CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF WORKS


(2005) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Walter Dundervill
Music: Original Music composed by Marc Ribot
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop January 26 – 29, February 2 – 5, 2005
Disturbulance was originally commissioned by the Bessie Schönberg/First Light commissioning fund and the Creative Residency program of Dance Theater Workshop. Disturbulance has also been supported with funds from the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, the Harkness Foundation for Dance, and by Dancenow/NYC/Silo Project. Marc Ribot’s original score has been made possible by a grant from the American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance Program.



(2005) Duet
Dancers: Paul Hamilton, Omagbitse Omagbemi
Music: Original songs composed by Rachelle Garniez, performed live by Rachelle Garniez and Dave Hofstra.
Costumes: Keely Garfield
NYC Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop January 26 – 29, February 2 – 5, 2005.
World Premiere: Zenon Dance Company (MN), November 2004.
Scent Of Mental Love was originally commissioned by Celebrate Brooklyn. Some of the material for Scent Of Mental Love was created during a residency provided by The Joyce Theater Foundation, New York City, with major support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additionally, the piece has been supported by the Bessie Schönberg/First Light commis-sioning fund and the Creative Residency program of Dance Theater Workshop, and Zenon Dance Company (MN). Rachelle Garniez’ Live music and the original score have been made possible by a grant from the American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance Program.



(2003) Octet
Dancers: Zenon Dance Company, Denise Armstead, Amy Behm, Devin Carey, Christine Maginnis, Megan Flood, Tamara Ober, Stephen Schroeder, Gregory Waletski
Music: World War One songs, Dusty Springfield, Kitty Wells, Vera Lynn
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Illusion Theater, Hennepin Center for the Arts (Minneapolis, MN), June 5, 2003
Commissioned by Zenon Dance Company with support from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the McKnight Foundation, and the Jerome Foundation. Created during a three-week residency in Minneapolis with Zenon Dance Company under the direction of Artistic Director Linda Andrews.



(2003) Septet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber, Paul Hamilton, Rachel Lynch-John, Pedro Osorio, Amber Sloan, Lisa Wheeler
Music: Pre-recorded and original by Marc Ribot with additional music by Ned Rothenberg
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Altogether Different, The Joyce Theater (New York, NY), January 8, 2003
Commissioned by The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Works, and created during a residency provided by The Joyce Theater Foundation, with major support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Additional support provided by the Jerome Foundation and the Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation.



(2002) Septet
Dancers: Talia Bar-Cohen, Rob Chapetta, Alexis Cohn, Jennifer Hart, Kristen
Kushiyama, Christine Sandiffer, Molly Welch
Music: Carl Stalling, Bally Sagoo, Bruce Ruffin, Harry McClintock
Costumes: Liz Prince
Rehearsal Director: Meriam Rosen
Premiere: Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (Washington, D.C.), May 1, 2003
Commissioned by the University of Maryland Dance Department and created during a residency (August 26 – 31, 2002) under the rehearsal direction of Meriam Rosen.



(2002) Trio
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch-John, Lisa Townsend
Live Bluegrass music performed by Rachelle Garniez & The Sin City Scramblers, Rachelle Garniez, Marc Daine, Kenny Kosek,
Mike Weatherley
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: The Duke on 42nd Street (New York, NY), February 20, 2002
Commissioned by the 92nd Street Y New Works in Dance Fund, and generously supported by the Jerome Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance and by the Live Music for Dance Program of the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, administered by the American Music Center. Some of the material for Free Drinks For Ladies With Nuts was created in studio space donated by The Ensemble Studio Theatre and the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center.

(2002) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber
Original music composed and performed by Phillip Johnston
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: The Duke on 42nd Street (New York, NY), February 20, 2002
Commissioned by the 92nd Street Y New Works in Dance Fund, and generously supported by the Jerome Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance and by the Live Music for Dance Program of the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, administered by the American Music Center. Some of the material for Good Girl Daddy was created in studio space donated by The Ensemble Studio Theatre and the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center.



(2000) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch-John
Music: Rolf Harris, Patsy Cline, Jesse Matthews, Kitty Wells
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: The Duke on 42nd Street (New York, NY), February 20, 2002
Commissioned by the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Project New Works in Dance Fund and supported with a space grant from the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, as well as generous funding from the Jerome Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, and a commission from DTW’s Bessie Schönberg/First Light Program.



