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OPERA STAGE DIRECTION by Catherine Turocy
 
2005

Atalanta by G.F. Handel, Goettingen International Handel Festival, Goettingen, Germany with Nicholas McGegen conducting the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

 
2004

L’Amour en Saltimbanque from Les Fetes Venitiennes by Andre Campra, Florence Gould Hall, New York City with Jame Richman conducting Concert Royal

 
Les Arts Florissants by Antoine Charpentier, Florence Gould hall, New York City with James Richman conducting Concert Royal
 
2002

Alcina by G.F Handel, Goettingen International Handel Festival, Goettingen, Germany with Nicholas McGegen conducting the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

 
2000

Pygmalion by Jean Philippe Rameau, Florence Gould Hall, New York City, James Richman conducting Concert Royal

 
1999

Arianna in Creta by G.F. Handel, Goettingen International Handel Festival, Goettingen, Germany with Nicholas McGegen conducting the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

 
Pygmalion by J.P. Rameau with Jean Paul Fouchecourt as Pygmalion, Corcoran Gallery, Washington D.C., The Violins of Lafayette, Ryan Brown, Director
 
Les Sauvages by J.P.Rameau presented by the Dallas Bach Society at Meyerson Symhony Hall in Dallas, Texas, conducted by James Richman
 
Apollo and Dafne by G.F. Handel, New World Symphony conducted by Nicholas McGegen, Miami Beach, Florida
 
1997

Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell, Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas, Texas with the Dallas Bach Society conducted by James Richman

 
1993

L'Espagne by Andre Campra, Florence Gould Hall, New York City, James Richman conducting Concert Royal

 
1988

Apollon, La Nuit et Comus by Nicholas Bernier, Florence Gould Hall, New York City with James Richman conducting Concert Royal

 
1987

Terpsicore by Handel,Marymount Manhattan Theater New York City with James Richman conducting Concert Royal

 
1986

Les Arts Florissants (co-director), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

 
1985

Ariodante by G.F. Handel, Spoleto USA Festival, Charleston , James Richman conducting Concert Royal, repeat performances in NYC

 
1984

Orfeo ed Euridice by C.W. von Gluck, Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City with James Richman conducting Concert Royal



OPERA CHOREOGRAPHY ONLY:

2007


Armide, music by Jean Baptiste Lully at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park, Maryland Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Ryan Brown.

Zelindor, roi des Sylphes, music by Francois Francoeur and Rebel at the Rose Theater in Lincoln Center, New York City with Opera Lafayette Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Ryan Brown.
 

2006


Idomeneo by W.A. Mozart, University of Maryland, commissioned by Opera Lafayette, Ryan Brown conducting

2004


Prometheus by Jonathan Dawe, world premiere of contemporary opera, Gugenheim Museum, New York City

2002 


Le Pouvoir de L’Amour by Nicholas P. Royer, 3 acts, commissioned by Oberlin College (US premiere)                                             

Orphée et Euridyce by C.W. Gluck, University of Maryland commissioned by Opera Lafayette, Ryan Brown conducting

2001


Zephire, an acte de ballet by J.P.Rameau, Catskill Mountain Foundation, Hunter, NY James Richman conducting

Les Arts Florissants by Charpentier, new solo choreography commissioned by Opera  Lafayette, Washington, DC.

Rigoletto by Verdi, choreography, The Dallas Opera, Dallas, Texas

2000


Acis et Galathee by Jean Baptiste Lully, The Violins of Lafayette, French Embassy in Washington, D.C., featuring tenor Jean-Paul Fouchecourt

Julius Caesar by George Frederick Handel, The Washington Opera, Kennedy Center,  William Crutchfield conducting

Dido and Aeneas by Purcell, new choreography arranged for the Opera Division at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas

1999


Ascanio in Alba, Mozart, Kennedy Center, Christopher Hogwood conducting the National Symphony Orchestra. Washington D.C.

