Argot (1967)

Premiered in An Evening of New Danceworks

Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City

Wednesday, June 7, 1967

Music: Bela Bartok, Third String Quartet

Costumes/Lighting: Clyde Morgan

Dancers: Sarah Stackhouse and Louis Falco

 

Translucens (1967)

Premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers

Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City

Monday, December 18, 1967

Music: Olivier Messiaen

Costumes/Scenery: Lar Lubovitch

Lighting: Gary Harris

Juan Antonio, Carla Maxwell, Tony Salatino,

Diane Mohrmann and Louis Falco

 

The Gods' Descent (1967)

Premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers

Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City

Monday, December 18, 1967

Music: Collage

Costumes/Scenery: Lar Lubovitch

Louis Falco, Takako Asakawa, Juan Antonio, Tony Salatino

Clyde Morgan, Anna Hoffman, Anne Astner

 

Huescape (1968)

Premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers

Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Massachusetts1968

Music: Pierre Schaeffer and Lasry-Baschet

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Dancers: Jennifer Muller, Juan Antonio, Louis Falco

 

TimeWright (1969)

Premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers

Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City

May 10, 1969

Music: Andrew Rudin, Steve Reich, Kenneth Gaburo, Henri Pousseur

Teo Macero, Pierre Schaeffer

Decor/Scenery: Robert Indiana and William Katz

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Jennifer Muller, Carla Maxwell, Juan Antonio,

Louis Falco, Charles Phipps, Bill George

 

Caviar (1970)

Premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers

New York City Center, New York City

Thursday, May 14, 1970

*Music composed and performed by: Pot with Napanaw's Pottery Shop Rock Group (Aldana, Gary King, Doug Arioli, Steve Tindall) and orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester

Decor/Costumes: Marisol

Lighting: Chenault Spence

Jennifer Muller, Carla Maxwell, Georgiana Holmes, Mary Jane Eisenberg,

Kelly Hogan, Juan Antonio, Matthew Diamond, Louis Falco

*Caviar later presented with music by Bobby ColePerformed by

Vertical Burn (Burt Alcantara, Sonny Carr & Bobby Cole)

 

Ibid (1971)

Premiered with The Louis Falco Company of Featured Dancers

New York City Center, New York City

Monday, February 1, 1971

Music: Maatthews Kheaann Khristiaann

Decor/Costumes: Stanley Landsman

Premiere Performance Dancer: Georgiana Holmes

 

The Sleepers (1971)

Premiered with The Louis Falco Company of Featured Dancers

New York City Center, New York City

Monday, February 1, 1971

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Jennifer Muller, Georgiana Holmes, Matthew Diamond, Juan Antonio

 

The Gamete Garden (1971)

Premiered with The Boston Ballet

Savoy Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts

Friday, February 12, 1971

Music: Michael Kamen (with The New York City Rock Ensemble)

Costumes: Cecelia Ellen

Sets Execution: Walter Dolan

Assistants to the Choreographer: Jennifer Muller, Juan Antonio

Anamarie Sarazin & Robert Steele

Sandra Bereska & David Drummond

Anthony Williams, Miguel Angel Bolarin, Teresa Gordon, Mark Held, Ellen O'Reilly,

Robert Pierce, Alphonse Poulin, James Reardon, Cecily Travesky

 

Journal (1971)

Premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre

Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag, Netherlands

October 27, 1971

Sound Collage: Burt Alcantara

Assistants to the Choreographer: Jennifer MullerJuan Antonio

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Arlette Van Boven, Kathy Gosschalk, Lia HaekenMarilyn Lewis,

Conny Lodewijk, Marian Sarstadt, Carina Verzijl, Yteke Waterbolk,

Lenny Westerdijk, Jon Benoit, Nils Christie, Leon Koning, Marek Krysziewicz,

 Johan Meyer, Michael Tipton, Harmen Tromp, Frans Vervenne

 

Soap Opera (1972)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City

Wednesday, June 14, 1972

Music: Burt Alcantara

Text: Gary Lasdun

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Louis Falco, Jennifer Muller, Juan Antonio, Georgiana Holmes,

Matthew Diamond, Mary Jane Eisenberg

 

Avenue (1973)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City

Tuesday, June 5, 1973

Costumes: William Katz

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Music: Vertical Burn (Karen Adlin, Burt Alcantara, Sonny Carr & Bobby Cole)

Louis Falco, Jennifer Muller, Juan Antonio, Georgiana Holmes,

Matthew Diamond, Mary Jane Eisenberg

 

Two Penny Portrait (1973)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City

Thursday, June 7, 1973

Sound Environment: Burt Alcantara

Decor/Costumes: Victor Paul

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Dancers: Georgiana Holmes and Louis Falco

 

Tutti-Frutti (1973)

Premiered with Ballet Rambert

Sadler's Wells Theatre, London

September 18, 1973

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Music: Burt Alcantara

Lighting: John B. Read

Christopher Bruce, Marilyn Williams, Lenny Westerdijk, Leigh Warren,

Julia Blaikie, Sally Owen, Joseph Scoglio, Patrick Wood, Lucy Burge

 

