The Legacy Project: Community Performance

The 40th Anniversary Season of Carolyn Dorfman Dance is dedicated to Carolyn’s parents, Mala (Weintraub) Dorfman (1923-2022) and Henry Dorfman (1922-2001)

As Holocaust survivors and immigrants, they engendered great humanity and passionately delivered their legacy. They inspired the core values of Carolyn Dorfman Dance: a company more Human, who values history, family, and tradition (old and new), where sharing art and the creative process can build connection and understanding for a stronger and better world.

Lifeline (1987) (Excerpt)

Choreography by Carolyn Dorfman

Original Score by Robert Kaplan

Set Design by Carolyn Dorfman

Set Construction and Original Lighting Design by John Evans

Lighting Redesign by Thom Weaver; recreated by Burke Wilmore

Original Costume Design by Russell Aubrey; recreated and adapted by Anna-Alisa

Belous

Performance by Dominique Dobransky with Khalid Dunton

Creation Cast: Jodi Falk (soloist), Lauren Helfand, Denise Kay, Virginia Kennedy, Steven J. Myers, Donna Rolleri, and Susan Kohout Rosenberg

Echad (One) (2002) - New Moon

Echad, the Hebrew word for “One”, refers to the power of one community; the uniqueness or oneness of each individual and the delicate balance between the two, that is the essence of our humanity.

Choreography by Carolyn Dorfman

Commissioned Score by Greg Wall

Set Concept by Carolyn Dorfman

Set Construction by Acadia Scenic

Original Lighting Design by Charles S. Reece; recreated by Burke Wilmore

Costume Design by Russell Aubrey

Performance by Katlyn Baskin, Jarred Bosch, Dominique Dobransky, Hannah Gross, Maiko Harada, Brandon Jones, Kaila Moses, and Charles Scheland

Creation Cast: Emily Gayeski, Deirdre Smith Gilmer, Nancy Hubner (fka Shevitz), Christophe Jeannot, Noel MacDuffie, Wendee Rogerson, Pam Wagner, and Jon Zimmerman

Echad was made possible in part by The Center for Ambulatory Surgery; Gregory Gallick, M.D.; Jeffrey & Leah Kronthal; North Star Partners; and Summit Physical Therapy.