Best known as the choreographer for the MGM movie Fame (Falco attended the High School for the Performing Arts depicted in the film), Falco worked extensively in the film and television industry. He disbanded the Louis Falco Dance Company in 1983 and spent the remaining years of his life writing and developing projects for film, television, and the stage. Larry Billman celebrates Falco's work by noting that "Falco created theatrical pieces which portrayed ordinary people using movement to express their emotions, rather than the structured postures of classical dance." Falco died of AIDS-related causes.

KEY CONTACT PERSON(S)/EXECUTOR OF ESTATE:
Anna Falco-Lane, sister
executor of estate
301 E. 78 St., #12B
New York, NY 10021
212-988-1798
212-988-9586 (fax)
afalcolane@earthlink.net

Alan Sener, biographer
choreographic assistant to Falco and principal dancer with Louis Falco Dance Company
current "artistic director of repertory"
Associate Professor
E114 Halsey/Dance Department
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-335-2228
alan-sener@uiowa.edu

HUMAN REPOSITORIES OF THE WORK
(name and contact info, relationship to the artist and the work, assessment):
Alan Sener, (see above), who is in charge of all reconstructions

Ranko Yokoyama, Falco dancer
Via Consalvi #2
00052 Cerveteri
ITALY

VIDEO DOCUMENTATION
(location, format, condition, assessment):
Sener spent two years working with the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library to restore, preserve, catalog and document more than 70 videotapes in multiple formats, representing 26 separate pieces of Falco's choreography. The Dance Collection of the New York Public Library holds copies of all videotaped recordings of Falco's choreography, including the following citations which are available for public viewing. The others require permission to be viewed. In addition, copies of all videotapes are held in Sener's office at the University of Iowa and in a New York storage unit.

The following is the complete list of Falco video documentation in the New York Public Library Dance Collection:

Argot (1968 or later)—choreography by Louis Falco; music by Bela Bartok; performed by Louis Falco and Jennifer Muller; location and date unspecified; one 3/4 in. videocassette (16 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4693.

Avenue (1974)—choreography by Louis Falco; performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; videotaped in rehearsal onstage, location not identified; one 3/4 in. videocassette (26 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4410.

Avenue [and] Caviar (1974)—compilation video of two pieces; choreography by Louis Falco and taped in performance in Amsterdam on 26 and 29 June; performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; one 3/4 in. videocassette (53 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4412.

Caviar (1970 or later)—choreography by Louis Falco; music by Pot; performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; videotaped in performance, location and date not identified; tape ends before conclusion of work; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4411.

Celebration of the life of Louis Falco (1993)—memorial service for Falco; videotaped at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, May; three 3/4 in. videocassettes (139 min.); call number MGZIC 9-5679.

Champagne (1977)—choreography by Louis Falco; performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; music, Big Band collage; videotaped in performance at the Roundabout Theater, New York, April 1977; tape ends before conclusion of work; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4466.

Champagne (1975)—excerpts choreographed by Louis Falco and performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; videotaped in rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at the Falco Studio, NY; rehearsal of sections of the work, in silence or to counts by Louis Falco, who is off-camera; one 3/4 in. videocassette (8 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4691.

Collisions (1976)—unedited footage for a video dance work produced by the WGBH New Television Workshop and presented by WGBH/Boston as part of its series Frames of reference; choreography by Louis Falco; performed by Louis Falco Dance Company and recorded at Watertown Arsenal, Boston (?); one 3/4 in. videocassette (5 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4419.

Early Sunday Morning [excerpts] [and] Tiger Rag [excerpts] (1979, 1978)—compilation video including excerpts from two Falco pieces; choreography by Louis Falco and performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; "Early Sunday Morning" videotaped in rehearsal at Falco Dance Studio, New York, March; "Tiger Rag" videotaped in rehearsal onstage, in rehearsal clothes and tiger costumes, at the Entermedia Theater, New York, 1978; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4415.

Early Sunday Morning (1979)—videotaped rehearsal of choreography by Louis Falco; music by David Sanborn; videotaped in rehearsal at the Louis Falco Dance Studio, New York, March; includes Falco's discussions with the composer; one 3/4 in. videocassette (22 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4689.

