John Zorn returns to the Guggenheim for Works & Process program
Who: John Zorn
What: Works & Process: “Commedia dell’arte” by John Zorn
Where: Peter B. Lewis Theater, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave. at 89th St., 212-423-3500
When: Sunday, January 24, $20, 9:00
Why: Innovative avant-garde composer, musician, and native New Yorker John Zorn will be the special guest at the next Works & Process program at the Guggenheim, in which artists perform and discuss upcoming pieces. Zorn, who has played on hundreds of albums and with creators from across the artistic spectrum, will be premiering his five-miniatures suite “Commedia dell’arte,” each one inspired by a different character from the sixteenth-century Italian improvisational theatrical art form: Colombina, Harlequin, Pierrot, Pulcinella, and Scaramouche. (In 2013, Zorn premiered two works inside the James Turrell installation at the Guggenheim.) This one-time-only presentation will be followed by a later Works & Process event in which the music will be set to new choreography. The Works & Process spring season continues through May 9 with such other participants as members of the cast and crew of Shuffle Along, Shen Wei Dance Arts, Malpaso Dance Company, American Ballet Theatre, Ryan McNamara, and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.