This is the Story of a Girl in a World (2008)

Concept and choreography: Stephen Petronio

Music: Anhoni, Lou Reed, Nico Muhly
Costume Design: Tony Cohen, Michael Angel, Tara Subkoff / Imitation of Christ
Jewelry Design: Erickson Beamon
Lighting Design: Ken Tabachnick
‘Bird Gerhl’ Original Cast: Gino Grenek, Shila Tirabassi, Amanda Wells
‘For Today I am A Boy’ Original Cast: Davalois Fearon
‘This is the Story of a Girl in a World’ Original Cast: Michael Badger, Julian De Leon, Elena Demyanenko, Davalois Fearon, Jonathan Jaffe, Mandy Kirschner, Shila Tirabassi, Amanda Wells

Premiered: April 1, 2008, at the Joyce Theater (New York, NY)
Duration: 25 minutes

Photo credits: Steven Schreiber, Frank Thompson

"'This is the Story of a Girl in a World' ...explodes into Petronian ecstasy, with additional intoxication…by Nico Muhly…"
- The New Yorker

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