Five Golden Sections
By David Byrne
I. Five Golden Sections
II. What a Day That Was
III. Big Blue Plymouth
IV. Light Bath
Shelley Freydont, Katie Glasner, Barbara Hoon, Mary Ann Kellogg, Shelley Washington, Jennifer Way
John Carrafa, Richard Colton, Raymond Kurshals, John Malashock, Tom Rawe, William Whitener, Keith Young
The finale of The Catherine Wheel was first performed as a stand-alone excerpt nearly two years after the Broadway production. In The Golden Section, dancers wear gilded athletic outfits as they soar through the space; the choreography bursts with momentum. There exists between the dancers a spirit of fraternity and trust. The partnering is difficult, even dangerous, and the dancers show their faith in one another by diving in head first, knowing that their partners will be there to catch them.
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Carrafa, Whitener, Uchida and Washington in The Golden Section as performed in the BBC production of The Catherine Wheel.
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Kellogg and Malashock in The Golden Section as performed in the BBC production of The Catherine Wheel.
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Company dancers in The Golden Section as performed in the BBC production of The Catherine Wheel.
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Way and Colton in The Golden Section as performed in the BBC production of The Catherine Wheel.
<p>© Paul B. Goode</p>
An excerpt from The Golden Section as performed in the BBC production of The Catherine Wheel.
1. Five Golden Sections
Written by David Byrne
Basses, Guitars, Triggered Calliope, Vibes by David Byrne
Drums by Yogi Horton
Double Belled Euphonium by Douglas Gray
Gung Chong by John Chernoff
2. What a Day That Was
Written by David Byrne
Bass, Guitars, Synthesizers by David Byrne
Drums by John Cooksey
Congas by Steve Scales
3. Big Blue Plymouth
Written by David Byrne
Vocals, Guitars by David Byrne
Vocals by Sue Halloran
Concert Toms, Drums by Yogi Horton
4. Light Bath
Written by David Byrne
Percussion by John Chernoff
Triggered Flutes by David Byrne
Five Golden Sections
By David Byrne