 

1998


Les Sauvages Suite, by Jean Philippe Rameau, Lincoln Center, New York City with James Richman conducting Concert Royal

Dido and Aeneas by Purcell, new choreography for 57 children of the Children's Chorus of  San Antonio, in Texas

1997


Les Indes Galantes Suite, music by Jean Philippe Rameau, the New World Symphony, Miami Beach, Florida conducted by Nicholas McGegan

 

1995


Ariodante, music  by G. F.Handel, conducted by Nicholas McGegan, Goettingen International Handel Festival, Germany

Indian Queen (Purcell) Handel and Haydn Society, Boston and The Barbican in London, conducted by Christopher Hogwood

1993


Le Nozze di Figaro (Mozart), with John Eliot Gardiner, Theatro San Carlos, Lisbon, Portugal;  Théâtre de Chatelet, Paris, France

Acis and Galatea (Handel) with Opera Antica, Palm Beach, Florida

1992 


Eracula (Scarlatti), SUNY Purchase, New York

1991 


Le Temple de la Gloire (Rameau) Florence Gould Hall, New York City conducted by James Richman with Concert Royal

 

1990


Orfeo (Monteverdi), Carmel Bach Festival, California conducted by Sandor Salgo

Dido and Aeneas (Purcell), Opera Antica, Palm Beach, Florida conducted by Judith Norrel

1989


Le Devin du Village (Jean-Jacques Rousseau), Florence Gould Hall,  New York City, James Richman conducting Concert Royal

 

1988 


Il Sant'Alessio (Stefano Landi), E. Nakamichi Baroque Festival, Los Angeles, Prologue and 3 acts conducted by Nicholas McGegan

 

1987 


Apollon, La Nuit et Comus (Nicolas Bernier),  New York University Theater

 

1986 


Scylla et Glaucus (Jean-Marie Leclair), Opera de Lyon, Prologue and 5 acts, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner and featuring Howard Crook

Les Arts Florissants (Charpentier), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.  Les Fêtes d'Hébé (Rameau), E. Nakamichi Baroque Festival, Los Angeles,  Opera-Ballet in three acts conducted by James Richman with Concert Royal

1983


Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau), Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Opéra de Lyon Prologue and 5 acts; broadcast on European television, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner and starring Jessye Norman       

Il Pastor Fido (Handel), Castle Hill Early Music Festival, Massachusetts and Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City with Concert Royal conducted by James Richman

Terpsicore (Handel), Prologue for Il Pastor Fido (created by Handel for Marie Salle in 1735)  Castle Hill Early Music Festival, Massachusetts  with Concert Royal conducted by James Richman  

1982 


Les Boréades (Rameau), Festival d'Aix-en-Provence and Opéra de Lyon (world  premiere)   Prologue and 5 acts, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner     

"Prologue" and "Les Incas de Pérou" (from Rameau's Les Indes Galantes), Concert Royal, Pace University, New York City    

Pygmalion, by J.PRameau, l'Institut de Musique et Danse Anciennes de l'Isle de France, Théâtre de Paris, Grand Théâtre de Versailles; broadcast on French television

1980


Pygmalion  by J.P.Rameau, James Richman conducting Concert Royal, Pace University Theater, New York City

 

1978


Dioclesian (Purcell), Castle Hill Early Music Festival,  Massachusetts

Armide (Jean-Baptiste Lully), Prince Georges County Opera, Baltimore

1977


La Danse (Rameau), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City with Concert Royal conducted by James Richman

 



ONE ACT PLAYS  (wrote script, choreographed the dances and directed)

1998


With Sword Drawn He Danced, or the Education of a Gentleman, The Baroque Ballet Workshop, Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California

 

1997


 As You Wish, Madame, The Baroque Ballet Workshop, Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California

 

1996 


Voltaire's Temple of Glory, The Baroque Ballet Workshop, Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California

 

1995  


The Pleasures of the Dance, The Baroque Ballet Workshop, Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California.

