Sketches of a Woman Remembering
In Nijinsky’s notorious ballet Afternoon of a Faun, a young nymph rejects the (very erotic) advances of a faun. Constantine Baecher’s Sketches of a Woman Remembering are three studies of the nymph, now grown up, remembering with regret that she said no to the affair. She carries a veil, like a memory she has never let go.
Choreography: Constantine Baecher
Duration: 12 min.
Music: Claude Debussy, Preludes, Book 1, Nos. 6, 3, and 1.
Costumes: Candice Thompson
World Premiere: February 4th, 2011
Original Cast: Alexandra Blacker, Victoria North, and Lauren Toole
Photos by: Kristin Lodoen Linder