I Drink the Air Before Me
2009
60 min

Premiere: April 28, 2009, The Joyce Theater (New York, NY)
Choreography and Concept: Stephen Petronio

Music: Nico Muhly Commissioned Score, featuring The Young People’s Chorus of NYC
Live Performance: Seth Baer (Bassoon), Mike Clayville (Trombone), Logan Coale (Bass), Nico Muhly (Piano), Nadia Sirota (Viola), Alex Sopp (Flute)
Costume Design: Adam Kimmel, Cindy Sherman
Lighting Design: Ken Tabachnick

Original cast: Michael Badger, Julian De Leon, Davalois Fearon, Gino Grenek, Barrington Hinds, Jonathan Jaffe, Mandy Kirschner, Tara Lorenzen, Shila Tirabassi, Joshua Tuason, Amanda Wells

Commission Partners: National Dance Project, Meet the Composer, AMC, O’Donnell-Green Music
and Dance Foundation, Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund