SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS SOLOS WITH PIANO, OR NOT... AN EVENING OF MUSIC AN DANCE WITH MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV AND PIANIST KOJI ATTWOOD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Michelle Friedman
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SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS
SOLOS WITH PIANO, OR NOT…AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCE WITH MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV AND PIANIST KOJI ATTWOOD

Tickets Still Available for Fourth - and Final - Performance

(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – The Scottsdale Center for the Arts will present “Solos with Piano, or Not…An Evening of Music and Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Pianist Koji Attwood” in four performances: Saturday, March 13 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $125 and $85 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 480-994-ARTS (2787), or by going online to www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org. Performances at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts by Baryshnikov have been added due to audience demand, an extensive waiting list and Mr. Baryshnikov’s willingness to accommodate this demand. All performances will take place in the Virginia G. Piper Theater at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, located at 7380 East Second Street at the corner of Drinkwater Boulevard.

Among the highlights of Baryshnikov’s coast-to-coast, 14-city tour are world premieres by American choreographers Lucinda Childs, Ruth Davidson Hahn, and Tere O’Connor, as well as acclaimed Spanish choreographer Cesc Gelabert, and English choreographer Michael Clark. Also featured in the tour repertory will be a local premiere of a dance by Eliot Feld.

In addition to “Largo,” which Lucinda Childs created in 2001 and set to Arcangelo Corelli’s “Concerto Grossi Op.6,” Childs is presently creating a new solo, “Opus One,” to Alban Berg’s “Sonata for Piano Op. 1.” Ruth Davidson Hahn, a former principal dancer with the Mark Morris Dance Group, will set her solo for Baryshnikov to Robert Schumann’s “Whims, Why?, Fable from Fantasy Pieces Op. 12,” and Tere O’Connor will set his work, his third for Baryshnikov, to tango music by Conlon Nancarrow and David Jaggard. Cesc Gelabert’s “In a Landscape” is set to John Cage’s “In a Landscape,” and Michael Clark’s “Rattle Your Jewelry” is created to the music of The Beatles. Baryshnikov will also perform Eliot Feld’s “Mr. XYZ,” which he recently premiered as part of Ballet Tech’s Joyce Theater season. The music is four songs performed by Leon Redbone. Each program will include selections from the tour repertory as well as musical interludes performed by Attwood.

Baryshnikov was born in Riga, Latvia, of Russian parents. He began studying ballet in Riga, and after a few years, was accepted by the Vaganova School in Leningrad where he studied under the renowned teacher Alexander Pushkin. At 18, he entered the Kirov Ballet as a soloist and remained with the company from 1968 to 1974, when he left Russia. From 1974 to 1979, he danced with ballet and modern companies around the world. He was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet from 1979 to 1980, and from 1980 until 1989 he was artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre. From 1990 to 2002, Baryshnikov was director and dancer with the White Oak Dance Project, which he co-founded with choreographer, Mark Morris. The Company has commissioned 43 new works and presented over 40 international tours. His most recent awards are the Kennedy Center Honors, The National Medal of Arts and the Commonwealth Award. Presently, he is involved in creating the Baryshnikov Arts Center (scheduled to open in Spring 2004) in New York City. The Center, located in the new performing arts complex W. 37th Street Arts, will provide a creative home for a vibrant international community of emerging and accomplished artists from different art forms.

Pianist Koji Attwood made his solo debut at age 10, and one year later won second prize at the Young Keyboard Artists International Competition. Since then, he has taken his place as one of America’s fine young pianists. A native of Kansas, Attwood received his bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and his master’s degree from the Juilliard School. Currently, Attwood is a DMA candidate at Juilliard. Attwood claimed second prize at both the Stravinsky International and Missouri Southern International Keyboard Competitions, and was a participant in the 1996 International William Kapell Keyboard Competition, as well as the Van Cliburn International Competition. Attwood has performed numerous solo recitals across the country, including concerts in Steinway Hall, the Koscuiszko Foundation Concert Series, and appearances on the Juilliard series “The World of the Piano.” He is also active in chamber music performances, collaborating with members of the Borromeo Quartet, cellist Thomas Kraines (of the Peabody Trio) and clarinetist Todd Palmer. Recently, at the Curtis Institute, Attwood gave the world premiere of Daniel Ott’s Piano Concerto with the Curtis Symphony. In the summer of 2001, he provided accompaniment for Mikhail Baryshnikov and the White Oak Dance Project for performances in Turkey and Italy.

The Scottsdale Center for the Arts presents more than 1,000 events and education programs each year, including performances in dance, world music, jazz, classical music and theater. Performances take place in the 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater and the 137-seat Stage 2 Theater in the Scottsdale Center for the Arts building, and the 326-seat Theater 4301 in the Galleria Corporate Centre. The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) management organization, administers the arts and cultural affairs of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, and manages the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and our Members and Donors.

