Moby Dick
Robert Wilson
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels presents Moby Dick by Robert Wilson with Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Robert Wilson stages a major work of classic literature: Moby-Dick (1851) by Herman Melville (1819-1891). In this novel, the reader follows the adventures of the whaling ship Pequod and its crew in the pursuit of the giant sperm whale for which the book is named. With more than a dozen artists on stage, the performance centers its intrigue around the character Captain Ahab. Driven by hate and his desire for vengeance, he consecrates his life to the pursuit of the giant sperm whale—Moby-Dick—which bit off his leg during a prior voyage.
Robert Wilson calls on two actors with whom he has frequently worked in the past, Rosa Enskat and Christopher Nell, to bring the great American novel to the stage.
Robert Wilson
In 2025, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels supports the NYU Skirball and the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre for the presentation of Mary Said What She Said by Robert Wilson.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
In 2026, Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents Age of Content by (LA)HORDE and Dancing with Bob, a program by the Trisha Brown Dance Company, in collaboration with Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Dance Reflections also supports the Brooklyn Academy of Music for the presentation Moby Dick by Robert Wilson.