Early Sunday Morning (1980)—videotaped performance of the Louis Falco Dance Company at the Koninklijk Theater Carre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3 April; choreography by Louis Falco, assisted by William Gornel; music by David Sanborn; one 3/4 in. videocassette (16 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4680.

Escargot (1980)—videorecording of piece choreographed by Louis Falco and with music by Ralph MacDonald; one 3/4 in. videocassette (17 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4401.

Escargot (1980)—videorecording of performance at the Koninklijk Theater Carre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3 April; choreography by Louis Falco and with music by Ralph MacDonald; one 3/4 in. videocassette (19 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4678.

Escargot (1982)—videotaped performance of the Louis Falco Dance Company in Torino, Italy; choreography by Louis Falco; music by Ralph MacDonald; one 3/4 in. videocassette (17 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4677

Fame Rehearsals (1979)—rehearsals for dance scenes incorporated into the motion picture Fame (1980); choreography by Louis Falco, assisted by William Gornel; music by Michael Gore and others; videotaped in rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at Performance Space 122 and on the street in NY; performed by the cast of Fame; four 3/4 in. videocassettes (94 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4688.

Hero (1978)—videotaped in performance during the Dance Umbrella series at the Entermedia Theatre, New York, 17 February; choreography by Louis Falco; music composed and performed by Frank Tusa, Badel Roy, and Radha Shottam; one 3/4 in. videocassette (33 min.); call number MGZIC 5-556.

Hero (1977)—videotaped in performance at the Roundabout Theater, New York, April; choreography by Louis Falco; music by Frank Tusa, Badal Roy, and Radha Shottam; performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company; one 3/4 in. videocassette (31 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4463.

Hero (1978)—videotaped in performance at the Entermedia Theater, NY, February; choreography by Louis Falco; music by Frank Tusa, Badel Roy, and Radha Shottam; performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4669.

Huescape (1968 or later)—compilation video depicting a run through and repetitions of excerpts by Louis Falco Dance Company; onstage at unspecified location; choreography by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (25 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4468.

Ibid: A Solo for the Company (1971)—videotaped onstage in a special recording session; choreography by Louis Falco; music composed and performed by Maatthews Kheaann Khristiaann; solo dance work performed twice (with some interruptions and repetitions), first by Jennifer Muller, then by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (16 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4692.

Kate's Rag (1980)—videotape of the Louis Falco Dance Company in performance at the Koninklijk Theater Carre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 3 April; choreography by Louis Falco; music by Scott Joplin; one 3/4 in. videocassette (41 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4679.

Kate's Rag (1980)—videotape of the Louis Falco Dance Company in performance in Woodmere, New York, 25 March; choreography by Louis Falco; music by Scott Joplin; one 3/4 in. videocassette (47 min); call number MGZIC 9-4675.

Kulturszene (1989)—compilation videotape from German television arts program telecast 3 May; including excerpts of Falco's "Jack in the box" with music by Bruce Spingsteen; produced by WDR; directed by Joris Hermans; edited by Karin Sarholz; interviews with Louis Falco and dancers who speak in English and have voice-over translations in German; one 3/4 in. videocassette (34 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4681.

Louis Falco Commercials (1981-1990)—compilation of thirty-one television commercials (30-or 60-second spots), most including dance, for various products Underalls, Slenderalls, and Coloralls; close-ups of dancers' lower legs and hips; choreography by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (31 min.); call number MGZIC 9-5677.

Louis Falco Dance Company (1978)—compilation video performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company; including excerpts of Falco's choreography of "Huescape" and "Escargot;" videotaped in performance at the Entermedia Theater, New York, October during the Dance Umbrella series; two 3/4 in. videocassettes (75 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4467.

Louis Falco Dance Company Production Fund [benefit performance]: Act II (1977)—performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company and the Roundabout Theatre Company Inc. at the Roundabout Theater, NY, 7 November; includes excerpt from Falco's "Tiger rag;" one 3/4 in. videocassette (37 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4674.

[Louis Falco music videos] (c1984-c1990)—compilation of five music videos including performances by Bonnie Tyler, the Cars, Kiss, and Prince and the Revolution; choreography and/or direction by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (25 min.); call number MGZIC 9-5675.

