Marriage at the Eiffel Tower
“Sunday vacuity; human beastliness, ready-made expressions, disassociation of ideas from flesh and bone, ferocity of childhood, the miraculous poetry of everyday life.”
Seattle Chamber Players commissioned Paige Barnes to choreograph a dance based on the story of Marriage at the Eiffel Tower by Jean Cocteau in collaboration with with composer Ivan Sokolov. Paige explored Cocteau’s wedding breakfast through the eyes of the lion’s appetite for the general.
Notably, in 1939 at Cornish College of the Arts Marriage at the Eiffel Tower was was presented by choreographer Bonnie Bird in a collaboration with composers Henry Cowell, John Cage and George McKay.
Marriage at the Eiffel Tower
Paige Barnes, 2011
Commissioned by Seattle Chamber Players
The Chapel, Seattle, WA
Choreography: Paige Barnes
Piano: Ivan Sokolov
Dramaturg: Vanessa DeWolf
Dancers: Paige Barnes and Mônica Mata Gilliam
Lighting Design: Dave Proscia
Costume Design: Jme Frank