WPA Virtual Commissions: Nathan Bugh and Gaby Cook

Commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim.
Co-presented by Authentic Jazz Weekend, CUNY Dance Initiative, Dance Manhattan, The Harlem Swing Dance Society, Paris Jazz Roots Dance Festival, and The Joyce Theater.

Artist Statement by Nathan Bugh and Gaby Cook:
“'5-10-15 Hours' is a blues by Rudolph Toombs about sweethearts spending time together. The title bargains for as much time as can be had to “prove my love," a sentiment expanded upon by other pop-lyric, glittering generalities about physical and idealistic romance. Mr. Toombs was wise to stop there, as the present reality of indeterminate amounts of time together has proven difficult for some folks. Our film offers a daydream about what joy might be available despite these circumstances — a winking fantasy of life at home for two professional swing dancers."

Music, “5-10-15 Hours” arr. Eyal Vilner, featuring vocalist Brianna Thomas
From the album "Swing Out!” by Eyal Vilner Big Band


Lindy Hop is a dance innovation of the African-American community of the Savoy Ballroom, New York, circa 1928


Supplementary camera work by Evita Arce
Special thanks to: Evita Arce, Eyal Vilner, Caleb Teicher, Duke Dang, and the entire Works & Process board and staff

Artist Bios
Nathan Bugh and Gaby Cook are dance performers, choreographers, and educators, specializing in Lindy Hop and vernacular jazz. They have showcased these styles on film, and in many iconic venues, such as Jazz At Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, The Apollo Theater, The Joyce Theater, and Jacob's Pillow. They are also active in the global, swing-dancing scene, where they have each accumulated numerous dance-contest victories, such as the 2009 International Balboa Championships, and the 2019 Int. Lindy Hop Championships Luck/Draw, and they are sought for workshops all around the world. Find more info and media from Nathan and Gaby via the links below.


Youtube:    / jazzasmovement  
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jazzasmovement

Nathan: www.nathanbugh.com
Gaby: www.gabycook.com
J.A.M. LLC: www.jazzasmovement.com

Works & Process Artist (WPA) Virtual Commissions
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WPA Virtual Commissions has been supported by Jody and John Arnhold, Stuart Coleman, Antonio Convit and Tim McGraw, Lucy Dobrin, Adam Flatto, Bart Friedman, Bond Koga, Jayne Lipman, Bonnie Maslin, Nina Matis, Eve Mykytyn, Steven and Michèle Pesner, Cynthia Hazen Polsky, Stephen Kroll Reidy, Denise Saul, Annalyn Swan, Shelby White and many others. Virtual video design supported by Anupam and Rajika Puri. New music for dance supported by The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation.

Lead funding for Works & Process is provided by the Ford Foundation, Christian Humann Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Evelyn Sharp Foundation, with public funds from New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Works & Process has received support from U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program and NYC Employee Retention Grant Program.

Works & Process at the Guggenheim
Described by The New York Times as “an exceptional opportunity to understand something of the creative process,” for 35 years, New Yorkers have been able to see, hear, and meet the most acclaimed artists in the world, in an intimate setting unlike any other. Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, has championed new works and offered audiences unprecedented access to generations of leading creators and performers. Most performances take place in the Guggenheim’s Frank Lloyd Wright–designed 273-seat Peter B. Lewis Theater. In 2017, Works & Process established a commissioning program, inviting artists to create new works, made in and for the iconic Guggenheim rotunda. In 2020, Works & Process Artists (WPA) Virtual Commissions was created to financially support artists and nurture their creative process during the pandemic. worksandprocess.org.