorial Church
New York, New York
Oct. 16, 1966 VEHICLE 69th Regiment Armory
Nine Evenings: Theater and
Engineering
New York, New York
Oct. 10, 1965 AGRICULTURE Once Festival
Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 23, 1965 SCREEN Bridge Theater
New York, New York
Mar. 12, 1965 MUSEUM PIECE Judson Memorial Church
New York, New York
Jan. 29, 1965 GERANIUM Alfred Leslie Studio
New York, New York
Aug. 12, 1964 MODEL Washington Square Art Gallery
New York, New York
Jul. 23, 1964 STREET DANCE Studio of Robert & Judith Dunn
New York, New York
Apr. 24, 1964 CARNATION Institute of Contemporary Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb. 10, 1964 CANCELLATION SAMPLE Surplus Dance Theater, Stage 73
New York, New York
Nov. 10, 1963 EGG DEAL Judson Memorial Church
New York, New York
Jun. 30, 1963 MINUS AUDITORIUM
EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS
Gramercy Arts Theater
New York, New York
Jun. 23, 1963 THREE PIECES Judson Memorial Church
New York, New York
Jan. 30, 1963 PASTIME
Music by Philip Corner
Choreography by Lucinda Childs
Judson Memorial Church
New York, New York