Eclipse (1974)

Premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre

Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag, Netherlands

March 18, 1974

Music: Burt Alcantara

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Assistants to the Choreographer: Jennifer Muller and Juan Antonio

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Mea Venema, Johan Meyer, Roslyn Anderson, Jeanne Solan, Christopher Frey

 Yair Goldshtein, Leon Koning, Joost Pelt, Michael Tipton

 

Storeroom (1974)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City

Tuesday, May 21, 1974

Sound Score: Kirk Nurock

Decor/Costumes: Victor Paul

Lighting: Beverly Emmons

Louis Falco, Jennifer Muller, Juan Antonio, Georgiana Holmes,

Matthew Diamond, Mary Jane Eisenberg, Angelina Wolf

 

Caterpillar (1975)

Premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre

Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag, Netherlands

February 18, 1975

Music: Luciano Berio

Decor/Costumes: William Katz with Willy Eisenhart, Assistant

Lighting: Howard Eldridge

Roslyn Anderson, Moira Bosman, Arlette van Boven, Kathleen Fitzgerald,

Sheri Gaia, Marilyn Lewis, Conny Lodewijk, Robert Craset,

Christopher Frey, Joost Pelt, Michael Saunders, Harmen Tromp,

Frans Vervenne, Gert Weigelt

 

Champagne (1976)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Detroit

Friday, March 12, 1976

New York Premiere: Roundabout Theater, April 11, 1977,

Music: Big Band Collage

Costumes: Michael Stuart

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Louis Falco, Juan Antonio, Ranko Yokoyama, Anthony Ferro,

John Cwiakala, Tony Constantine, Lisa Nalven, Jane Lowe

 

Caravan (1976)

Premiered with Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theatre

City Center 55th Street Theatre, New York City

Thursday, May 6, 1976

Music: Michael Kamen (based on Duke Ellington Themes)

Decor/Costumes: William Katz

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Judith Jamison, Dudley Williams, Donna Wood, Mari Kajiwara,

Warren Spears, Tina Yuan, Carl Paris, Michiko Oka, Masazumi Chaya,

Meg Gordean, Valerie Feit, Sergio Cal, Melvin Jones, Sarita Allen,

Peter Woodin, Ulysses Dove, Beth Shorter, Enid Britten, Jodi Moccia

 

Hero (1977)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Roundabout Theater, New York City

April 11, 1977

Music: Badal Roy, Radha Shottam & Frank Tusa

Decor/Costumes: William Katz (assisted by Willy Eisenhart)

Costumes: Silla Kotsonie and Robert Flinn

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Jane Lowe, Lisa Nalven, Ranko Yokoyama, Juan Antonio,

Tony Constantine, John Cwiakala

 

The Lobster Quadrille (1977)

Premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre

Circustheater, Scheveningen, Holland

June 18, 1977 (Holland Festival)

Music: David del Tredici

Soprano: Erica Grefe

Decor/Costumes: William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant)

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Bonnie Mathis, Johan Meijer, Michael Sanders,

Ranko Yokoyama* Tony Constantine* William Gornel*

*Louis Falco Dance Company

 

Tiger Rag (1977)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Roundabout Theater, New York City

Monday, November 7, 1977

Music: Michael Kamen

Decor/Costumes: Marisol and William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant)

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Juan Antonio, Ranko Yokoyama, William Gornel, Lisa Nalven,

 Jean-Louis Morin, Shelley Freydont and a cast of 20 Extras

 

Cooking French (1977)

Premiered with Ballet Theater Contemporain

Théâtre Musical d'Angers

Thursday, December 15, 1977

Assistant to Louis Falco: William Gornel

Music: Michael Kamen

Scenery: William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant)

Costumes: L.M. Marchand

Lighting: Yvan Rialland

Muriel Belmondo, James Urbain, Noriko Kubota, Jean-Claude Giorgini,

Nora Esteves and the Company

 

Escargot (1978)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Mankato, Minnesota / October 1, 1978

New York Premiere: Entermedia Theatre / Tuesday, October 24, 1978,

Music: Ralph MacDonald

Costumes: Michael Vollbrach/ Silk by Fabio Bellotti for Rainbow, Milano, Italy

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Ranko Yokoyama, Shelley Freydont, Lisa Nalven,

William Gornel, Jean-Louis Morin, Alan Sener

with Louis Falco and Joao Mauricio

 

Early Sunday Morning (1979)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

City Center, New York City

Wednesday, March 28, 1979

Music: David Sanborn (performed live by David Sanborn, Michael Colina,

John Evans, Hiram Bullock, Jody Linscott and Jim Maelen)

Decor/Costumes: William Katz with Willy Eisenhart

Lighting: Shirl Donnerac

Performed by Louis Falco

 