(2002) Collaborative Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Sally Silvers
Music: Live sound collage by Dan Evans Farkas
Costumes: Keely Garfield, Sally Silvers
Premiere: Performance Space 122 (New York, NY), February 7, 2002
Commissioned by PS 122.



(2001) Trio
Performers: Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber, Phillip Johnston
Original music composed and performed live by Phillip Johnston
Costumes: Liz Prince
Premiere: Family Matters at The World Trade Center Plaza Stage (New York, NY), August 11, 2001
Commissioned by Dance Theater Workshop’s Bessie Schönberg/First Light Program with funds from The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.



(2000) Quartet
Dancers: Karl Anderson, Rachel Lynch-John, Tom O’ Connor, Lisa Townsend
Original music by Phillip Johnston performed live by Phillip Johnston, Will Holshouser, Mark Josefsberg
Costumes: Liz Prince
Premiere: Playhouse 91 (New York, NY), March 16, 2000
Commissioned by the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Project New Works in Dance Fund and supported with a space grant from the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, as well as generous funding from the Jerome Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, the Live Music for Dance Program of the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, administered by the American Music Center, and a commission from Dance Theater Workshop’s Bessie Schönberg/First Light Program.



(2000) Quartet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber, Rachel Lynch-John, Tom O’ Connor
Original music by Phillip Johnston, and Bob Montero performed live by Ken Filiano, John Hollenbeck, Will Holshouser, Phillip Johnston
Costumes: Liz Prince
Premiere: Playhouse 91 (New York, NY), March 16, 2000
Commissioned by the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Project New Works in Dance Fund and supported with a space grant from the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center, as well as generous funding from the Jerome Foundation and The Harkness Foundation for Dance, and the Live Music for Dance Program of the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, administered by the American Music Center.



(1999) Duet
Performers: Keely Garfield and son Cyrus Ra
Music: Frank Sinatra, Apex Twin
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Center (New York, NY), November 1999
Commissioned by the 92nd Street Y Harkness Dance Project Dancers With Progeny Showcase.



(1999) Septet
Dancers: Karl Anderson, Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber, Rachel Lynch-John, Tom O’ Connor, Jennifer Phillips, Daniel Schaefer
Original music composed by Phillip Johnston and performed live by The Transparent Quartet, Phillip Johnston, Dave Hofstra, Mark Josefsberg, Joe Ruddick
Costumes: Liz Prince
Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop (New York, NY), March 2, 1999
Commissioned by DTW’s Bessie Schönberg/First Light Program with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional funding from The Jerome Foundation, Meet The Composer, Inc. with support from ASCAP, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated and The Virgil Thomson Foundation.



(1998) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch-John
Music: Connie Francis, Dusty Springfield, Cilla Black, Ella Fitzgerald, Al Jolson
Costumes: Keely Garfield (new designs by Liz Prince, 2003)
Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop (New York, NY), January 20, 1998
Commissioned by DTW’s Bessie Schönberg/First Light Program with funding provided by the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional funding provided by the Jerome Foundation and the Dance Ink Foundation.



(1998) Trio
Dancers: Lynn Brown, Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber
Original music composed by Phillip Johnston performed live by Phillip Johnston, Dave Hofstra, Mark Josefsberg, Joe Ruddick
Costumes: Liz Prince
Premiere: Dance Theater Workshop (New York, NY), January 20, 1998
Commissioned by DTW’s Bessie Schönberg/First Light Program with funding from the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional funding from Meet The Composer, Inc. with support from ASCAP, the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust, J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated and The Virgil Thomson Foundation. Movement material for the dance was developed with a commission from Lincoln Center’s Meet-the-Artist series.



(1997) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch-John
Music: Eddie Fisher, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, The Mills Brothers
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Danse Vernissage/Studio 303 (Montréal), October 25, 1997
Made possible with funds from The Harkness Foundation for Dance.



(1997) Trio
Dancers: Lynn Brown, Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch-John
Music: Nursery rhyme
Costumes: Keely Garfield, constructed for each performance from toilet paper rolls.
Premiere: Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center (New York, NY), April 1997
Commissioned by Lincoln Center’s Meet The Artist program.

