940 New Hampshire, Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 17, 19 (Thu/Fri)
7:30 pm (Thu), 7:30 pm (Fri)
| University Dance Company Program | |
| Death and the Maidens | |
| Choreographer | Willie Lenoir |
| Music | String Quartet No. 3, Second Movement by Robert Schumann |
| Costumes | Jamie R Urban & Gail Trottier, designed by Willie Lenoir |
| Dancers | Jillian Armstrong, Madeleine Arnzen, Ally Brittian, Alexis Faught, Amanda Hoyt, Fall Kirksey, Kiley Lefler, Jordyn Manhart, Emma Niehoff, Austin Panavong Death and the Maidens is a revisualization of the German Renaissance motif of Death and the Maiden. The maidens are now a force to be reckoned with! |
| Tangazo | |
| Choreographer | Jerel Hilding |
| Music | Tangazo by Astor Piazzolla |
| Costumes | Chelsea Pitts |
| Dancers | Raymond Alaniz, Jillian Armstrong, Madeleine Arnzen, Claire Buss, Grace DiViIbiss, Alexis Faught, Amanda Hoyt, Derrick Ice, Grace Josin, Fall Kirksey, Taylor Krech, Sarah Lambrecht, Jordyn Manhart, Emma Niehoff, Austin Panavong, Anne St. John, Allie Thaman, Kylie Thompson |
| The Dying Swans | |
| Choreographer | Patrick Suzeau |
| Music | Le Cygne from Le Carnaval des Animaux by Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Costumes | Chelsea Pitts |
| Dancers | Erinn Bird, Tia Carpenter, Rachel Colligan, Grace Josin, Fall Kirksey, Sarah Lambrecht, Emma Niehoff, Anne St. John, Allie Thaman
Adapted from a Tennyson poem and inspired by Michel Fokine’s original solo The Dying Swan, this re-interpretation explores issues surrounding pollution and the environment. |
| Intermission | |
| Work-in-Progress #1 for The Pocho Project | |
| Choreographer | James Moreno |
| Music | Yo Yo Train by Geoff Bennett; Un Día by Juana Molina |
| Costumes | Chelsea Pitts |
| Text and Dramaturgy | Cynthia Bond |
| Performer | Alysha Griffin |
| Dancers: | Jillian Armstrong, Madeleine Arnzen, Anastasya Bagdasaryan, Delaney Borders, Xi Chen, Victoria Hilger, Amanda Hoyt, Derrick Ice, Fall Kirksey, Jordyn Manhart, John Nguyen, Emma Niehoff, Allie Thaman, Kylie Thompson, Jillian Tucci, Emily Weiss |
| Video | Jaidan Alexis, Lourdes Kalusha |
| Scenic Design | Spencer Walker |
| This is the first Work-in-Progress showing of an excerpt from The Pocho Project, an evening-length performance to be presented in New York in 2020. (“Pocho” is a Spanish word often applied to assimilated Mexican-Americans and implying “cultural traitor.”) Drawing on Moreno’s experience as a third-generation Mexican-American, The Pocho Project reclaims “pocho” to examine how immigration, cultural gatekeeping, and assimilation are embedded in the ways we move, talk, and write. | |
| Vini Pi Pre/Come Closer | |
| Choreographer | Michelle Heffner Hayes |
| Music | The Loss by Daniel Bernard Roumain; Nasyon Soley by Emeline Michel, used with permission. |
| Costumes | Susan Rendall |
| Rehearsal Assistant/Assistant Stage Manager | Hannah Tuley |
| Dancers | Anastasya Bagdasaryan, Carolyn Burchfield, Jennifer Egley, Princess DeMarco, Jenna Espinoza, Maya Gold, Daniella Grossman, Briana Herrington, Tori Hilger, Hannah Kempskie, Madison Meade, Sydney Morrison, Jenna Murphy, Imani Wadud, Jenna Zywiec |
| Vini Pi Pre/Come Closer was commissioned by the Spencer Museum of Art and the Unexpected Caribbean Symposium. Developed in dialogue with the exhibit, The Ties that Bind Haiti, the United States, and the Art of Ulrick Jean-Pierre in Comparative Perspective, the ensemble developed this dance theatre work from a practice-based research process. The choreography reflects the postures, shapes, lines, and concepts from the paintings, African diaspora dance traditions, and complex cultural and historical connections through a contemporary lens. | |
| Fearing the Unknown | |
| Choreographer | Mariana Oliveira |
| Music | Michael O. Hurwitz |
| Artist Liaison | Madeleine Arnzen |
| Dancers | Madeleine Arnzen, Victoria Carpenter, Amanda Hoyt, Derrick Ice, Emma Niehoff, Austin Panavong, Jillian Tucci |
| Understudy | Fall Kirksey |
| Set in an abstract world, Fearing the Unknown explores the fear of death and the anxieties we develop throughout life. | |
| About the University Dance Company | |
| The University Dance Company is a pre-professional performance ensemble accepting members by audition only. Students rehearse approximately four hours a week per piece for three months prior to the performance. University Dance Company concerts feature choreography by faculty members and guest artists in modern, ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco, East Indian and other dance forms.
