Choreography Commissions

(since 1978)

1997

"Judgment," (12 minutes) solo for Li Chiao-Ping. Music: John Cage; Text: Mel Wong. First Performance Wisconsin Union Theater, Madison, WI (March)

"Other Voices," (5 minutes). Music: Alfred Schnittke. Six dancers, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, Rochester MI (April)

"Other Voices," (5 minutes). Music: Alfred Schnittke. Six dancers, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, Rochester MI (April)

1995

"White Orchid," (10 minutes). Music: Henryk Gorecki. Twelve dancers. Lathrop Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (April)

1994

"Eddy," (one hour), performed in six different spaces (inside and out). Architecture: Frank Gehry; Music: Drew Gordon and Henryk Gorecki; Text: Mel Wong. Six dancers . Fredrick R. Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota (February)

1992

"Lake Quartz Mountain and Sky," (20 minutes). Music: Chopin and Mozart. Twenty dancers. Premiere, Okalahoma Summer Arts Institute (June)

"Portico," (15 minutes). Music: Frederick Chopin. Five dancers. Premiere, Community Dance Collective, Boulder, CO (July)

"The Climb," (20 minutes). Music: Alfred Schnittke. Five dancers. Premiere, Community Dance Collective, Boulder, CO (July)

1991

"The Sun/The Moon," Premiere at the Louis B. Mayer Theater, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA (October)

"The Sun/The Moon," new work for Silvia Martins, former dancer for Mark Morris Dance Company, Melissa Fenley Dance Company, and Jose Limon Dance Company. Music: Chopin and Schnittke (September)

"The Other House." Music: Mozart; Text: Mel Wong. Stanford University, Stanford, CA (May)

1990

"Dancing Through the Years," solo dance for Mercy Sidbury, former dancer for Margret Jenkins Dance Company, Music: Mozart, Text: Mel Wong. Footworks, San Francisco, CA (April)

"1959," (8 minutes) for Sonja Delwaide, Canadian dancer with Robert Desrosiers Dance Theater. Music: David Corell. Footworks, San Francisco, CA (April)

"Falling Sky Event," (1 hour), an outdoor dance piece with five skydivers, 30 dancers, trapeze artist, projection, motorcycles and tree climbers. Music: David Corell, Jesse Manno. Artsfest/University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (July)

1989

"Running Rain," (12 minutes), Music: Nelson Hiu. Glenwood Springs Dance Works (April)

1987

"Midnight," (18 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. 7 dancers. Rhode Island Dance Company, Providence, RI (March)

1986

"Les Adieux," (18 minutes). Music: Edith Piaf and Mozart. 9 dancers. Plexiglass panel sets by Mel Wong. Purchase Dance Corps, Purchase, NY (December)

"Contact," (34 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. 18 dancers. Painted panels and sculptures by Mel Wong. Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (April)

1985

"Buddha at the Mount," (25 minutes). Music: Mozart's "Great Mass in C Minor." 12 dancers. Performed simultaneously indoors and outdoors, so that the outdoors was seen through the windows. EDAM (Experimental Dance and Music), The Western Front, Vancouver, BC (July)

1984

"Sitting Bull Meets Buddha in the Reading Room," (55 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. 43 dancers, 3 motorcycles, and 2 horses. Choreographed outdoors around Siah Armajani's sculpture, "Reading Room III." The Newberger Museum, Purchase, NY (September)

1983

"Breakwater," (20 minutes), "Running Lights," (25 minutes), "Twighlight," (16 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Modern Dance Theatre of Hong Kong, Asian Arts Festival, City Hall, Hong Kong (October)

"Early Days," (12 minutes). Music: Michael Cherry. 92nd Street Dance Center, New York City, NY (June)

"Ariel," (15 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Students. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA (May)

"Running Times," (16 minutes). Music: David Yokum. Students. Manhattanville College (April)

1982

"Manhattanville Summer Piece," (20 minutes). Music: David Yokum. Students. Manhattanville College (July)

"Landings," (20 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan & Skip La Plante. Basement Workshop, Morita Dance Company, New York City, NY (March)

1981

"Towers," (20 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Mixed media. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (November)

"Jelly Bean (red)," (7 minutes), "Jelly Bean (white)," (19 minutes), "Jelly Bean (blue)," (3 minutes). Music: Ligeti & Rob Kaplan. New York University, New York City, NY (July)

"Rush," (6 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Douglas Bolivar, Dancers in Repertory. Japan Society, New York City, NY (June)