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AN EVENING OF MUSIC AN DANCE WITH MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV AND PIANIST KOJI ATTWOOD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact Only: Michelle Friedman Public Relations Manager 480-874-4626 michellef@sccarts.org For tickets: 480-994-ARTS (2787) SCOTTSDALE CENTER FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS SOLOS WITH PIANO, OR NOT…AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCE WITH MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV AND PIANIST KOJI ATTWOOD Tickets Still Available for Fourth - and Final - Performance (SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) – The Scottsdale Center for the Arts will present “Solos with Piano, or Not…An Evening of Music and Dance with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Pianist Koji Attwood” in four performances: Saturday, March 13 at 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.; Monday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $125 and $85 and can be purchased by calling the box office at 480-994-ARTS (2787), or by going online to www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org. Performances at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts by Baryshnikov have been added due to audience demand, an extensive waiting list and Mr. Baryshnikov’s willingness to accommodate this demand. All performances will take place in the Virginia G. Piper Theater at the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, located at 7380 East Second Street at the corner of Drinkwater Boulevard. Among the highlights of Baryshnikov’s coast-to-coast, 14-city tour are world premieres by American choreographers Lucinda Childs, Ruth Davidson Hahn, and Tere O’Connor, as well as acclaimed Spanish choreographer Cesc Gelabert, and English choreographer Michael Clark. Also featured in the tour repertory will be a local premiere of a dance by Eliot Feld. In addition to “Largo,” which Lucinda Childs created in 2001 and set to Arcangelo Corelli’s “Concerto Grossi Op.6,” Childs is presently creating a new solo, “Opus One,” to Alban Berg’s “Sonata for Piano Op. 1.” Ruth Davidson Hahn, a former principal dancer with the Mark Morris Dance Group, will set her solo for Baryshnikov to Robert Schumann’s “Whims, Why?, Fable from Fantasy Pieces Op. 12,” and Tere O’Connor will set his work, his third for Baryshnikov, to tango music by Conlon Nancarrow and David Jaggard. Cesc Gelabert’s “In a Landscape” is set to John Cage’s “In a Landscape,” and Michael Clark’s “Rattle Your Jewelry” is created to the music of The Beatles. Baryshnikov will also perform Eliot Feld’s “Mr. XYZ,” which he recently premiered as part of Ballet Tech’s Joyce Theater season. The music is four songs performed by Leon Redbone. Each program will include selections from the tour repertory as well as musical interludes performed by Attwood. Baryshnikov was born in Riga, Latvia, of Russian parents. He began studying ballet in Riga, and after a few years, was accepted by the Vaganova School in Leningrad where he studied under the renowned teacher Alexander Pushkin. At 18, he entered the Kirov Ballet as a soloist and remained with the company from 1968 to 1974, when he left Russia. From 1974 to 1979, he danced with ballet and modern companies around the world. He was a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet from 1979 to 1980, and from 1980 until 1989 he was artistic director of the American Ballet Theatre. From 1990 to 2002, Baryshnikov was director and dancer with the White Oak Dance Project, which he co-founded with choreographer, Mark Morris. The Company has commissioned 43 new works and presented over 40 international tours. His most recent awards are the Kennedy Center Honors, The National Medal of Arts and the Commonwealth Award. Presently, he is involved in creating the Baryshnikov Arts Center (scheduled to open in Spring 2004) in New York City. The Center, located in the new performing arts complex W. 37th Street Arts, will provide a creative home for a vibrant international community of emerging and accomplished artists from different art forms. Pianist Koji Attwood made his solo debut at age 10, and one year later won second prize at the Young Keyboard Artists International Competition. Since then, he has taken his place as one of America’s fine young pianists. A native of Kansas, Attwood received his bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and his master’s degree from the Juilliard School. Currently, Attwood is a DMA candidate at Juilliard. Attwood claimed second prize at both the Stravinsky International and Missouri Southern International Keyboard Competitions, and was a participant in the 1996 International William Kapell Keyboard Competition, as well as the Van Cliburn International Competition. Attwood has performed numerous solo recitals across the country, including concerts in Steinway Hall, the Koscuiszko Foundation Concert Series, and appearances on the Juilliard series “The World of the Piano.” He is also active in chamber music performances, collaborating with members of the Borromeo Quartet, cellist Thomas Kraines (of the Peabody Trio) and clarinetist Todd Palmer. Recently, at the Curtis Institute, Attwood gave the world premiere of Daniel Ott’s Piano Concerto with the Curtis Symphony. In the summer of 2001, he provided accompaniment for Mikhail Baryshnikov and the White Oak Dance Project for performances in Turkey and Italy. The Scottsdale Center for the Arts presents more than 1,000 events and education programs each year, including performances in dance, world music, jazz, classical music and theater. Performances take place in the 838-seat Virginia G. Piper Theater and the 137-seat Stage 2 Theater in the Scottsdale Center for the Arts building, and the 326-seat Theater 4301 in the Galleria Corporate Centre. The Scottsdale Cultural Council, a private, non-profit 501 (c) (3) management organization, administers the arts and cultural affairs of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona, and manages the Scottsdale Center for the Arts, the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Scottsdale Public Art Program. The programs of the Scottsdale Cultural Council are made possible, in part, by grants received from the Arizona Commission on the Arts through appropriations from the Arizona State Legislature and our Members and Donors. # # # Print This Page Email This Page


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