CENTERSTAGE DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER
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Inspire
Ami M Yaro
Director/Founder
We seek to inspire our students,
BA with Honors in Dance University of Iowa
Believe
help them to believe in themselves
Achieve
and achieve their goals in life as well as dance
Talen Fisher Iowa Ballet Academy Student Trainee - Ballet West
3890 NW Urbandale Dr Urbandale, IA 50322 (515) 334-5510 www.iowaballetacademy.com
CEO &
From the President
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2015
Dear friends,
CONTENTS
Welcome to the sixth season of The Dance Series, presented by Des Moines Performing Arts. We are thrilled to present three worldclass companies on the Civic Center stage, including a world premiere.
Thanks to our Donors. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pilobolus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 About the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Who’s Who in the Company. . . . . . . 9 Des Moines Performing Arts. . . . . 14 Board of Directors & Staff Guest Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
The season opens with the company that launched this series in 2011, PILOBOLUS. Since the company was founded 44 years ago, PILOBOLUS has become a household name in the world of dance. Well respected for extraordinary speed, accuracy and strength, PILOBOLUS breaks down barriers and helps make dance an even more accessible art form. JESSICA LANG DANCE blends beloved ballet with its own unique contemporary feel, and we’re proud to participate in two special initiatives with this New York-based company. As part of The Des Moines Dance Project, 16 local dancers will perform one of Ms. Lang’s dances as a prelude to the company’s performance. Another highlight of the evening will be the world premiere of Des Moines Performing Arts’ newest co-commission, Thousand Yard Stare, a moving tribute to our military veterans. The third company, Los Angeles-based BODYTRAFFIC, performs a vibrant and inspiring repertoire of works from world-class contemporary choreographers. We think you’ll see why BODYTRAFFIC was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 To Watch” in 2013. Thank you for coming to tonight’s performance. And remember, immediately following the presentation, we invite you to remain in the theater for DANCEtalk, an intimate conversation with the artistic staff and performers.
Stay after the performance for
DANCEtalk!
Finally, we are grateful for those of you who purchased The Dance Series Season Tickets and Dance Society memberships. It’s your support that makes this programming possible. Enjoy the show!
Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO Des Moines Performing Arts
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Thanks to our Donors! Leadership support for The Dance Series has been provided by:
The National Endowment for the Arts
The Dance Society
Des Moines Performing Arts thanks its Donors who have provided critical philanthropic support for The Dance Series.
$2,500+
Jon and Faith Garnaas Roberta Gilbert and Joseph Barron
$1,000-$2,499
Dr. Jeffrey and Mary Ellen Anderson Steven Betz and David Vanderlinden Jeff Chelesvig Craig and Lucy Davisson Dr. Louis and Lois Fingerman Jeff Freude and Laurie Wolf Cecil Goettsch and Jackie Saunders
Kevin and Sheryl Grimm David and Trudy Hurd Dr. Darren Jirsa Bill and Beth Koenig Dr. Robert and Liz Lee Randy E. McMullin
$500-$999
Ann Detlefsen Elizabeth Ferreira Steven J. Giannoble David and Mary Giese Larry Gleason Carrie Louise Gosnell Beth Henning Craig and Annick Ibsen Stephan and Thomasine Johnson Paula McArthur Diane H. Morain
Candy Morgan Kay Pauline Myers Nancy O’Connell Al and Sue Ravenscroft Matt and Jennifer Suhr Dr. Louis Veneziano Melvin and Kathryn Weatherwax John Wild Valerie Williams Mark and Heidi Zlab
Thank you to our Premier Partners:
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DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER A Des Moines Performing Arts Theater Jeff Chelesvig, President & CEO
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Itamar Kubovy ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Renée Jaworski Matt Kent CHARTER ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Robby Barnett Michael Tracy DANCERS Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern Antoine Banks-Sullivan Krystal Butler Benjamin Coalter Jordan Kriston Derion Loman Mike Tyus DANCE CAPTAIN Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern
PRODUCTION STAGE MANGER Shelby Sonnenberg
LIGHTING SUPERVISOR Mike Faba
VIDEO TECHNICIAN Molly Schleicher
STAGE OPS Chase Trumbull
Éminence Grise Neil Peter Jampolis CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT Lily Binns
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Rachel McBeth
DIERCTOR OF PRODUCTION Shane Mongar
SENIOR COMPANY MANAGER Kirsten Leon
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE Ally Duffey
EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Emily Kent
PRODUCTION INTERN Michael Depp-Hutchinson
ASSISTANT PRODUCER Diana Gonzalez
DANCER APPRENTICE Teo Spencer
US Touring: IMG Artists Tel 212.994.3500 Fax 212.994.3550 Web www.imgartists.com International Sales and Commercial Work: Karen Feys E-mail kfeys@pilobolus.org US +1.860.717.0517 UK +44.207.193.9877 General inquiries: Tel +1.860.868.0538 E-mail info@pilobolus.org Visit our website: www.pilobolus.org Pilobolus's 2015 new works are supported by major awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art, and from the American Dance Festival with support form the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Dance. The remounting of Sweet Purgatory is supported by The Dau Family Foundation. Major support is also provided by The Diebold Foundation, The Ford Foundation, Goldman Sachs Gives at the direction of Annie Hubbard and Harvey Schwartz, SHS Foundation, The Tiger Baron Foundation, and the Xerox Foundation.