Saltimbocca (1979)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

City Center, New York City

Wednesday, March 28, 1979

Music: Michael Sahl

Singers: Joanne Beretta and Gaetano Buono

Pianist: Michael Sahl

Percussion: William A. Trigg

Accordian: Wiklliam Schimmel

Bass: Russ Savakus

Costumes: Michaele Vollbracht

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Louis Falco, Juan Antonio, Ranko Yokoyama, Lisa Nalven,

William Gornel, Shelley Freydont, Jean-Louis Morin,

Alan Sener and a cast of 31 Extras

 

The Eagle's Nest (1980)

Premiered with La Scala Opera Ballet

Teatro alla Scala, MilanTuesday, February 12, 1980

Conceived by Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano

Choreography by Louis Falco

Assistant to Louis Falco: Lisa Nalven

Music: Michael Kamen

Decor/Costumes: Rocco Bufano

Costumes Assistant: Lucia Ganci

Lighting: Beverly Emmons

Louis Falco, Luciana Savignano, Davida Bombana, Mara Cavagnini,

 Oriella Dorella, Annamaria Grossi, Maurizio Bellezza, Marco Pierin

and the Company

 

Kate's Rag (1980)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany

April 21, 1980

Music: Scott Joplin

Pianist: William Bolcom

Costumes: Jimmy Meyer and John Reid

Lighting: Richard Nelson

Ranko Yokoyama, Louis Falco, Juan Antonio, Karen Ford,

William Gornel, Alan Sener, Patrick King

 

Service Compris (1980)

Premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company

Palais du Pope, Avignon, France

August 1980

Music: Marianne Faithful

Costumes:Giorgio Armani

Lisa Nalven, William Gornel, Alan Sener,

Karen Ford, Patrick King, Serena Ward

 

Black and Blue (1982)

Premiered with The Louis Falco Dance Company

Teatro Olimpico, Rome, Italy

January 1982

Conception: Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano

Choreography: Louis Falco

Music: Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman

Design: Rocco Bufano

Lighting: Dennis H. Carrol

Costume Design Assistant: John Lee

Light Structure Execution: Nicholas Cavallaro

Juan Antonio, Ranko Yokoyama, William Gornel,

Alan Sener, Serena Ward, Patrick King, Karen Ford

 

Little Boy (1982)

Premiered with the Louis Falco Dance Company

Teatro Alcione, Genova, Italy

January 16, 1982

Conception: Rocco Bufano

Choreography: Louis Falco

Music: The Band

Lighting: Nicholas Cavallaro

Dancers: Ranko Yokoyama and Alan Sener

 

Reunion in Portugal (1983)

Premiered with Ballet Gulbenkian

Grande Auditório Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal

May 25, 1983

Music: Kurt Weill, Suite of Die Dreigroschenoper (1928)

Scenery/Costumes: Rocco Bufano (assisted by Lucia Ganci)

Scenery Execution: Hernâni and Rui Martins

Lighting: Orlando Worm

Gagik Ismailian, Olga Roriz, Elisa Ferreira, José Grave, Birte Lundwall,

Isabela Queiroz, Ana Rita Palmeirim, Edmund Stipe,

Margarida Bettencourt, Agnelo Andrade, Francisco Rousseau,

João Afonso, Carlos Carvalho

 

Leonardo's Room (1983)

Teatro Carcano, Milan, Italy

March 1983

Conception/Direction: Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano

Choreography by Louis Falco

Scenery: Paolo Bregni

Costumes: Alberte Barsacq

Lighting: Beverly Emmons

Music Director: Giorgio Gaslini

Luciana Savignano, Angelo Moretto, Vinicio Mainini, Warren Spears

Louis Perrella, Luigi Casavola, Edward Burgess, Marco Garofalo,

Wesley Robinson, Stefano Mazza, Guillermo Resto, Hugo Bregman, Pino Alosa

 Rick Michalek, Claudio Ferraro, Orazio Massaro, Davide Ferroni,

Charles Linehan, John Sheridann, Nelson Fernandez,Paco Decina,

Marco Carniti , Alfonso Mastrangelo, Paolo Martini , Franceso Squillaci,

Eugenio De Mello, Mauro Annibale,

Riccardo Rebecchi and Stefano Moiraghi

 

Jack in the Box (1989)

Premiered with Tanz-Forum der Oper der Stadt Köln

Forum Leverkusen, Köln, Germany

May 9, 1989

Music: Bruce Springsteen (arranged by Hajo Stahl)

Libretto: Louis Falco and Kitty Troll

Scenery/Costumes: Jack Brusca

Lighting: Heinrich Brunke

Dancers: Liselott Svalberg and Lode Devos

and the Company

 

Nights in a Spanish Garden (1992)

Premiered with La Scala Opera Ballet

Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy

Tuesday, January 28, 1992

Assistant to Louis Falco: Alan Sener

Music: Manuel de Falla

Scenery: Giorgio Cristini

Created by: Gianni Montonati

Costumes: Giorgio Cristini and Marco Capuana

Bruna Radice, Massimiliano Volpini, Simona Chiesa, Roberta Nebulone,

Gilda Gelati, Vittorio d'Amato, Stefano Benedini, Antonio Ruggiero, 

Danilo Tapilettiand the Company