Photofinish (198-?)—choreographic episodes created for the Photofinish series produced by RAI (Italian national television). "Imagination" and "The End" (edited version) were later compiled as part of the television special Superfalco Radiotelevisione italiana; choreography by Louis Falco; danced by Louis Falco Dance Company and videotaped in Milan, Italy; date unspecified; one 3/4 in. videocassette (40 min.); call number MGZIC 9-5673.

Photofinish (198-?)—choreographic episodes created for the Photofinish series produced by RAI (Italian national television). "Bedroom" and "The Match" also appear on MGZIC 9-5672 Superfalco, a tape containing excerpts from a ninety-minute special; "Sogni" and "Transmissions" may also have been included in the special; choreography by Louis Falco and danced by the Louis Falco Dance Company; videotaped in Milan, Italy; date unspecified; one 3/4 in. videocassette (56 min.); call number MGZIC 9-5678.

A Place to Dance (1979)—compilation video including choreography of Louis Falco's "Collisions;" presented by WGBH/Boston as part of its New Television Workshop series Frames of Reference; directors, David Atwood and Fred Barzyk; five dances choreographed to stress dance as a film art; narrator, Nancy Mason; one 3/4 in. videocassette (29 min.); call number MGZIC 9-579.

Pulp [excerpts] (1975)—rehearsal of sections of a work first presented by Missouri Dance Theater in May; the work is performed to spoken or sung accompaniment by the Louis Falco Dance Company; choreography by Louis Falco; videotaped in rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at the Louis Falco Dance Studio, New York; one 3/4 in. videocassette (25 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4413.

Saltimbocca (1979)—videotaped rehearsal, in rehearsal clothes, at the Larry Richardson Studio and the Louis Falco Dance Studio, New York, March; choreography by Louis Falco; music, Michael Sahl; it is noted that the working title of this dance piece was Pulp, a title that Falco also used in 1975 for a piece with different music for Missouri Dance Theater; one 3/4 in. videocassette (30 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4698.

The Sleepers (1977)—performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company at the College of Staten Island, New York, 30 September; tape ends before conclusion of work; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4406.

The Sleepers (1971)—choreography by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4407.

Speeds [and] Two Penny Portrait (1974)—compilation video including "Two penny portrait" with choreography by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (43 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4672.

Storeroom (1974)—performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company; videotaped in performance, location not identified, on June 29; choreography by Louis Falco; music by Kirk Nurock; one 3/4 in. videocassette (24 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4409.

The Sleepers (1977)—videotaped in performance at College of Staten Island, New York, 30 September; tape ends before conclusion of the work; choreography by Louis Falco and performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4406.

The Sleepers (1971 or later)—choreography by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4407.

Speeds [and] Two Penny Portrait (1974)—compilation video including Two Penny Portrait choreographed and performed by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (43 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4672.

Storeroom (1974)—choreography by Louis Falco; music by Kirk Nurock; videotaped in performance, location not identified, 29 June, by Louis Falco Dance Company; one 3/4 in. videocassette (24 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4409.

Storeroom (1974)—choreography by Louis Falco; videotaped in dress rehearsal onstage without set, location not identified by Louis Falco Dance Company; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min); MGZIC 9-4408.

Superfalco (198-?)—directed by Paolo Gazzara; choreography by Louis Falco; concept by Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano; taped in Milan, Italy; date not identified; one 3/4 in. videocassette (52 min.); call number MGZIC 9-5672.

Tiger Rag (1978)—choreography by Louis Falco; music by Michael Kamen; performed by the Louis Falco Dance Company taped in performance at the Entermedia Theater, NY, February; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4465.

Tiger Rag (1977)—compilation video with choreographic excerpts by Louis Falco; music by Michael Kamen; performed by Louis Falco Dance Company; taped in performance at Town Hall, NY, 26 October; one 3/4 in. videocassette (32 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4414.

Tiger Rag [and] Early Sunday Morning (1977, 1979)—compilation video with excerpts of choreography by Louis Falco; Tiger Rag: multi-camera, edited shoot videotaped in performance at the Roundabout Theater, New York, November 1977; Early Sunday Morning: videotaped in studio rehearsal at the Louis Falco Dance Studio, New York, March 1979; one 3/4 in. videocassette (31 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4416.

