Lyric Suite (1953)
A suite of evocative, timeless portraits set to Berg’s exquisite string quartet. Two solos for men, two solos for women, one duet for a man and woman, and a women’s quartet.
All posts by admin
Meet Our Guest Artists
We are honored to be joined by three special guest artists for “Moods and Dreams,” March 8–11 at the Mark O’Donnell Theater at the Actors Fund Arts Center in Brooklyn: Clarence Brooks, Jennifer Conley, and David Glista.
Preludes (1984)
An embodiment of the elegant joy and restrained sensuality of Gershwin’s piano music.
Session for Six (1958)
Set to the music of Argentinian composer, William Catanzaro, the stage comes alive with handshakes, the Twist, Walk The Dog, and the Microwave—Anna‘s tribute to the spirit of youth.
Frida (1997)
Based on her personal relationship with Mexican painters Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Ms. Sokolow shaped an intimate portrait using dance, slides of Kahlo‘s paintings, and a score by Mexican composers.
Sokolow Performance Technique
Taught by Samantha Geracht, this class explores Sokolow’s methods leading toward performance and composition skills. Tuesdays 1–2:30 pm, starting September 18.
Scenes from the Music of Charles Ives (1971)
A poetic mix of masked revelry and human yearning set to the music of Charles Ives, a composer whose dark and stringent sensibility was comparable to Ms. Sokolow’s view of life.
Kurt Weill (1988)
Using the music of Kurt Weill, this six-part dance combines the powerful impact of the understated Sokolow gesture with her ability to translate musical pulse and cadences into rhythmic expression.
Magritte, Magritte (1970)
Inspired by the paintings of the Belgian artist Rene Magritte, Ms. Sokolow created an extraordinary surrealist dance-theater piece that carries Magritte’s images into action.
From the Diaries of Franz Kafka (1981)
One of Ms. Sokolow’s most handsome weavings into theater-dance of works of art and literature. A re-creation with brutal conviction of the writer’s sense of chill isolation in an overbearing world.