Christoper Caines in New York January 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, Friday, January 28, and Saturday, January 29, 8 pm

Nova Scotia-born, New York-based choreographer Christopher Caines returns for his 11th annual New York season in ARIAS, an intimate two-act suite celebrating four centuries of song, including arie antiche of the Italian Baroque in the famous Parisotti arrangements, Handel's "O sleep, why dost thou leave me? (from Semele), Schoenberg at his most lushly Romantic in The Book of the Hanging Gardens, a rarely heard cycle by Federico Mompou, Combat of Dreams, and Meredith Monk's signature "Gotham Lullaby." The choreographer himself dances the role of A Host; the dancers and musicians are His Guests.