For more information about UDC: www.dance.ku.edu Raymond Alaniz Jillian Armstrong Madeleine Arnzen Anastasya Bagdasaryan Erinn Bird Delaney Borders Ally Brittian Carolyn Burchfield Claire Buss Victoria Carpenter Xi Chen Rachel Colligan Princess DeMarco Grace DiVilbiss Jennifer Egley Jenna Espinoza Alexis Faught Maya Gold Daniella Grossman Briana Herrington Victoria Hilger Amanda Hoyt Derrick Ice Grace Josin Hannah Kempskie Fall Kirksey Taylor Krech Sarah Lambrecht Kiley Lefler Jordyn Manhart Madison Meade Sydney Morrison Jenna Murphy John Nguyen Emma Niehoff Austin Panavong Anne St. John Allie Thaman Kylie Thompson Jillian Tucci Hannah Tuley Imani Wadud Emily Weiss Jenna Zywiec |
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| Lied Center Production Staff | |
| Technical Director | Ann Hause |
| Associate Technical Director | Andrew Hause |
| Assistant Technical Director | Hillary McPherson |
| Stage Manager | Reece Dickson |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Renee Cyr |
| Light Board Operator | Ron Culver |
| Sound Board Operator | Sean Day |
| Stage Crew | Bethany Colson, Abby George, Maggie Puderbaugh |
| KU Theatre and Dance Production Staff: | |
| Producer | Jerel Hilding |
| Technical Director | Alex Weston |
| Assistant Technical Director | Ann Sitzman |
| Costume Shop Manager | Jamie R Urban |
| Costume Shop Cutter/Draper | Gail Trottier |
| Costume Designer | Chelsea Pitts |
| Costume Faculty Advisor | Kelly Vogel |
| Lighting Designer | Chelsea Pitts |
| Scenic Designer | Spencer Walker |
| Scenic and Lighting Design Faculty Advisor | Dennis Christilles |
| Wardrobe and Makeup | Garrett Claud, Hannah Finch, Harold Johnson, Kate Schwaller, Hannah Tuley, Mattie Wiseman, Taylor Zimmerman |
| Marketing Coordinator | Lisa Coble-Krings |
| Graphic Designer | Chris Millspaugh |
| Photographer | Mike Strong |
| Videographer | Scott McMurray |
| Programs | Madeleine Arnzen, Dawn Hawkins |
| Dance Faculty | |
| Ashley Brittingham | |
| Muriel Cohan, Professor Emeritus | |
| Michelle Heffner Hayes, Professor and Chair | |
| Melinda Hedgecorth | |
| Jerel Hilding, Professor | |
| Willie Lenoir | |
| James Moreno, Professor | |
| Andie Stitt | |
| Joan Stone, Emeritus | |
| Patrick Suzeau, Professor | |
| Maya Tillman-Rayton | |
| Fall 2018 Choreographic Fellowship Guest Artist | |
| Mariana Oliveira, Originally from Brazil, Oliveira studied at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, and was a trainee dancer at the National Dance Company of Wales. At the age of 19 she was invited to perform with the Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami. In 2009 she founded The Union Project Dance Company. | |