(1996) Duet
Dancers: Lynn Brown, Keely Garfield
Music: The Microscopic Quartet
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Set Design: Power Boothe
Premiere: Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln (New York, NY), December 28, 1996
Commissioned by Lincoln Center in collaboration with The Film Society of Lincoln Center Reel To Real series.



(1996) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch - John
Music: Bizet’s Carmen, Giselle, nursery rhymes
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Joyce Soho (New York, NY), October 1996
Made possible with funds from the Harkness Foundation for Dance and by individual contributions.



(1993) Trio
Dancers: Eric Diamond, Keely Garfield, John Maynard
Music: Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake
Costumes: Audrey Challoner
Premiere: Joyce Soho (New York, NY), October 28, 1993
Made possible with funds from the Harkness Foundation for Dance and Dance Ink.



(1993) Quartet
Dancers: Eric Diamond, Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch – John, John Maynard
Music: Seventies Disco
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Joyce Soho (New York, NY), October 1993
Made possible by individual contributions.



(1992) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, John Maynard
Music: Carl Douglas
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Performance Space 122 (New York, NY), January 1992
Supported with funds from PS 122’s Avant Guard Arama series.



(1992) Ensemble
Dancers: Javier De Frutos, Keely Garfield, Lawrence Goldhuber, Bunty Mathias, John Maynard, Henry Montes, Elizabeth Rankin,
Stephanie Tooman, Reggie Wilson
Original music composed by Anthony Coleman and performed by The Alex Balenescu Quartet, Alexander Balenescu, Clare Conners, Bill Hawkes, Caroline Dale
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: The Queen Elizabeth Hall (London), January 1992
Commissioned by The Place Theatre/Spring Loaded Festival and The Queen Elizabeth Hall. Additional support provided by the Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions, a public/private partnership of the National Endowment for the Arts, the United States Information Agency, The Rockafeller Foundation, and the Pew Charitable Trusts, with administrative support from Arts International. Created during a residency with New Dance Ensemble (MN) Dance-Lab Project.



(1992) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, John Maynard
Music: Pat Metheny
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Joyce Soho (New York, NY), January 1992
Made possible by individual contributions.



(1992) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Reggie Wilson
Music: Zorba
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Joyce Soho (New York, NY), January 1992
Supported with funds from the Joyce Soho’s Salon Project.



(1991) Ensemble
Dancers: The Dance Theater of Harlem Ensemble
Music: Scarletti
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Aaron Davies Hall (New York, NY), June 2, 1991
Commissioned by The Dance Theater of Harlem, Artistic Director Arthur Mitchell (choreographic mentor/Bessie Schönberg).



(1990) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, John Maynard
Music: Georgia Gibbs, Bizet, and Pat Metheny
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: DanceSpace Project/St. Mark's Church (New York, NY), June 1990
Supported with funds from DanceSpace Project’s Tea Dance series.



(1990) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, John Maynard
Music: Microscopic Septet
Set design: Power Boothe
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: DanceSpace Project/St. Mark's Church (New York, NY), June 1990
Made possible by individual contributions.



(1989) Duet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Rachel Lynch-John
Music: Faure
Costumes: Keely Garfield (new designs by Liz Prince, 1999)
Premiere: Performance Space 122 (New York, NY), September 29, 1989
Commissioned by PS 122 with funds from the Jerome Foundation.



(1989) Duet
Dancers: Anne Engerman, Rachel Lynch-John
Music: Gloria Gaynor
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Performance Space 122 (New York, NY), September 29, 1989
Commissioned by PS 122 with funds from the Jerome Foundation.



(1989) Septet
Dancers: Keely Garfield, Anne Engerman, Rachel Lynch, John, John Maynard, Henry Montes, Emily Navar, Keith Chamberlain
Music: Frank Garfield, Fubuki Koshiji, De La Soul, Jon Keliehor
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Home for Contemporary Theater and Art (New York, NY), April 1989
Commissioned by Home for Contemporary Theater and Art New Works Fund.



(1988) Trio
Dancers: Keely Garfield, John Maynard, Greg Hubbard
Costumes: Keely Garfield
Premiere: Joyce Soho (New York, NY), November 1988
Created during The Field’s Fieldwork workshops and shown as work-in-progress through Field Day performances. Made possible by individual contributions.