 

1994 


Baroque Journey,  Lincoln Center Institute, New York City,  35 perf. for grades k-12

 



CHOREOGRAPHY ONLY FOR PLAYS:

2004


Prince of Haiti, King of Paris, by Kyle Siebrecht, Miami, Florida

La Boite de Chocolats , a commedia dell'arte work, written by Nicholas Jumara original choreography by Catherine Turocy. World Financial Center Winter Garden, NYC

1999


Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Moliere, TheatreWorks at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

 

1996 


Dances for Moliere's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, music by Lully, San Antonio Symphony

 

1984 


Les Précieuses Ridicules by Marivaux, Théâtre du Nombre d'Or, Nantes, France

 

1983


La Double Inconstance by Marivaux, Théâtre du Nombre d'Or, Nantes, France       

La Meprise by Marivaux, Théâtre du Nombre d'Or, Nantes, France    

1979 


Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme (Molière), State University of New York, Purchase, NY

 



 BALLETS:

2007


Pygmalion, a ballet pantomime with music by Jean -Joseph Mouret at Cornell University with NYSBaroque and Petits Violins from Cornell

 

Chaconne comique, (choreography assisted by Sarah Edgar) with music by Jean -Joseph Mouret at Cornell University with NYSBaroque and Petits Violins from Cornell

 

Prelude, a modern dance choreographed for the NYBDC Points of Departure, a contemporary concert at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York

 

Caprice, a modern dance choreographed for the NYBDC Points of Departure, a contemporary concert at the Mark Morris Dance Center in Brooklyn, New York
 

2006 


Yankee Doodle, music traditional, premiered at Federal Hall in New York City

Dance Suite Weiss, music by S.L.Weiss, premiered Baltimore, Maryland

2005


Les Caracteres de la Danse, duet version, music by Jean Fery Rebel, commissioned by the Sansouci Music Festival in Potsdam, Germany

Pygmalion, the ballet adapted to music by J.P. Rameau, commissioned by the  Sansouci Music Festival in Potsdam, Germany

Suite from Ariodante, music by G.F. Handel, commissioned by the Sansouci Music Festival in Potsdam, Germany

2004 


Splendour of London , Purcell's Ayres for the Theater, with Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque  Orchestra. Jeannette Sorrell, Conductor. Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Les Folies Francaises, music by Couperin, World Financial Center, NYC

2003


Spanish Dance Suite, with Mercury Baroque, Antoine Plante, conductor. Houston TX

Soirée Baroque en Haïti, with Concert Royal James Richman, Conductor, Florence Gould Hall, NYC, Choreography by Catherine Turocy and Marcea Daiter

2001


An English Picnic for Handel, collaborative choreography for the Children’s Discovery Center in Columbus, Ohio

 

2000


Dance Suite from Idomeneo by Mozart, Kennedy Center, Christopher Hogwood conducting the National Symphony Orchestra

La Follia, a duet, music by Corelli, Oberlin College, Oberlin , Ohio

The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, Lincoln Center Out- of- Doors Festival, New York City

The Haffner Minuets, Mozart, Kennedy Center, Christopher Hogwood conducting the National Symphony Orchestra, Washington D.C.

Les Folies d’Espagne, music by Geminianni, Goettingen International Handel Festival, Germany, Nicholas McGegen conducting Philharmonia Baroque

Dance Through History, a short children’s program for a solo dancer, the Dallas Bach Society, Dallas, Texas

1998


The Tennis Match by Lambranzi, The Jarvis Theater, Napa, California.

Divertimento in B-flat Major by Mozart , the Kennedy Center,Washington  D.C., Christopher Hogwood conductor.

L'Entretien des Muses by Jean Philippe Rameau, Florence Gould Hall, NYC

Chaconne by George Friederich Handel, Florence Gould Hall, New York City

1997  


The Nutcracker (Act I dances), for the Chamberlain Ballet, Dallas, Texas

La Cupis by Jean Philippe Rameau, Oberlin College, Ohio.

The Dream, a duet version of the dream of Ginevra from Handel's Ariodante, New World Symphony in Miami Beach

Les Elements, music by Jean Fery Rebel, Dallas, Texas (for the Dallas Arboreteum), video production of the work to be released in 1998.

Les Folies Françaises by François Couperin, Florence Gould Hall, New York City

La Pavane by Couperin, Florence Gould Hall, New York City.

