Pas D’Acier (2005)
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Premiere: Princeton University, Lewis Center for the Arts
Project Director & Musicologist: Simon Morrison
Artistic Co-ordinator: Lesley-Anne Sayers
Choreography & Staging: Millicent Hodson & Kenneth Archer
Assistant Choreography & Staging: Rebecca Lazier
Set Designer: Lesley-Anne Sayers from original designs by Georgi Yakoulov
Lighting Designer: Mark Simpson
Costume Designer: Ingrid Maurer from original designs by Georgi Yakoulov
Assistant Set Designer: Edward James Coco
Technical Design Consultant: Peter Sayers
Technical Co-ordinator: Darryl Waskow
Musicians: The Princeton University Orchestra conducted by Michael Pratt
Dancers: Students of Princeton University Dance Program
Simon Morrison leads the recreation of the choreography, costumes and elaborate mechanical set of one of the lost ballets of the 20th century, Le Pas d'Acier or The Steel Step by legendary Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. Theater historian Lesley-Anne Sayers designed the set based on the one that originally was planned for the ballet by Georgi Yakoulov. The choreography is reimagined by Millicent Hodson and Kenneth Archer, assisted by Rebecca Lazier. With support from several University departments, the University Orchestra, under the direction of Michael Pratt, performs Prokofiev's score with 60 musicians and the cast of dancers includes 18 members of the Dance Program.
