The Secret Commonwealth: A dance opera in four parts

  Images from the project



digital art by William Cox and Daniel Dutton

 

The Graveyard from KET's Dance tool kit

 

Images from The Secret Commonwealth 1996/2003

Floating in the Light from The Changeling & the Bear

Kelly Gottesman as the Changeling, lighting design by Ron Kidd & Joseph Lloyd, photo by William Cox

The Four Operas of The Secret Commonwealth:

Part I: The Changeling & the Bear

Part II: The Road

Part III: Love & Time

Part IV: The Approach of the Mystery

 

Images from the November 8th, 2003 performance at the Center Theater.
All of the photos are by William Cox.

The Keeper

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Fallengold

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Fallengold

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Fallengold

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Sleeping Standing Up

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Rainy Morning

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

The Labyrinth

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Jealous

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Haunted Pond

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Haunted Pond

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

A Butterfly

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

A Butterfly

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

The Wind

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Heat

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Cherry Red

From The Approach of the Mystery

Glass Steps

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

Glass Steps

From The Approach of the Mystery

 

The Approach of the Mystery

 

The Approach of the Mystery

 

The Approach of the Mystery

 

The Keeper

A character sketch for The Approach of the Mystery,
Part IV of The Secret Commonwealth, by William Cox & Daniel Dutton

 

Cloud Gazing

Dancers of the Secret Commonwealth Ensemble in Cloud Gazing, choreography by Kelly Gottesman, lighting design by Joseph Lloyd, costume design by Chisato Ejiri, Stage design by Daniel Dutton, Jim, Luke, & Olin Christy, Danny Cook, Joseph Lloyd, and Ken Wesley, photo by William Cox

The Contrary and the Salamander from The Road

Marc Morizumi as the Contrary, Will Wilson as the Salamander, lighting design by Joseph Lloyd, costume design by Chisato Ejiri & Daniel Dutton, stage design by Daniel Dutton, Luke Christy & Jim Christy, photo by William Cox

 

Links to other Secret Commonwealth Sites

Excerpts from the CD recording of Part III: Love & Time:

A Kentucky Educational Television Site about Part II: The Road

The Elf Queen and Elf King from Love & Time

Michelle Bump as the Elf Queen, Jay Goodlet as the Elf King, costume design by Chisato Ejiri, photo by William Cox, poster design by Kirby Stephens Design

Inside/Outside from Love & Time

Kakuho Ohashi, Biwa Master, lighting design, Joseph Lloyd, stage design, Daniel Dutton & Joseph Lloyd, photo by William Cox

Linocut from the handprinted book of The Changeling & the Bear

Linocut on handmade paper, Daniel Dutton

Part I: The Changeling & the Bear

The Old Storyteller from Part I, The Changeling & the Bear

Jonathon Wilson as The Old Storyteller, lighting design by Ron Kidd & Joseph Lloyd, costume design by Daniel Dutton & Alice Kordenbrock, photo by Joseph Lloyd

The Odd Aunt from The Changeling & the Bear

Lino-cut illustration for the handmade book, Daniel Dutton

 

Lino-cut of The Old Storyteller from The Changeling & the Bear

Lino-cut on handmade paper, from the limited edition book, Daniel Dutton

 

Little Prickle from The Changeling & the Bear

Jonathon Wilson as Little Prickle, lighting design by Ron Kidd & Joseph Lloyd, costume design by Daniel Dutton, photo by William Cox

Floating in the Light from The Changeling & the Bear

Secret Commonwealth Ensemble Choreographer Kelly Gottesman as the Changeling, Lighting Design by Ron Kidd & Joseph Lloyd, costumes by Daniel Dutton, photo by William Cox

Giant Watersnake from The Changeling &the Bear

Lino-cut on handmade paper, Daniel Dutton

 

The Catfish from The Changeling & the Bear

Michelle Bump, costume design by Daniel Dutton, photo by William Cox

 

The Sausage Babies come out of the Grinder from The Changeling & the Bear

Young apprentice dancers of The Secret Commonwealth Ensemble, costume & stage design by Daniel Dutton