Watermill Center | Summer Program 2004

Watermill Center Summer Program 2004
July 19 - August 13

The artists and performers of the Watermill Center Summer Program 2004 took part in the workshops listed below.

Scourge of Hyacinths
Staging workshop of a new operatic production with a libretto written by Noble Prize-winning Nigerian author Wole Soyinka and original score by Cuban composer Tania Leon.

Tapio Wirkkala
Summer Program participants took part in a design workshop for a public square in Helsinki in honor of the Finnish design and sculptor, Tapio Wirkkala.

Page to Stage
Under the guidance of Robert Wilson and Kenward Elmslie, Watermill directors collaborated with writers from Southampton College to experiment in taking works of new writing from the page to the stage.

Alice in Wonderland
Watermill participants created workshops with local school children that culminated in a contemporary adapatation and performance of Alice in Wonderland on the grounds of the Watermill Center.

Parsifal
Watermill participants a design workshop for a revival production of Robert Wilson's seminal staging of Richard Wagner's "Parsifal",later staged at the Los Angeles Opera.

Symptomes
Staging workshop of a new play by Gabriella Ornstein.

The Shadow
Staging workshop for Betty Nansen Theater (Copenhagen) production of "The Shadow" by Hans Christian Andersen with music by Tom Waits.

11 Commandments
Staging workshop of a new production by Robert Wilson in collaboration with four young directors from the Directors' Conservatory in Paris.

24 Hours
A site-specific project exploring the architecture of body, space, and time created by artist Branka Cvetjicanin and a team of artists from Croatia, with direction by Robert Wilson.

Bolivar Theater
Architectural design workshop for the historic theater in Naples.

Les Fables
Design of an exhibition of Robert Wilson's drawings at Pierre Bergé/Yves Saint Laurent Foundation in Paris.



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