1980

"Imprint," (8 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Junko Kikuchi. Japan House, New York City, NY (November)

"Kiezelstenen (Pebbles)," (24 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Werkcentrum Dans, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (August)

1979

"Windows," (27 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Werkcentrum Dans, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (August)

1978

"Winds," (20 minutes). Music: Michael Blair. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (January)

"Watertown," ( 1 hour, 20 minutes). Mixed media. Harvard Summer School Dance Center, Cambridge, MA


Choreography

(since 1970)

1997

"Guava," (9 minutes). Music: Philip Glass from the music of David Bowie and Brian Eno; Costumes: Rebecca Lustig. Eleven dancers. University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Night Piece," (25 minutes). Text: Mel Wong; Costumes: Rebecca Lustig. Eleven dancers. University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Grace," (12 minutes). Music: Michael Nyman; Costumes: Rebecca Lustig. Eleven dancers, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

1996

"Stories," (20 minutes). Music: John Cage; Text: Mel Wong. Eleven dancers. Performing Arts Main Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Zone," (5 minutes). Music: Alfred Schnittke. Six dancers. Performing Arts Main Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Voices," (18 minutes). Music: Richard Finhon; Text: Mel Wong. Thirteen dancers. Performing Arts Main Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Stars," (22 minutes). Music: Scott Joplin. Fifteen dancers. Performing Arts Main Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

1995

"Never Say Never," (12 minutes), solo for Connie Kreemer. Music: Robby Maclean; Text: Mel Wong; Lights: Julia Festa. This dance was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Santa Cruz Dance Gallery (October)

"Where the Dreams Lead," (27 minutes). Music: Racel Somerville, Robby Maclean and Franz Liszt; Text: Mel Wong; Lights: Julia Festa; Costumes: Irene Wright. Twenty-one dancers. University of California, Santa Cruz (March)

"White Lily," (15 minutes). Music: Laurie Anderson; Costumes: Irene Wright; Lighting: Julia Festa, twelve dancers. University of California, Santa Cruz (March)

1994

"Nine Women," (18 minutes). Music: Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares. Nine dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Bolero," (17 minutes), solo for guest artist Silvia Martins. Music: Maurice Ravel. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"O Superman/Beautiful Red Dress," (11 minutes). Music: Laurie Anderson. Nine dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Testimony," (30 minutes). Music: Gordon Mumma; Text: Mel Wong; Video: Gregory Blum. Sixteen dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

1993

"Orchid," (10 minutes). Music: Henryk Gorecki. Eighteen dancers. Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (June)

"Comet," (12 minutes). Music: Philip Glass. Eighteen dancers. Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute (June)

"The Dream," (16 minutes). Music: Mozard and Edith Piaf. Ten dancers. University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"The Call," (25 minutes). Music: David Hykes, Tom Waits; Text: Mel Wong; Video: Wendy Bell. Ten dancers. University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

"Formation," (9 minutes), performed by guest artist Mercy Sidbury. Music: John Cage. University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

1992

"Reunion," (30 minutes). Music: Tim Rush; Video: Wendy Bell. Premiere, University of California, Santa Cruz. (May)

"Summit," (20 minutes). Music: Wade Peterson and Greg Blum. Eleven dancers. Premiere, University of California, Santa Cruz (May)

Silence," (10 minutes), Music: Tang Dynasty. Premiere, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (January)

1991

"The House," (20 minutes). Music: Aruo Part. Twenty dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (March)

"PI = 3.14," (15 minutes). Music: Chopin. Ten dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (March)

"What's in the Bag," (10 minutes). Six dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (March)

1990

"With a Blink of the Eye," choreographed and performed for the Fifth Hong Kong International Dance Conference/Festival, Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts (July)

"Butterfly Dream," (15 minutes), Chinese folk tale, directed by Xu Qi Ping, Porter College, University of California, Santa Cruz (April)

"Dancing Through the Years," solo for Mercy Sidbury. Music: Mozart; Text: Mel Wong. Footworks, San Francisco (April)

"Current Edition," (1 hour). Music: Billy McGurrin; Sets: Norvid Roos and Mel Wong; Costumes: Elaine Roos. Seventeen dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of Califronia, Santa Cruz (March)

"Le Sacre du Printemps," (42 minutes). Music: Stravinsky; Costumes: Elaine Roos. Nine dancers. Performing Arts Theater, University of California, Santa Cruz (March)

1989

"Childhood Secrets," choreographed especially for the Chinese Hawaii Bicentennial Celebration. Text/dancer: Mel Wong. Kennedy Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii (November)

