Pastoral
Pam Tanowitz, Sarah Crowner, Caroline Shaw
Lincoln Center Presents
In collaboration with Fisher Center at Bard
Renowned choreographer Pam Tanowitz returns to Lincoln Center with Pastoral, an evocative evening-length dance performance in collaboration with composer Caroline Shaw and painter Sarah Crowner. Tanowitz set a dance to Beethoven’s beloved “Pastoral” symphony, then replaced it with a new score by Shaw that pays homage to, and transforms, the Beethoven work. Crowner’s awe-inspiring, abstract stage designs are as moving and lyrical as the choreography in this dazzling and critically acclaimed performance—a palimpsest of artistic layers, with Beethoven’s evocation of the natural world as a guiding spirit.
“Fresh and delightfully unpredictable… Pastoral was not a place I wanted to leave.” —The New York Times
A Fisher Center at Bard Production
Choreography by Pam Tanowitz
Décor by Sarah Crowner
Music by Caroline Shaw
Featuring Pam Tanowitz Dance
Inspired by Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”
Creative Team
Pam Tanowitz, Choreography
Sarah Crowner, Décor
Caroline Shaw, Music
Davison Scandrett, Production Design & Lighting Design
Reid Bartelme, Costume Design
Justin Ellington, Sound Design
Nicholas Houfek, Associate Production Design
Stephen Jensen, Associate Sound Design & Audio Supervisor
Mark Quiles, Technical Director & Production Manager
Nora Rubenstone, Associate Production Manager
Betsy Ayer, Stage Manager
Maile Okamura, Rehearsal Director
Dana Jessen, Music Supervisor
Madeleine Reilly, Company Manager
Jason Collins, Producer
Pam Tanowitz Dance
Marc Crousillat
Christine Flores
Lindsey Jones
Maile Okamura
Caitlin Scranton
Stephanie Terasaki
Anson Zwingelberg
Taylor LaBruzzo (Understudy)
Musicians
Dana Jessen, Bassoon
Bill Kalinkos, Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Andrew Nogal, Oboe & English Horn
Pastoral is a co-commission of Fisher Center LAB, the signature residency and commissioning program of the Fisher Center at Bard, and Barbican London, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels, and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg. Commissioning support for Pastoral was provided by Judith R. and Alan H. Fishman, Amy and Ronald Guttman, King's Fountain, and the SHS Foundation, with additional funds provided by the O’Donnell Green Music and Dance Foundation. Developmental support was received from the Harkness Foundation for Dance. Fisher Center LAB is funded in part by the Lucille Lortel Foundation and the Fisher Center’s Artistic Innovation Fund, with lead support from Rebecca Gold and additional funding from The William and Lia G. Poorvu Family Foundation. The Pam Tanowitz Creation Fund is supported by the Friends of Pam with leadership gifts from an anonymous donor, Angela Bernstein CBE, and Lizbeth and George Krupp.