Two Penny Portrait (1977)—choreography by Louis Falco; sound environment by Burt Alcantara; videotaped in performance at the Roundabout Theater, New York, in April 1977; one 3/4 in. videocassette (16 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4685.

Two Penny Portrait (1973)—choreographed and directed by Louis Falco; one 3/4 in. videocassette (29 min.); call number MGZIC 9-4417.

PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION
(location, format, condition, assessment):
Family photographs are currently in Anna Falco-Lane's possession. Falco-Lane and Sener are currently working on an archive of 3,200 performance photographs, which are held by Sener in Iowa City.

MOVEMENT NOTATION
(location, type [including notes taken by dancers], assessment):
No Labanotation exits, but Falco-Lane explains that the next time a work is bought and produced Labanotation will be sought via grants and donations.

PRODUCTION MATERIALS
(scores, sound recordings, set/costume designs):
Sener spent a year restoring all soundtracks, including some for original scores, and these are now held in Iowa City and in storage in a rental unit in New York; sets and costumes are also in the New York storage space.

ORAL HISTORY:
No formal oral history exists, though Falco was frequently interviewed by the press and often, when he was interviewed, he made his own duplicate recording. Additionally, Sener has interviewed 225 of Falco's friends, family members, and associates in preparation for writing his biography. All taped interviews are maintained in Sener's personal collection and nearly 160 have been transcribed.

Also, in the Dance Collection at the New York Public Library, c. 1976, there is a radio interview by John Gruen.

PERSONAL PAPERS
(location of newspaper clippings, printed programs, press releases, notes, files, diaries; assessment):
Sixty-four boxes of papers are kept in storage in New York and are currently being used by Alan Sener in the writing of Falco's biography. Papers and other materials are gradually being donated to the Dance Collection of the New York Public Library. Sener teaches an independent study course at the University of Iowa in archival work. His students have worked to preserve the Falco collection in acid-free folders and to catalog the entire collection of printed material. (Cataloging is in progress.) The collection currently now lives in 74 boxes, extending from Falco's junior high school yearbook to published obituaries. Archiving thus far has been augmented by the support and financial generosity of Anna Falco-Lane.

The Dance Collection of the New York Public Library maintains a clippings file on "Falco, Louis," call number MGZR.

IMMEDIATE NEEDS
(archival assistance? storage? other?):
Funding is needed to support continued archival work. Specifically, there is a need for preservation materials at the Iowa site.

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION:
The Louis Falco Dance Project, Inc., a not-for-profit organization developed for the preservation and promotion of Louis Falco's dance legacy, has been established. Contact: Annae Falco-Lane (see above). A webpage www.home.earthlink.net/~louisfalco is on line as of September 2000.

LIST OR OVERVIEW OF WORKS
(title, premiere date, music, production notes, performers):

Argot (1967)—premiered in An Evening of New Danceworks, Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City, 7 June, with music by Bela Bartok, Third String Quartet, costumes/lighting by Clyde Morgan.

Translucens (1967)—premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers, Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City, 18 December, with music by Olivier Messiaen, costumes/scenery by Lar Lubovitch, and lighting by Gary Harris.

The Gods' Descent (1967)—premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers, Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City, 18 December, with music by Collage and costumes/scenery by Lar Lubovitch.

Huescape (1968)—premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers, Jacob's Pillow, Lee, Massachussetts, with music by Pierre Schaeffer and Lasry Baschet, decor/costumes by William Katz, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

TimeWright (1969)—premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers, Theresa L. Kauffman Concert Hall, New York City, 10 May, with music by Andrew Rudin, Steve Reich, Kenneth Gaburo, Henri Pousseur, Teo Macero, and Pierre Schaeffer, decor/scenery by Robert Indiana and William Katz, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Caviar (1970)—premiered with Louis Falco and a Company of Featured Dancers, New York City Center, New York City, 14 May, with music composed and performed by Pot with Napanaw's Pottery Shop Rock Group (Aldana, Gary King, Doug Arioli, Steve Tindall), orchestra conducted by Eugene Lester decor/costumes by Marisol and lighting by Chenault Spence.

Ibid (1971)—premiered with The Louis Falco Company of Featured Dancers, New York City Center, New York City, 1 February, with music by Maatthews Kheaann Khristiaann, decor/costumes by Stanley Landsman, and danced by Georgiana Holmes.

