Perpetual Motion Machine: Eva LeWitt ’07 Collaborates with Justin Peck and Caroline Shaw on Partita, a New Work for the New York City Ballet
L-R: The choreographer Justin Peck, the composer Caroline Shaw, and the artist Eva LeWitt ’07. Photo by Caroline Tompkins for the New York Times
Translating Caroline Shaw’s “Partita for 8 Voices” for the stage, Justin Peck collaborated with Shaw and Eva LeWitt ’07 to create Partita, a new ballet for the New York City Ballet. While developing Partita, Peck discovered Sol LeWitt, Eva’s father, was an inspiration for the original score, which led him to her work, which he described as having “a dimensionality and theatricality” integral to this new adaptation. For LeWitt, the ballet spoke to her sense of her own work, especially her use of gravity. “That’s so linked to dance, to humans moving through space, and to the voice too,” LeWitt says. “Those gravitational universes are important to all our art forms.” Partita, performed by eight dancers in sneakers, featured set design by LeWitt, whose “vibrantly colored hanging fabric sets” served as the backdrop for the ballet when it premiered January 27, 2022.
Post Date: 02-08-2022
Post Date: 02-08-2022