The work of Marcel Dzama (b. 1974, Winnipeg) is characterized by an
immediately recognizable visual language that draws from a diverse
range of references and artistic influences, including Dada and
Marcel Duchamp. While he has become known for his prolific drawings
with their distinctive palette of muted colors, in recent years,
the artist has expanded his practice to encompass sculpture,
painting, film, and dioramas.
Justin Peck is a Soloist and the Resident Choreographer of New York
City Ballet. Peck grew up in San Diego, California, where he
studied at California Ballet for two years. In 2003, he began
training at the School of American Ballet, the official school of
New York City Ballet. He was named an apprentice in 2006, joined
the NYCB corps de ballet in spring 2007, and was promoted to
Soloist in February 2013. Peck choreographed six works for New York
City Ballet in two years- In Creases (2012), Year of the Rabbit
(2012), Paz de la Jolla (2013), Take-Offs and Landings (NYCB MOVES,
2013), Capricious Maneuvers (2013), and Everywhere We Go (2014)-and
was named Resident Choreographer, the second in the Company's
history, in July 2014. During the 2014-2015 season, he has
createdBelles-Lettres, which premiered at the 2014 Fall Gala, and
'Rode,o: Four Dance Episodes, which premiered during the winter
season.
Lucas Zwirner is Head of Content at David Zwirner. He is known for
creating the ekphrasis series, dedicated to publishing short texts
on visual culture by artists and writers, rarely available in
English. He has also written on numerous contemporary artists and
translated books from German and French.
"Amazing costumes designed by Dzama... His drawings and sculptures
were on display all around the David H. Koch Theater, as well as
inThe Book of Ballet, a handsome takeaway co-published by David
Zwirner Gallery. They evoke Tim Burton, the occult, Jodorowsky,
Alice in Wonderland, art deco, and Wes Anderson."--Daniel Maurer
"Bedford and Bowery"
"Dzama consistently turns ballet into his own genially macabre
brand of martial art, in which competing armies perform the
equivalent of a dance-off that leaves the stage littered with body
parts."--Staff "Border Crossings"
"Marcel Dzama conjures a strange world of dancing animals,
club-armed villains, and double-bodied kings for a new ballet by
choreographer Justin Peck."--Rebecca Bates "Paddle8"
"Marcel Dzama's sets and costumes are "an immersive, surreal and
edgy world that feels like you've wandered into an antique shop in
another galaxy. There's a patina to his brilliant blues, greens and
golds, a very different palette for ballet, and the colors and
striking silhouettes encourage the eye to linger and
discover."--Sarah L. Kaufman "The Washington Post"
"Marcel's admiration of chess-loving Marcel Duchamp and a variety
of other diverse points of inspiration brought this incredible work
to life."--TCP Staff "Vice"
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