1996


An Italian Ballet, music by Monteverdi, Crystal Charity Ball, Dallas, Texas

 

1995 


 A Viennese Costume Party  (Mozart) for the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Christopher Hogwood, Kennedy Center

 

1994 


Bach Orchestral Suite #1 Florence Gould Hall, New York City (6 dancers) and revised duet version for the Academy of Ancient Music tour with Christopher Hogwood, Tokyo, Japan

Bach Orchestral Suite #2 Florence Gould Hall, New York City (4 dancers) revised duet version, Yokohama, Japan

Water Music (Handel) Florence Gould Hall, New York City (6 dancers) revised duet version, Tokyo, Japan

Coffee solo (Bach) Santa Rosa Music Festival, California

Les Folies d'Espagne- a tribute to S. Wynne (Marais) Berkeley Early Music Festival, Ca.

A Baroque Journey,  (a play with dance) Lincoln Center Institute, New York City

A Contredanse (Mozart) Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.

1993 


The Dancing Master (Mozart),Hogwood, Kennedy Center, Washington D.C.                                                       

La Danse et Ses Plaisirs (Mondonville), Florence Gould Hall, New York City Chamber Music Dances (various composers) Florence Gould Hall, New York City          

1992


Cinderella (various composers) The Susquehana Ballet, New York     

 

1991


Concerto Grosso Opus 6, No. 6, (Handel) Hogwood,  Handel and Hadyn Society, Jordan Hall, Boston

 

1990


Chaconne from Idomeneo (Mozart), Marymount Manhattan Theater, New York City French Suite No. 5  (Bach), Marymount  Manhattan Theater, New York City 

 

1989


Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Bach), Hogwood, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, Minnesota      

 

1988 


Les Eléments (Jean-Féry Rebel), Florence Gould Hall, New York City                       

1986


Les Petits Riens (Mozart), Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center, New York City     

Est-il bon? Est-il méchant (Diderot), Threshold Theater Company, NYC

1985 


Gran Partita (Mozart), Juilliard School of Music, Dance  Division, New York City

Les Caractères de la Danse (Jean-Féry Rebel), Duo version, Dance Theater  Workshop, New York City

1983 


Les Caractères de la Danse (Rebel), solo version, Boston Early Music Festival       

A Venetian Carnival, dances from the Commedia dell'arte after Gregorio Lambranzi   

The New and Curious School of Theatrical Dancing, 1716, Lincoln Center with Concert Royal conducted by James Richman

1981 


Harlequins, Gods and Dancers, concert of Baroque dance reconstructions and choreography, premiered in London at The Place.

 

1980


Concert Royal No. 8, Dans le goût théâtral (Francois Couperin)

 

1978


Fasciculum IV: Impatientia (Georg Muffat), Concert Royal, Merkin Concert Hall, New York City

 



VIDEOS:

2000 


The Spirit of Eighteenth Century Dance, a Baroque Ballet Workshop, Milt Wallace Videos, www.miltwallacevideo.com

 

1998  


With Sword Drawn He Danced, or the Education of a Gentleman,  Princeton Books.

 

1997 


Les Elements, the University of Oklahoma Educational Arts Video

 

As You Wish, Madame, Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California

 

1996


Voltaire's Temple of Glory , Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California

 

1995


The Pleasures of the Dance, Jarvis Conservatory, Napa, California

 

1989 


Dance in Revolution, New York Public Library. Shared lecture/demonstration with Elizabeth Aldrich focusing on dance from 1725-1790’s in France. Includes reconstruction from August Ferrere’s unpublished manuscript.

 

1981 


Suite Fantastique, created in collaboration with Arc Video, New York  

 

1978-79


The Art of Dancing: an Introduction to Baroque Dance, based on the  treatise by the renown English dancing master Kellom Tomlinson; is found in the collections of major universities, schools of dance, and performing arts libraries; Recipient of the  "Dance Film Award, 1979.

 



TELEVISION BROADCASTS:

1998  


With Sword Drawn He Danced, Satellite Arts Channel

 

1997 


Voltaire's Temple of Glory, Satellite Arts Channel      

 

1996 


The Pleasures of the Dance, Satellite Arts Channel

 

1994   


Excerpts from Water Music by WNET and WNJN

 

1993   


Le Nozze di Figaro by European television

 

1983-84 


Hippolyte et Aricie by French National Television

Pygmalion by European television

 

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