Wylliams / Henry
Contemporary Dance Company

Fall 2011 Concert (rehearsals previous week, dress thur and performance dates 30 Sep, 1 Oct 2011
White Recital Hall Performing Arts Center 4949 Cherry St. Kansas City, Missouri  64110
Tickets: $24, $18 & $15 (Student & Seniors)

DeeAnna Hiett (left), Gavin Stewart (right) and (in leap, behind) Brittany Duskin in "Desire" by Gary Abbott

A moment while working on stage on "Desire" by Gary Abbott - (L-R) DeeAnna Hiett, Ed Franklin, Brittany Duskin (sitting, back), Gavin Stewart, Mary Pat Henry

FALL PROGRAM To Have and To Hold Choreography Shapiro and Smith Music Scott Killian Costume and Prop Design Danny Shapiro Costume Construction Kathy Bradford Dancers Ron Belger, Brittany Duskin, Jessica Higgins, Vanessa Owen, Joseph Pilgrim, Gavin Stewart, Jerome Stigler Ritual Choreography Amber Perkins Music Arvo Part Costume Design Amber Perkins Costume Consrtruction Laura Powell Dancers DeeAnna Hiett,Gavin Stewart Trains Choreography Mary Pat Henry Music Steven Reich Costume and Prop Design Antonia Ford Roberts Costume Construction Sarah, Oliver, Laura Powell and Judy McE/roy Projection Design Rocco DeSanti and Antonia Ford Roberts Projection Implementation Greg Casparian Prop Construction Jeff Roudabush Dancers Ron Belger, Brittany Duskin, Edward Franklin, DeeAnna Hiett, Jessica Higgins, Vanessa Owen, Jospeh Pilgrim, Erik Sobbe, Gavin Stewart, Jerome Stigler, Purcell Tuner, Tracy Vogt Desire Choreography Gary Abbott Music Hans Zimmerman, Geoff McCormack and Simon Goldberg Costumes Gary Abbott Costume Construction Kathy Bradford Dancers Brittany Duskin, Edward Franklin, DeeAnna Hiett, Jessica Higgins, Vanessa Owen, Purcell Turner, Gavin Stewart, Jerome Stigler Suite Love Choreography Lonnie Davis Music Bitter "Marry Me"by TRAIN - Broken "Wasted Time"by Me'Shell Ndege'ochello - "Bitter "Beautiful" by Me'Shell Ndege 'ocehello Costume Design Lonnie Davis Dancers Ron Belger, Edward Franklin, Vanessa Owen, Erik Sobbe, Purcell Turner, Tracy Vogt Sha Tah Tee Choreography Leni Wylliams Music M. Shriver Costume Design JudyPheifer Costume Construction Laura Powell Dancers Ron Belger, Brittany Duskin, Edward Franklin, DeeAnna, Hiett, Jessica Higgins, Vanessa Owen, Purcell Turner, Gavin Stewart, Erik Sobbe, Jerome Stigler

Artistic Director / Founder - Mary Pat Henry Company Co-Founder - Leni Wylliams Associate Director - Paula Weber Assistant Director - DeeAnna Hiett Rehearsal Director - Tracy Vogt Administrative assistant - Gavin Stewart Media Consultant - Nancy Kaiser-Caplan Lighting Designer - Margaret Spare Assistant Designer - Greg Casparian Stage Manager, Light Board operator - Rae Poertwine Tech Crew - Kaitlin Hieble, Chadi El-Koury, Whitney Ricketts, Sarah Herbert, Asha SIngh, Juanit Carter, Erin Kane Website - Arthur Pemberton Graphic Design - Mark Ringenberg Photography - Michael Manley and Michael Strong

 

On stage, in work togs, during tech rehearsal, Ed Franklin in Desire

Ritual by Amber Perkins: Dancers: DeeAnna Hiett and Gavin Stewart in a hinge

Ritual by Amber Perkins: Dancers: Gavin Stewart and DeeAnna Hiett

Ritual by Amber Perkins: Dancers: Gavin Stewart and DeeAnna Hiett

 

To Have and To Hold: Jessica Higgins, Ron Belger, Vanessa Owen, Jerome Stigler, Joe Pilgram

To Have and To Hold: Gavin Stewart, Jerome (Nuney) Stigler

To Have and To Hold: Brittany Duskin, Joe Pilgram, Ron Belger (partially hidden), Vanessa Owen (hidden), Jessica Higgins, Jerome (Nuney) Stigler

Sha Tah Tee: DeeAnna Hiett, Brittany Duskin, Kathleen Purcell Turner, Jessica Higgins

Sha Tah Tee: Erik Sobbe, Vanessa Owen

Sha Tah Tee: Jessica Higgins and Vanessa Owen -
This is three frames from the camera as a study. The frames are lined up using tape markers on stage.
Frame 1 at left: Jessica and Vanessa in attitude.
After this they move in opposite directions and I follow to the right to take two more shots of Vanessa.
The next shot (middle) is lined up with a couple of stage markers.
The same thing in the third shot.
This shows Vanessa Owen progressing across the stage: attitude, step (not seen), attitude, step (not seen) and attitude.

In the version above arrows and text show the stage markers used to line up the three camera frames.

Sha Tah Tee: Tracy Vogt, Vanessa Owen, Erik Sobbe, Purcell Turner

Sha Tah Tee: Jerome Stigler, Brittan Duskin (back), Vanessa Owen, Ed Franklin (arm)

Suite Love: Ron Belger and Vanessa Owen

To Have and To Hold - Joe Pilgram, Brittany Duskin, Gavin Stewart

To Have and To Hold - Jessica Higgins, Brittany Duskin, Ron Belger, Joe Pilgram, Vanessa Owen, Jerome Stiglar

Trains: Tracy Vogt, Ron Belger, Jerome Stiglar, DeeAnna Hiett, Ed Franklin, Purcell Turner

Trains: Purcell Turner is assaulted by Nazi guards (Joe Pilgram, left, and Erik Sobbe, right). in background, Ron Belger (back), Tracy Vogt and Ed Franklin (back behind Purcell)

Trains: Purcell Turner is assaulted by Nazi guards (Joe Pilgram, left, and Erik Sobbe, right). in background, Ron Belger (back), Ed Franklin (back behind Purcell) and Tracy Vogt between Purcell and Erik.

Trains (after the war, reunion) Jerome Stigler lifting DeeAnna Hiett as Ron Belger chaines behind

Handing out programs on the way in

Miss Shirley (Shirley Weaver) and Fritz Swischer

The lobby beforehand

UMKC dance students attending

Mary Pat Henry with some of the crew well before performance

Dancer and rehearsal director with Wylliams/Henry Atlanta, Tracy Vogt

Lighting designer Margaret Spare (center) with assistant designer Greg Casparian (left) and stage manager & light board operator Rae Portwine (right) during rehearsals

Dance division teacher Sabrina Madison-Cannon at the ticket booth

Michael White and his mother, Jeri White sitting in the back of the house

Dancer/aerialist and dance division alumni Nicole Raab, and boyfriend.

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Performances This Season
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Open House (27 August)
Fall Season, 20th Anniversary Concert (this page, 30 Sept, 1 Oct)
Tulsa, Oklahoma (8 Oct)
Marysville, Kansas (4th-6th October)
Back On Cyprus Avenue (22 Oct)
Atlanta, Georgia (28, 29 Oct)
Lawrence, Kansas (15 Oct)

 

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