"Editorial News," (one hour). Music: David Correll; Text: Mel Wong; Sets: Mel Wong. Thirteen dancers. Film Collection, University of Colorado, Boulder (April)

1988

"I'm Running as Fast as I Can But Where Am I Going?" (12 minutes). Music: Jesse Manno. University of Colorado, Boulder (December)

"Pass," (24 minutes). Music: Franz Liszt. University of Colorado, Boulder (December)

"August," (30 minutes). Music: Antonio Vivaldi. Twenty-two dancers. University of Colorado, Boulder (December)

"Luminary Comelight," (15 minutes), World Premiere. Also performed at the International Festival of Dance Academies (Hong Kong, 1988), Tour Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhous. Music: Antonio Vivaldi; Sets: Mel Wong. Eight dancers. Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts (May)

"Luminary Rust," (15 minutes). Music: Nelson Hiu. Eight dancers. Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts (May)

1987

"Blue Mesa," (32 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Collaboration with film maker T.W. Timreck. Filmed in the Petrified Forest National Park with six dancers. Mel Wong Dance Company. Emanu-El Midtown "Y," New York City, NY (February)

1985

"Buddha Meets Einstein at the Great Wall," (one hour). Music: Philip Glass. Collaboration with computer video artist Ron Rocco, and architect Michael Janne. Mel Wong Dance Company. The Asia Society, New York City, NY (March)

1984

"Future Antiquities," (one hour). Music: Ron Kuivila. Collaboration with environmental light sculptor Cathey Billian. Mel Wong Dance Company. The Whitney Museum of American Art at Philip Morris (May)

1983

"Eclipse," (7 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Solo for Mel Wong. The Asian Arts Festival, City Hall, Hong Kong (October)

"Seasons," (6 minutes). Music: Beethoven. Solo for Connie Kreemer. The Asian Arts Festival, City Hall, Hong Kong (October)

"Untitled," (12 minutes). Music: Poulenc. Quebec Ete Danse Dancers. Lac du Nations, Sherbrooke, Canada (July)

"Scenario on a Bridge," (one hour). Music: Rob Kaplan, Bob Kuttruf, Skip La Plante. Commissioned by Creative Time Inc. Collaboration with architect Michael Janne for the Brooklyn Bridge Centennial Celebration. Mel Wong Dance Company. The Brooklyn Anchorage, Brooklyn, NY (June)

"Jade," (1 hour, 20 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Projections and sets: Mel Wong. Lighting: Blu. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. 36 performers. Two-week season at La Mama E.T.C., New York City, NY (May)

1982

"Paris," (20 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Blu. Abstract 12 foot sculpture. Mel Wong Dance Company. Riverside Dance Festival, New York City, NY (December)

"Zephyr," (5 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Blu. Mel Wong Dance Company. Riverside Dance Festival, New York City, NY (December)

"Catch," (15 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Mel Wong Dance Company. The Dance Place, Washington, D.C. (May)

"Prologue A,B,C," (total 7 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan.

"Migration," (15 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante.

"Telegram," (19 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan and Skip La Plante.

"From Connecticut to New York," (7 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante.

"Desert Ghosts," (25 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Blu. Mixed media. Drawings exhibited. Mel Wong Dance Company. The Riverside Dance Festival, New York City, NY (March)

"Seasons," (7 minutes). Music: Beethoven. Trinity College, Hartford, CT (January)

1981

"Merge," (30 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Video: Dennis Diamond. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Colman Rupp. Mel Wong Dance Company. Hunter College Playhouse, New York City, NY (May)

"Shuttle," (15 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Costumes: Gabriel Berry. Lighting: Colman Rupp. Mel Wong Dance Company. Hunter College Playhouse, New York City, NY (May)

"Solo 1," "Solo 2," "Solo 3," (3 minutes each). Mel Wong Dance Company. Hunter College, New York City, NY (May)

"Palms," (21 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Mel Wong Dance Company. West Orange Y, NJ (January)

1980

"Bouncing," (19 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Students. Pepsico Summerfare '80, SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (August)

"Untitled," (45 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Lecture demonstration. Mel Wong Dance Company. George Washington University, Washington, DC (June)

"Wings-Arc," (30 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Used stones and logs. Sets: Mel Wong. Lighting: Colman Rupp. Costumes: Allison Lances. Mel Wong Dance Company. Emanu-EL Midtown YM-YWHA. New York City, NY (May)

