The Afternoon of a Faun (2022)
The Afternoon of a Faun is a queer reimagining of Claude Debussy's famous ballet score Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (originally choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky for the Ballets Russes in 1912) for eight male-presenting dancers. The New York première of the work, with costume designs by Andrew Jordan and lighting by Joe Levasseur, was commissioned by the Joyce Theater and took place there from June 28th-July 3rd, 2022.
*This video is an excerpt from the complete work.
Original Cast:
A FAUN
Taylor Stanley
THE CHIEF OF THE NYMPHS
(leader of the Naiads)
Joshua Harriette
NAIADS
(a tribe of water nymphs)
Cemiyon Barber, Charles Gowin, Justin Lynch,
Logan Pedon, Ned Sturgis, & Carlo Antonio Villanueva