Organon
Creative Team
Choreographer
Eliot Feld
Lighting Designer
Set Designer
Music
Composer
Composition
Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
Toccata and Fugue in D Major, BWV 565
Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 526
Pedal-Exercitium, BWV 598
Wenn wir in höchsten Nöten sein, BWV 641
Alla Breve in D Major, BWV 589
Fantasia in G Major, BWV 572
Notes
At the premiere, the music was performed live by Elaine Chelton (Keyboard) and Alan Moverman (Keyboard).
The production featured an Organ Tone Production System built by Walker Technical Company.
Premiere
Date
January 23, 2001Location
New York State Theater (New York, NY)Company
New York City BalletPremiere Cast
- Damian Woetzel
- Maria Kowroski
- Charles Askegard
- Jared Angle
- Faye Arthurs
- Aesha Ash
- Ellen Bar
- Melissa Barak
- Ashley Bouder
- Stuart Capps
- Antonio Carmena
- Amanda Edge
- Kurt Froman
- Kyle Froman
- Pauline Golbin
- Ellen Green
- Craig Hall
- Amanda Hankes
- Stephen Hanna
- Dana Hanson
- Carla Körbes
- Rebecca Krohn
- Seth Orza
- Megan Pepin
- Sarah Ricard
- Carrie Lee Riggins
- Rachel Rutherford
- Kristin Sloan
- Abi Stafford
- Jonathan Stafford
- Sean Suozzi
- Jennifer Tinsley
- Lauren Toole
- Kevin Aubin
- Alison Basford
- Max Baud
- Katie Bergstrom
- Julia Cherlow
- Kristen D’Addario
- Alina Dronova
- Megan Fairchild
- Sophie Flack
- Lesleh Gage
- Pedro Gamino
- Dara Johnson
- Chavo Killingsworth
- Savannah Lowery
- Neil Marshall
- Abigail Mentzer
- Lara O’Brien
- Ryann Ogrodnik
- Marsh Ortiz
- Randi Osetek
- Ellen Ostrom
- Lucien Postlewaite
- Teresa Reichlen
- Carly Sebouhian
- Leland Simmons
- Angela Snow
- Josh Spell
- Christian Tworzyanski
- Andre Vytoptov
- Annabelle Wylie
Credits & Notes
The Technical Advisors for the set design were Robin Wagner and Perry Silvey.
Organon (ôr gå nȯn) 1. An instrument of thought or knowledge. 2. Philos. A system of rules or principles of demonstration or investigation.
The premiere cast featured Damian Woetzel, Maria Kowroski, and Charles Askegard, plus 30 members of the New York City Ballet corps de ballet and 30 students from the School of American Ballet.