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Hi Matrix,















2010 is the centennial celebration of the birth of
choreographer, composer and visionary, Alwin Nikolais.  See New York times article for more
info on that:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/arts/dance/29choreography.html

 

Nikolais purchased the first Moog modular synth according to
the book

Analog Days by Trevor Pinch and Frank Trocco  In that book they quote Bob Moog
saying, “Alwin Nikolais, the choreographer who does his own scores…shows up (at
AES in 1964) and then I heard the words, that I later realized were the magic
words: ‘I’ll take one of this, two of this, and that one…’

We took two or three orders at that show.”  Nikoloais, with the aid of a Guggenheim
Fellowsip, purchased what would become the first ever commercially made Moog
synthesizer.

 

Nikolais’ electronic music is quite amazing for, as I
understand it, a sort of home grown, garage band studio of the mid 1960’s
onward.  Here is a clip from his score Frail Demons (enclosed .mp3 along with a couple of .jpgs).


 

You can also see and hear Nikolais’ work at the Nikolais
Louis Foundation for Dance: http://www.nikolaislouis.org/home/Videos.html

 

Best,

vgermuse






      

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