apperception

apperception
2003, 15 minutes; 3 or 6 dancers
music: Peter Garland
“extremely introspective”
Jack Anderson, The New York Times

   

artificial
2005, 25 minutes; 6 dancers
original soundscore: Brooks Williams
"visually arresting"
Allison Tracy, Berkshire Eagle

   
beneath

beneath
2002, 12 minutes; 6 dancers
music: phonophani, Johannes Wieland
"watch these disparate emotional states"
Jack Anderson, The New York Times

 

corrosion
2004, 15 minutes; 6 dancers
original music: Espen Sommer Eide
"the topsy-turvy world of human relationships with all its betrayals was expressed"
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times

 

filtrate
2004, 27 minutes; 7 dancers
sound design: David T. Pinkard; music: Erik Satie
"the choreography sears the brain"
Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice

   
in

in
2001, 10 minutes; 4 dancers
music: phonophani


   
membrane

membrane
2004, 27 minutes; 8 dancers
original music: Scott Killian
"Adamantly abstract on its surface, the work is haunted by subtle currents of emotion"
Tobi Tobias, ArtsJournal

   
mnemonic

mnemonic
2001, 10 minutes; 2 dancers
music: Vladislav Delay
"... a finely choreographed duet that served to introduce much of Mr. Wieland's movement vocabulary"
Brian McCormick, Gay City News

   
mohn

mohn
2003, 4 minutes; 1 dancer
music: phonophani
"He executed quiet power, managing to signal technical prowess with great economy"
Susan Yung, The Dance Insider

   
  newyou
2008, 90 minutes; 5 dancers, 40 performers
music: Barry White, phonophani, Bert Kaempfert (amongst others)

"Wieland examines events that throb with covert passion and violence - cleansing, dissecting, and re-stitching them together as deftly as a surgeon wielding scalpel and needle."

Deborah Jowitt, The New York Times
   
parietal region

parietal region
2002, 13 minutes; 3 or 5 dancers
music: phonophani
"repetition of movement and
repetition of memory resonated with affect."
Richard C. Skidomore, The Martha's Vineyard Times

   

progressive coma
2006, 80 minutes; 6 dancers
music: Bert Kaempfert, Vladislav Delay, George Gershwin (amongst others)

"There are agile, handsome dancers; a clever use of video; and lots of sexy and provocative and mysterious incidents"

John Rockwell, The New York Times
   

retina
2002, 5 minutes; 1 dancer
music: Vladislav Delay
"The evening's reward came from Retina - one point of his foot and I was sold."
Brian McCormick, Gay City News

     

reverse
2004, 5 minutes; 2 dancers
music: Johann Sebastian Bach
“a duet of intrigue and connection”
Molly Holm, TheaterScene.net

   

sediment
2005, 15 minutes, 8 dancers
music: Johann Sebastian Bach
"Mr. Wieland has an un-obvious musicality that allows the fragmented dance to work strangely well with the lush, musical outpourings."
Roslyn Sulcas, The New York Times, November 2005

   
shift

shift
2002, 13 minutes; 2 dancers
music: Michael Gordon
"... a star turn of virtuoso high-energy dancing"
Jennifer Dunning, The New York Times

   
struction

struction
2002, 13 minutes; 5 dancers
music: Vladislav Delay
"an energetic, physical work"
Connell McGrath, New Berkshire.com

   
tomorrow

tomorrow
2001, 10 minutes; 3 dancers
music: Richard Strauss
set by Johannes Wieland
"[a] spectacular exploration of relationships"
Anna Kisselgoff, The New York Times

   
trio

trio
2002, 10 minutes; 3 dancers
music: George Gershwin
"[a] laugh-out-loud comedy"
Allison Tracy, The Berkshire Eagle

   
untitled

(untitled)
2000, 6 minutes; 1 dancer
music: Pan sonic [as Panasonic]
"visceral … evocative and human in its expression of angst."
Brian McCormick, Gay City News

   
vertical

vertical
2003, 23 minutes; 8 dancers
original music: Scott Killian
"the choreographer’s concerns—about space, about feeling—expand and flower"
Tobi Tobias, The Village Voice