Tuesday, November 10, 2015 PRESENTED BY DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS
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P
rogram WELCOME
Courtesy of Bo Gehring and Pilobolus; Directed by Renée Jaworski and Matt Kent ART DIRECTOR Gregory Laffey MUSIC Mad Manoush
ON THE NATURE OF THINGS (2014)
Created by Robby Barnett, Renée Jaworski, Matt Kent, and Itamar Kubovy in collaboration with Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, Benjamin Coalter, Matt Del Rosario, Eriko Jimbo, Jordan Kriston, Jun Kuribayashi, Derion Loman, Nile Russell, and Mike Tyus PERFORMED BY Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, Jordan Kriston and Mike Tyus MUSIC Vivaldi; Michelle DiBucci and Edward Bilous Mezzo Soprano, Clare McNamara Violin Solo, Krystof Witek LIGHTING AND SET DESIGN Neil Peter Jampolis On The Nature Of Things was commissioned by The Dau Family Foundation in honor of Elizabeth Hoffman and David Mechlin; Treacy and Darcy Beyer; The American Dance Festival with support from the SHS Foundation and the Charles L. and Stephanie Reinhart Fund; and by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.
THE DEEP and FRESH GUACAMOLE Courtesy of PES
WEDNESDAY MORNING, 11:45 (2015)
Created by Renée Jaworski, Matt Kent and Itamar Kubovy in collaboration with Jun Kuribayashi, Sayer Mansfield and Teo Spencer PERFORMED BY Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, Antoine Banks-Sullivan, Benjamin Coalter, Derion Loman, Mike Tyus ART DIRECTOR Gregory Laffey MUSIC Alex Dezen LIGHTING DESIGNER Mike Faba
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Photo by Robert Whitman
Wednesday Morning, 11:45 was commissioned by the American Dance Festival with support from the Doris Duke/SHS Foundations Award for New Dance, and by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art.
CIRRUS
Edited by Cyriak; Score by Bonobo
AUTOMATON (2012)
Created by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Renée Jaworski in collaboration with Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, Matt Del Rosario, Eriko Jimbo, Jordan Kriston, Jun Kuribayashi Manelich Minniefee and Nile Russell PERFORMED BY Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, Antoine Banks-Sullivan, Krystal Butler, Benjamin Coalter, Jordan Kriston and Mike Tyus MUSIC APPARAT Max Richter SOUND DESIGN John Kilgore and Renée Jaworski COSTUMES Phoebe Katzin, Chiharu Jimbo, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Renée Jaworski LIGHTING Shelly Sabel SET CONTRUCTION Mark Melvin AUTOMATON was commissioned by the American Dance Festival with support from the SHS Foundation and the Charles L. and Stephanie Reinhart Fund. AUTOMATON was created through Pilobolus's International Collaborators Project, which received funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Litchfield County Friends of Pilobolus. INTERMISSION
SWEET PURGATORY (1991)
Choreographed by Robby Barnett, Alison Chase, Jonathan Wolken, and Michael Tracy in collaboration with Adam Battelstein, Rebecca Jung, Kent Lindemer, Vernon Scott, John-Mario Sevilla and Jude Woodcock PERFORMED BY Shawn Fitzgerald Ahern, Antoine Banks-Sullivan, Krystal Butler, Benjamin Coalter, Jordan Kriston and Derion Loman MUSIC Chamber Symphony, Opus 110a, by Dimitri Shostakovich, orchestral arrangent by Rudolf Barshai COSTUME DESIGN Lawrence Casey COSTUME PAINTING EXECUTED BY Martin Izquierdo Studios COSTUME CONSTRUCTION Kitty Daly LIGHTING Stephen Strawbridge Sweet Purgatory was commissioned by the ADF with funds from Brenda and Keith Brodie and Steve and Ruth Wainwright. PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE
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bout the Company
Pilobolus is an internationally acclaimed collective, renowned for its unique, diverse collaborations that ignore preconceived barriers between creative disciplines. The company is committed to constantly making things, always creating collaboratively, and always exploring ways of using the human body as a graphic and expressive medium. Pilobolus was founded in 1971 by a group of Dartmouth College students with no training in dance and no interest in playing by the rules. They employed an inventive naïveté that the contemporary “Pilobolus 2.0” energetically applies to the diversity of opportunities in today’s world. The company puts its intense creative energy into action in the communities where it performs, teaching groups of people of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities new ways of thinking independently, forming genuine human connection, working collaboratively, and finding beauty in unexpected places. Pilobolus has created and toured over 120 pieces of repertory to more than 65 countries, and currently performs its work for over 300,000 people across the U.S. and around the world each year. Pilobolus was featured around the world on the 79th Annual Academy Awards Broadcast, and on 60 Minutes, Sesame Street, Oprah, Ellen and Late Night with Conan O' Brien. Pilobolus has been recognized with many prestigious honors, including a Scripps Award in 2000, a Dance Magazine Award in 2010, a TED Fellowship, a 2012 Grammy® Award Nomination, and several Cannes Lion Awards at the International Festival of Creativity. In 2015, Pilobolus was named one of Dance Heritage Coalition’s “Irreplaceable Dance Treasures.”
