Transformations Program Order
Default Mode: Synaptic Networks and Mind Wanderings - Ash and Elm Dance Company
Choreography: Ashley McCullough
Dancers: Abigail Eberman, Amber Gardner, Ashby Hurlocker, Bethany Jacob, Ashley McCullough, Mikayla McKee, Gena Scheerschmidt, Stacey Smith, Madelyn Staley, Shelby Tucker
Music: Nico Muhly
Program note: Default Mode is a four part piece. Tonight you will see the first half, part 1 and 2: Synaptic Networks and Mind-Wanderings. Part 3 and 4 (Ruminations and Sub/conscious) are still in the creative process. The whole piece will be presented in our annual Spring concert!
Trinity- Ballet Embody
Choreography: Melissa Lineburg
Dancers: Emily Jarrett, Melissa Lineburg
Music: "Duet" performed by Daniel Hope, Kammerorchester Basel, Simos Papanas; Written by Steve Reich
Program note: The piece presented is one excerpt of a three-part work.
Untethered and Unseen- The Mysterious LIfe of Helma af Klint- UpRooted Dance
Choreography: Made in collaboration between Keira Hart-Mendoza, Kelsey Rhor, and Carrie Monger
Dancer: Kelsey Rhor
Music: Robin Ghertner (original composition)
Costumes: Sabrina Mandell
Projection Art & Animation: Nitsan Scharf
Program note: When Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) began creating radically abstract paintings in 1906, they were like little that had been seen before: bold, colorful, and untethered from any recognizable references to the physical world. It was years before Vasily Kandinsky, Kazimir Malevich, Piet Mondrian, and others would take similar strides to rid their own artwork of representational content.
Produced between 1906 and 1915, the paintings were generated in part through af Klint’s spiritualist practice as a medium and reflect an effort to articulate mystical views of reality. Much of her work was not seen until 1986, 40 years after her death.
Demain J'Arrête- FireHouse
Choreography: Erin McKinney
Dancers: Blair Coward, Erin McKinney, Alex Miegel, Elissa Robinson
Music: Ben L'Oncle Soul
Flyaway- Next Reflex Dance Collective
Choreography: Roxann Morgan Rowley
Dancers: Sara Golden, Brittney Leasure, Victoria Unterberger, Virginia Driggers, Grace Mayer
Music: Biber: Violin Sonatas
Costumes: Roxann Morgan Rowley
Prayer-Helping Hearts Dance
Choreography: Adolfo Matto Traverso
Dancers: Kathy Bova, Grace Lalonde, Claudia Maloney, Susan McQuade, Peg Schaefer, Sue Skaddan
Music: "Elegy" by Gerard & Cassidy
Impasse- DanceArtTheater
Choreography: Meredith Barnes
Dancers: Kari Argabright, Kristen Bolger, Alysea Colon, Megan Ellard, Stephanie Mberego, Alex Miegel, Emily Nevins, Moira Ragen
Music: Echo of Wings by Julia Kent and Walkabout by Chelsea McGough
Program note: An impasse is any situation in which the parties involved can't, or won't, move forward or make any sort of progress. Sound familiar?
Intermission
Together/Alone - Section 1: I’m Sorry For Your Loss- Claytor Company
Choreography: Stacey Yvonne Claytor
Dancers: Stefanie Quinones Bass, Virginia Driggers, Emily Lu, Carrie Monger, Zena Nguon, Hermione Rhones and Rachel Snow
Music: Max Richter - "Dream 3 (in the midst of my life”)
Costumes: C4 Performing Arts
Audio Engineer/Editor: Paul Tyberius Ross
Motion Graphics: LAS Graphic Designer
Program note: stained-glass. "how tremendously brave to be shattered in a way that makes stained-glass windows out of the pain. " - ullie-kaye
Always Be My Baby- Sundays on Tap
Choreography: Heidi Stafford
Dancers: Michelle Michaels, Adriana Ray, Michaela Simoneau, Heidi Stafford, Janelle Thomas
Music: Scott Bradlee's Post Modern Jukebox, Aubrey Logan
Costumes: Company
Eldest- Julianna Raimondo
Choreography: Julianna Raimondo
Dancers: Julianna Raimondo
Music: Won't Be a Thing to Become by Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld
Program note: "Eldest daughters are responsible, dutiful, thoughtful, expeditious and caring. They are often more intelligent than their siblings, more proficient verbally, and more motivated to perform. Yet at the same time, they seriously doubt that they are good enough." -Lisette Schuitemaker and Wies Enthoven, authors of "The Eldest Daughter Effect"
Lasting Impressions- Helping Hearts Dance
Choreography: Meredith Barnes
Dancers: Kathy Bova, Grace Lalonde, Claudia Maloney, Susan McQuade, Peg Schaefer, Sue Skaddan, Adolfo Matto Traverso
Music:"Autumn" for Flute and Piano by Herman Beeftink
The Collective- Nicole Moran
Choreography: Nicole Moran
Dancers: Sarah Forsgren, Denise Führ-Gregory, Katie Ingebretsen, Nicole Moran, Garret Roberts
Music: Score Squad, Klaus Hergerscheimer, Mattijs Muller, Liam Quinn, and Sarah Chapman
Costumes:Nicole and Carol Moran
Timber- Center Stage Dance Company
Choreography: Michael R. Hibbs
Dancers: Claire Bellomy, Leah Cook, Michael R. Hibbs, Ace Jones, Emma Lacy, Miranda Lacy, Celina Liu, Laura Schmidt, Judah Widzer, Sarah Zakreski
Music: Armando C. Perez composer
Costumes: Dancers
Journey- DanceArtTheater
Choreography: Meredith Barnes
Dancers: Kari Argabright, Kristen Bolger, Alysea Colon, Megan Ellard, Alex Miegel, Emily Nevins
Music: Julie Kent
Costumes: Meredith Barnes
Our journey is a course or passage from one stage or experience to another, then starting over bringing our knowledge gained with us.
