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In 2007, pianist Simone Dinnerstein rocked the music world with her recording of Bach's "Goldberg Variations." She raised the money for the project herself and rented Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall for a concert. Her gamble paid off, with glowing reviews of her "expressive force" and "timeless, meditative, utterly audacious solo debut." Now ready for a new challenge, Dinnerstein wanted to match the music with movement, so it was time to roll the dice again. She proposed her project to acclaimed choreographer Pam Tanowitz. Both women were intimidated by the challenge of reinterpreting Bach's towering, beloved classic, but they decided their hesitation was the exact reason to proceed. "Working together we'll invent our own world," Tanowitz decided, "and create something inherently dangerous for both of us as artists." The result is "New Work for Goldberg Variations," with Dinnerstein center stage at the piano in expressive dialogue with the dancers moving all around her to Bach's glorious music. "An utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpretation, Dinnerstein brings her own pianistic expressivity to the 'Goldberg' Variations."—THE NEW YORK TIMES Pam Tanowitz "is the wittiest choreographer since Mark Morris. […] The wit is in the steps and their sequencing, the unpredictable rhythms, the eccentric coordinations." —THE NEW YORK TIMES S I M O N E D I N N E R S T E I N P A M T A N O W I T Z Photo: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco 20 www.peakperfs.org P R E M I E R E PAM TANOWITZ SIMONE D INNERSTEIN Photo: Brad Paris

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