The Sleepers (1971)—premiered with The Louis Falco Company of Featured Dancers, New York City Center, New York City, 1 February, with decor/costumes by William Katz.

The Gamete Garden (1971)—premiered with The Boston Ballet Savoy Theatre, Boston, Mass., 12 February, with music by Michael Kamen (with The New York City Rock Ensemble), costumes by Cecelia Ellen, and set execution by Walter Dolan (also noted Jennifer Muller and Juan Antonio as Assistants to the Choreographer).

Journal (1971)—premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag, Netherlands, 27 October, with sound collage by Burt Alcantara and decor/costumes by William Katz (also noted Jennifer Muller and Juan Antonio as Assistants to the Choreographer).

Soap Opera (1972)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 14 June, with music by Burt Alcantara, text by Gary Lasdun, and decor/costumes by William Katz.

Avenue (1973)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 5 June, with costumes by William Katz, lighting by Richard Nelson, and music by Vertical Burn (Karen Adlin, Burt Alcantara, Sonny Carr & Bobby Cole).

Two Penny Portrait (1973)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 7 June, with sound environment by Burt Alcantara, decor/costumes by Victor Paul, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Tutti-Frutti (1973)—premiered with Ballet Rambert Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 18 September, with decor/costumes by William Katz, music by Burt Alcantara, and lighting by John B. Read.

Eclipse (1974)—premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag, Netherlands, 18 March, with music by Burt Alcantara, decor/costumes by William Katz, and lighting by Richard Nelson (also noted Jennifer Muller and Juan Antonio as Assistants to the Choreographer).

Storeroom (1974)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, New York City, 21 May, with sound score by Kirk Nurock, decor/costumes by Victor Paul, and lighting by Beverly Emmons.

Caterpillar (1975)—premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre, Koninklijke Schouwburg, Den Haag, Netherlands, 18 February, with music by Luciano Berio, decor/costumes by William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant), and lighting by Howard Eldridge.

Champagne (1976)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts, Detroit, 12 March (New York premiere April 11, 1977, Roundabout Theater), with music by Big Band Collage, costumes by Michael Stuart, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Caravan (1976)—premiered with Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theatre, City Center 55th Street Theatre, New York City, 6 May, with music by Michael Kamen (based on Duke Ellington Themes), decor/costumes by William Katz, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Hero (1977)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company Roundabout Theater, New York City, 11 April, with music by Badal Roy, Radha Shottam, and Frank Tusa, decor/costumes by William Katz (assisted by Willy Eisenhart), costumes by Silla Kotsonie and Robert Flinn, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

The Lobster Quadrille (1977)—premiered with Nederlands Dance Theatre (1977 Holland Festival) Circustheater, Scheveningen, Holland, 18 June, with music by David del Tredici (Soprano Erica Grefe), décor/costumes by William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant), and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Tiger Rag (1977)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Roundabout Theater, New York City, 7 November, with music by Michael Kamen, decor/costumes by Marisol and William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant), and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Cooking French (1977)—premiered with Ballet Theater Contemporain Théâtre Musical d'Angers, 15 December, with music by Michael Kamen, scenery by William Katz (Willy Eisenhart, Assistant), costumes by L.M. Marchand, and lighting by Yvan Rialland (also noted William Gornel as Assistant to Louis Falco).

Escargot (1978)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Mankato, Minnesota, 1 October (New York premiere: 24 October, Entermedia Theatre), with music by Ralph MacDonald, costumes by Michael Vollbrach, silk by Fabio Bellotti for Rainbow, Milano, Italy, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Early Sunday Morning (1979)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, City Center, New York City, 28 March, with music by David Sanborn (performed by David Sanborn, Michael Colina, John Evans, Hiram Bullock, Jody Linscott, Jim Maelen), decor/costumes by William Katz with Willy Eisenhart, lighting by Shirl Donnerac, and danced by Louis Falco.

