Pastoral is an evocative collaboration between choreographer Pam Tanowitz, visual artist Sarah Crowner, and composer Caroline Shaw. Setting the dance to Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 6 in F Major, the “Pastoral,” Tanowitz then removes the music, replacing it in part with silence, in part with a specially commissioned score by her long-time collaborator, renowned composer Caroline Shaw, which itself responds to and transforms the Beethoven score. The décor for the production is designed by Brooklyn-based painter Sarah Crowner, well-known for her “cut & stitch” abstract canvases, which evoke pastoral landscapes in magnificent jewel colors. The result is a gorgeous palimpsest of many artistic layers, with Beethoven’s evocation of the natural world as a guiding spirit.
Credits
Creative Team
Pam Tanowitz Choreographer
Sarah Crowner Décor Design
Caroline Shaw Composer
Reid Bartelme Costume Design
Justin Ellington Sound Design
Davison Scandrett Production Design
Nicholas Houfek Associate Production Design
Nicole Mitchell Mommen Stage Manager
Maile Okamura Rehearsal Director
Madeleine Reilly Company Manager
Jason Collins Producer
Company
Dancers of Pam Tanowitz Dance
Marc Crousillat Dancer
Christine Flores Dancer
Lindsey Jones Dancer
Maile Okamura Dancer
Caitlin Scranton Dancer
Stephanie Terasaki Dancer
Anson Zwingelberg Dancer
Taylor LaBruzzo Understudy
Musicians
Dana Jessen Bassoon
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Bill Kalinkos Clarinet/Bass Clarinet
Andrew Nogal Oboe/English Horn
Trailer
Photography
Making-Of
VIDEO
PROMOTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
All photos were taken in April 2025 by Maria Baranova, and feature Marc Crousillat, Christine Flores, Lindsey Jones, Maile Okamura, and Anson Zwingelberg.
