Il Giardino d′Amore
Choreography by Christopher Williams
Costume Design by Andrew Jordan
Il Giardino d’Amore is a contemporary dance staging of Italian baroque composer Alessandro Scarlatti’s eponymous early 18th century serenata based on the myth of Venus and Adonis. Meticulously set to the serenata’s lush musical score, choreography for the dancers portraying Venus and Adonis corresponds directly to its vocal lines written for soprano and castrato. Choreography for the dancers portraying Amore and other avian characters referred to in the work’s anonymously-written libretto corresponds to its various instrumental lines. Clad in fantastical prosthetic costumes by Andrew Jordan, the mythic lovers and their entourage are portrayed as prehistoric beings existing outside the framework of a traditional gender binary.
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Il Giardino d′Amore
Commissioned by Danspace Project for world première from May 4th-6th, 2017
Score : Alessandro Scarlatti
Choreography : Christopher Williams
Costume Design: Andrew Jordan
Dancers : Christiana Axelsen, Andrew Champlin, Gentry George, Kyle Gerry, Justin Lynch, Caitlin Scranton, Paul Singh, and Melissa Toogood
Lighting Design : Kathy Kaufmann