Summer Program 2006
July 17 - August 15
In addition to the official opening of the building, Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller curated the Center's collection in collaboration with Robert Wilson. Eleven projects in development were workshopped with the participants spanning opera, public art projects, architectural interventions, and multi-media performance installations for realization across the Uniteds States, Europe and Asia.
To celebrate the Grand Opening of the Watermill Center, some of the most successful artists-in-residence from past programs were invited back to create interactive site-specific performances throughout the building and grounds. Following the summer program, three of these installations traveled to 60 Wall Street, Manhattan, where they were shown until the end of October.
GUEST SPEAKERS
Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller
Mimi Gardner Gates
RoseLee Goldberg
Bearnice Johnson Reagon
Sarah Ziebell
SEMINARS
AJ Weissbard
Ann-Christin Rommen
Meg Harper
Nixon Beltran
Chistophe Martin
Kameron Steele
Serge von Arx
PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS
Madonna Marilyn Megastars, Milan Triennial
Threepenny Opera, Berliner Ensemble
Phèdre, Comédie Française, Paris
Turandot, Los Angeles Opera
Persephone, Guild Hall, East Hampton
Apocalypse, choral work, Red Square, Moscow
REALstAGE, Christina and Helle Bach, Denmark
DESIGN PROJECTS
Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, Texas
Icon, Espace Louis Vutton, Paris
Video Portraits of Living US Presidents
Orange County Light Wall, Segerstrom Concert Hall, California
Madonna Marilyn Megastars, Milan Triennial
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE
Andrei Bartenev
Laurent Berger
Tania Bruguera
Cao Fei
Vadim Fishkin
