BEYOND BORDERS
May 5 - 7 & 12 - 14, 2005
Apollo’s Touch (1997)
Choreography: Christopher House
Music: “Apollo’s Touch,” Rodney Sharman; Richard Sacks, vibraphone
Rehearsal Direction: Rosemary James
Original Lighting Design: Roelof Peter Snippe
Original Costume Design: Jane Townsend
Costume Reconstruction: Lori Endes
Dancers: Brendan Wyatt; Michael Caldwell; Hailey McCloskey (May 5, 14) or Danielle O’Reilly (May 6, 12) or Kathryn Oledzki (May 7, 13); Anna Finkel (May 5, 7, 13) or Jasmin McGraw (May 6, 12, 14); Jennifer Fullerton (May 5, 12, 14) or Amber Kilback (May 6, 7, 13); Marie France Forcier (May 5, 7, 13) or Melissa Lively (May 6, 12, 14); Brian Solomon; Linnea Wong (May 5, 7, 13) or Elke Schroeder (May 6, 12, 14)
...if he hollers, let him go (premiere May 5, 2005)
Choreography: Darryl C. Tracy
Music: “Weather Four,” Michael Gordon
Rehearsal Direction and Choreographic Mentor: Heidi Strauss
Costume Design: Lori Endes
Interpreters and Movement Creation: Jaasiel Bean, Byron Beckford, Corey Crawford, Isabelle Dionne, Mélina Dupuis, Jasmine Ellis, Aubrey Ffitch, Catherine George, Masuyo Higashide, Rénald Jean-Pierre, Sung hee Jhun, Sze-Yang Lam, Emily Law, Jennifer Lécuyer, Geneviève Ménard, Hyun-soo Seo, Romina Soria, Kate Stashko, Brodie Stevenson, Larissa Taurins, Shauna Taylor, Kristina Udegbunam, Nai shi (Kamen) Wang
Inspired by the work of Francesco Clemente and Gottfried Helnwein. Many thanks to the dancers for their commitment and bravery, and to Heidi. - D.T.
Island (1989)
Choreography: Christopher House
Music: “Music for Pieces of Wood,” Steve Reich
Rehearsal Direction: Rosemary James
Rehearsal Assistance: Johanna Bergfeldt, Valerie Calam, Brendan Jensen, Kristy Kennedy, Louis Laberge-Côté, Sean Ling, Jessica Runge
Original Lighting Design: Roelof Peter Snippe
Original Costume Design: Denis Joffre
Dancers: Brendan Wyatt, Stéphanie Bernard, Heather Berry, Michael Caldwell, Nicole Dupuis, Whitney Hewitt, Lynndsey Larre, Marianna Medellin-Canales, Arden Metford, Emma-Kate Millar, Megan Moore, Lauren Rankin, Jade Sakamoto
Understudies: Mayuko Morita, Erika-Leigh Stirton, Catherine Valle
Lynchtown from the suite Atavisms (1936)
Choreography: Charles Weidman
Music: Lehman Engel
Directed by: members of the Danny Grossman Dance Company by arrangement with the Dance Notation Bureau
Rehearsal Direction: Andrea Nann and Monique Trudelle
Lighting Design: Geoff Bouckley after Charles Weidman
Costume Design: Denis Joffre after Charles Weidman
Costumes on loan courtesy of: Danny Grossman Dance Company
Inciter: Mariana Medellin-Canales (May 5, 7, 12, 13), Heather Berry (May 6, 14)
Crowd: Stéphanie Bernard, Heather Berry, Michael Caldwell, Nicole Dupuis, Whitney Hewitt, Lynndsey Larre, Mariana Medellin-Canales, Arden Metford, Jade Sakamoto, Brendan Wyatt, Brodie Stevenson
We would like to give a special thank you to Mayuko Morita, Erika-Leigh Stirton, and Jessica Wilson for their excellent work during the rehearsal process. Thank you also to Pam Grundy.
Lynchtown portrays a lynch mob’s thirst for the kill. Like many of Weidman’s greatest dances, Lynchtown was based on his personal experiences and observations. As a very young boy, Weidman witnessed a lynching in Omaha, Nebraska, and was overwhelmed by the violence of the crowd.
Road Movies (premiere May 5, 2005)
Choreography: Michael Trent
Music: Louis Andriessen
Video: Michael Trent
Artistic Assistance: Andrea Roberts
Costume Design: Lori Endes
Dancers: Anna Finkel, Marie France Forcier, Jennifer Fullerton, Amber Kilback, Melissa Lively, Hailey McCloskey, Jasmin McGraw, Kathryn Oledzki, Danielle O'Reilly, Elke Schroeder, Brian Solomon, Linnea Wong
With thanks to classmate Penny Couchie.
A fine group of young dancers leaves us for the open road. Unknown territory lies ahead. It is just another beginning. To all these gorgeous creatures, best wishes and thanks. - M.T.
Michael Trent appears with the permission of the Canadian Actors' Equity Association.
Parade of the Spirits (2004)
Choreography: Danny Grossman
Music: Ann Southam
Directed by: Eddie Kastrau
Dancers: Stéphanie Bernard, Michael Caldwell, Nicole Dupuis, Lynndsey Larre, Emma-Kate Millar, Megan Moore, Lauren Rankin, Jade Sakamoto or Catherine Valle
A heartfelt thanks to Pam Grundy, Mayuko Morita, Erika-Leigh Stirton, and Jessica Wilson.
In 2004, I was commissioned by New York State Summer School for the Arts, to create an étude for their students. I decided to deal with the sacred and profane prevalent in much of my works. Originally intended as a study tool, it became a dance entitled Parade of the Spirits. - D.G.
Elysian fields; the newly arrived (premiere May 5, 2005)
Choreography: Sharon Moore
Music: “Something She Has to Do” and “Violin Concerto,” Philip Glass
Costume Design: Lori Endes
Dancers: Jaasiel Bean, Byron Beckford, Corey Crawford, Isabelle Dionne, Mélina Dupuis, Jasmine Ellis, Aubrey Ffitch, Catherine George, Masuyo Higashide, Rénald Jean-Pierre, Sung hee Jhun, Madoka Kanashiki, Sze-Yang Lam, Emily Law, Jennifer Lécuyer, Geneviève Ménard, Hyun-soo Seo, Romina Soria, Kate Stashko, Brodie Stevenson, Larissa Taurins, Shauna Taylor, Kristina Udegbunam, Nai shi (Kamen) Wang
elysian fields \i-'li-zhen\ often capitalized E - The landscape of paradise; an abode of delight an idyllic place. In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, Elysium (Greek, meaning happy, delightful) was the place where heroes and those blessed by the Gods went after death.
Many special thanks to the wonderful dancers who bring this work to life. - S.M.