"Streams," (8 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Lighting: Colman Rupp. Three dances performed in the nude, in 30 trays of water. Mel Wong Dance Company. Emanu-EL Midtown YM-YWHA, New York City, NY (May)

"Phones," (19 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Drawings exhibited. Mel Wong Dance Company. The Performing Arts Center, the Emanu-El Midtown YM-YWHA, New York City, NY (May)

1979

"Peaks," (1 hour, 20 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Mixed media. Drawings and sculpture exhibited. Mel Wong Dance Company. Dance Umbrella, Camera Mart/Stage One, New York City, NY (November)

"Salt," (1 hour, 20 minutes). Music: Rob Kaplan. Video: Dennis Diamond. Program booklet, drawings and sculpture: 50-foot wall dividing dance space. Mel Wong Dance Company. Merce Cunningham Dance Studio, New York City, NY (June)

"Epoxy," (15 minutes). Music: Sound Collage. Student repertory. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (Spring)

1978

"You See It All Started Like This...," (1 hour, 30 minutes). Music: J. S. Bach, Skip La Plante and Rob Kaplan. Mixed media. Dialogue, drawings exhibited, film, slides, paintings and sculptures. Mel Wong Dance Company. Dance Umbrella Entermedia Theatre, New York City, NY (November)

"The Organization, Performed by the Organization: We are Looking for the Letter," (25 minutes). Music: Bach. Dialogue: Mel Wong. Student repertory. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (Spring)

"Harbor," (1 hour, 45 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Drawings exhibited. Mel Wong Dance Company. American Theatre Laboratory, Dance Theater Workshop (full production), New York City, NY (March)

"Door Number One, Door Number Two and Door Number Three," (27 dancers). Music: Rob Kaplan. SUNY Purchase, NY

1977

"I Was Flying the Other Day," (six 3 minute pieces). Music: Skip La Plante. Mixed media. American Dance Festival, Connecticut College (Summer)

"Envelope," (1 hour, 30 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Video, program booklet of drawings. Mel Wong Dance Company. Merce Cunningham Studio, New York City, NY (June)

"Quick Run," (12 hours, 8 p.m.-8 a.m.). Music: singing and dialogue by Mel Wong. Mixed media, three different environments, 37 dancers. Student repertory. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (May)

1976

"Glass," (3 hours). Music: Beethoven, Skip La Plante. Environmental sculptures, video, paintings, 13 dancers, 3 children. Mel Wong Dance Company. American Theatre Laboratory, Dance Theatre Workshop (full production), New York City, NY (December)

"C-10-20-W," (45 minutes). Music: Skip La Plante. Multi-media, 18 dancers. Student repertory. American Dance Festival (Summer)

"Breath," (1 hour, 15 minutes). Mixed media. Mel Wong Dance Company. St. Peter's Church, New York City, NY (June)

"Wells." Mel Wong Dance Company. Wells College, Aurora, NY

1975

"Bath," (45 minutes). Music: Denman Maroney. Mixed media. Student repertory. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY (December)

"A Town in Three Parts," (4 hours). Mixed media, 14 dancers. Mel Wong Dance Company. Church of St. John the Divine, New York City, NY

"Rocktown," (45 minutes). Music: Sound collage. Mixed media, video. Student repertory. SUNY, College at Purchase, NY

1974

"Four or Five Hours with Her," (15 minutes). Mixed media, video, sculpture. Student repertory. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

1973

"Catalogue 34," (2 hours, 30 minutes). Music: Gordon Mumma, Pauline Oliveros. Mixed media, paintings, sculpture, video, slides. Mel Wong Dance Company. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (September)

1972

"Zip Code," (12 hours, 6 p.m.-6 a.m.). Music: Gordon Mumma. Lighting: Blu. Mel Wong Dance Company. Washington Square Methodist Church, New York City, NY (June)

1971

"Ramp Walk," (12 minutes). A ramp on a 45 degree angle, 9 feet high, 8 feet long, and 4 feet wide. Mel Wong Dance Company. Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, NY (October)

"Wax Walk," (13 minutes). 25 trays filled with water. Mel Wong Dance Company. Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, NY (August)

"Continuing Dance Project," (20 minutes). Mel Wong Dance Company. Cubiculo Theatre, Prospect Park and Statue of Liberty (June)

1970

"Subway Piece." Mel Wong Dance Company. Performed in different subway stations in New York City, NY

"Dance for One Mile." Mel Wong Dance Company. Performed in various streets in New York City, NY


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