Saltimbocca (1979)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, City Center, New York City, 28 March, with music by Michael Sahl (singers: Joanne Beretta and Gaetano Buono, pianist: Michael Sahl, percussion: William A. Trigg, accordian: Wiklliam Schimmel, bass: Russ Savakus), costumes by Michaele Vollbracht, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

The Eagle's Nest (1980)—premiered with La Scala Opera Ballet, Teatro alla Scala, Milan, 12 February, as conceived by Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano, with music by Michael Kamen, decor/costumes by Rocco Bufano, costumes assistant: Lucia Ganci, and lighting by Beverly Emmons (also noted Lisa Nalven as Assistant to Louis Falco).

Kate's Rag (1980)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany, 21 April, with music by Scott Joplin, pianist, William Bolcom, costumes by Jimmy Meyer and John Reid, and lighting by Richard Nelson.

Service Compris (1980)—premiered with Louis Falco Dance Company, Palais du Pope, Avignon, France, August ?, with music by Marianne Faithful and costumes by Giorgio Armani.

Black and Blue (1982)—premiered with The Louis Falco Dance Company, Teatro Olimpico, Rome, Italy, January ?, as conceived by Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano, music by Harry Nilsson and Randy Newman, design by Rocco Bufano, lighting by Dennis H. Carrol, costume design assistant John Lee, light structure execution by Nicholas Cavallaro.

Little Boy (1982)—premiered with the Louis Falco Dance Company, Teatro Alcione, Genova, Italy, 16 January, as conceived by Rocco Bufano, music by The Band, lighting by Nicholas Cavallaro.

Reunion in Portugal (1983)—premiered with Ballet Gulbenkian, Grande Auditório Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal, 25 May, with music by Kurt Weill (Suite of Die Dreigroschenoper [1928]), scenery/costumes by Rocco Bufano (assisted by Lucia Ganci), lighting by Orlando Worm, scenery execution by Hernâni and Rui Martins.

Leonardo's Room (March 1983)—conception/direction by Louis Falco and Rocco Bufano, scenery by Paolo Bregni, costumes by Alberte Barsacq, lighting by Beverly Emmons, music direction by Giorgio Gaslini.

Jack in the Box (1989)—premiered with Tanz-Forum der Oper der Stadt Köln, Forum Leverkusen, Köln, Germany, 9 May, with music by Bruce Springsteen (arranged by Hajo Stahl), libretto by Louis Falco and Kitty Troll, scenery/costumes by Jack Brusca, lighting by Heinrich Brunke.

Nights in a Spanish Garden (1992)—premiered with La Scala Opera Ballet, Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy, 28 January, with music by Manuel de Falla, scenery by Giorgio Cristini, created by Gianni Montonati, and costumes by Cristini and Marco Capuana (also noted Alan Sener as Assistant to Louis Falco).

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
This is a selection from a much larger bibliography available at the Louis Falco website:

• Baigneres, Claude. 1977. "Louis Falco: L'humour et le bonheur." Le Figaro (6 May).
• Barnes, Clive. 1966. "Dance: Unseen by Visiting Firemen." New York Times (22 August).
• Barnes, Clive. 1972. "Falco's Company Is Most Exciting New Troupe to Emerge in a Decade." New York Times (June).
• Barnes, Clive. 1973. "Modern Goes Classic — and Vice Versa." The New York Times (17 June).
• Billman, Larry. 1997. Film Choreographers and Dance Directors: An Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia, with a History and Filmographies, 1893 through 1995. Jefferson, N.Carolina: McFarland & Co.: 313-14.
• Calvetti, Paola. 1982. "Two Weeks With Louis Falco Superstar." La Repubblica (3 February).
• Dunning, Jennifer. 1993. "Louis Falco, A Creator Of Chic Dances, Dies At 50." New York Times (27 March).
• Gruen, John. 1982. "Put Up Your Dukes and Dance." Dance Magazine (October).
• Harris, Dale.1993. "Obituaries: Louis Falco." Dance Magazine (June), reprinted from The Guardian: 77.
• Kreemer, Connie. 1987. Further Steps Fifteen Choreographers on Modern Dance. New York: Harper & Row.
• McDonagh, Don. 1976. The Complete Guide to Modern Dance. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
• Pierce, Robert J. 1979. "Fencing With Falco," The Soho Weekly News (29 March).
• Siegel, Marcia B. 1977. Watching The Dance Go By. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
• Stoneman, E. Donnell. 1977. "Louis Falco: There's No Getting Away From Your Heritage." Identity (March).