Photo by Grant Halverson
Want more Pilobolus? Check our website pilobolus.org
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ROBBY BARNETT (Artistic Director) was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains and attended Dartmouth College. He joined Pilobolus in 1971. MICHAEL TRACY (Artistic Director) was born in Florence and raised in New England. He met the other Pilobolus founders at Dartmouth in 1969, and became an artistic director after graduating magna cum laude in 1973. Michael toured with Pilobolus for 14 years—for eight as the only touring director—and continues to choreograph and direct the company. He has set his work on the Joffrey, Ohio, Hartford, Nancy and Verona Ballets and choreographed a production of Mozart’s Magic Flute with John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, and a national tour production for the National Theater of the Deaf. Michael taught at Yale University for two decades and lives in northwestern Connecticut. ITAMAR KUBOVY (Executive Producer) oversees the many moving parts of Pilobolus. After joining Pilobolus in 2004, he founded and co-curates Pilobolus's critically acclaimed International Collaborators Project, which opens the choreographic process to artists and thinkers from diverse fields. Recent collaborators include the MIT Distributed Robotics Lab, Steve Banks, head writer of SpongeBob SquarePants, choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, comics artist Art Spiegelman, puppeteer Basil Twist, masters of trickery Penn & Teller, and writers Etgar Keret and Shira Geffen. Itamar is one of the creators of Pilobolus's Shadowland, the evening-length hit show. He also evolved Pilobolus Creative Services, collaborating with clients such as Google, IBM, Boston Consulting Group, the US Olympic Committee, the NFL Network, Pfizer, and many others to develop movement for film, advertising, publishing, and corporate events. Pilobolus's interactive music video collaboration with OK Go and Google Japan, All is Not Lost, was nominated for a 2012 Grammy(R) Award. Prior to joining Pilobolus, Itamar studied philosophy at Yale, ran theaters in Germany and Sweden, directed plays by John Guare, co-directed the 2002 season finale of The West Wing, and made a film, Upheaval, starring Frances McDormand.
RENÉE JAWORSKI (Associate Artistic Director) received her BFA from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Upon graduating she began work with MOMIX, performing and teaching throughout the world, as well as creating her own work in Philadelphia. She began performing with Pilobolus in 2000, working on exciting projects such as the 2007 Academy Awards. She has served as dance captain, master teacher, rehearsal director, and most recently associate artistic director and choreographer for many of the company’s collaborations with artists and entities such as Dan Zanes, Steven Banks, Takuya Muramatsu, the rock band OK Go, Michael Moschen, RadioLab and Sidi Larbi Cherkoui. In 2010, her alma mater honored her with the University’s Silver Star Alumni Award for work as an artist in the field of dance. Renée lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter. MATT KENT (Associate Artistic Director) has worked with Pilobolus since 1996 as a dancer, collaborator, creative director, choreographer, and associate artistic director. Past Pilobolus projects include: head choreographer for Andre Heller’s Magnifico, a large-scale circus production; choreographer for a Sports Emmy-nominated teaser created in collaboration with the NFL network; and choreographer for a television appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien; choreographer and movement for Shakespeare’s The Tempest co-directed by Teller and Aaron Posner. Matt is one of the creators of the Pilobolus’s international hit Shadowland, and has performed in over 24 countries and on Pilobolus’s appearance on the 79th Academy Awards. Outside of Pilobolus, he has worked as choreographer for AMC’s hit series “The Walking Dead” and as movement consultant on the Duncan Sheik musical, Whisper House. Matt lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons.
Photo by Grant Halverson
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SHAWN FITZGERALD AHERN (Dance Captain) grew up in Dublin, New Hampshire. He made his dancing debut at age three, enthusiastically jumping around on the living room couch in his tighty-whiteys to the sound of the B-52s. Since, he has studied in Austria and in the granite state and graduated magna cum laude from Keene State College as a theatre and dance major under the mentorship of William Seigh. Shawn owes his passion for movement and for learning to his family, as well as the inspired instructors at KSC and the American Dance Festival. Shawn thanks you for sustaining the arts, and he thanks his family from the bottom of his heart for all of the unending support and love they bring into his life. Shawn joined Pilobolus in 2010. ANTOINE BANKS-SULLIVAN (Dancer) was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He attended Whitney Young Magnet High School where he began dance training under the instruction of Lisa Johnson-Willingham at the age of 16. He has since trained with Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Ballet Chicago, Joel Hall, and Central Florida Ballet. Since his first contract with Walt Disney Co., Antoine has danced with Busch Gardens Florida, Cleo Parker Robinson, High School Musical Live, Cirque Dreams, and Las Vegas Contemporary Dance Theater. In his free time Antoine enjoys cooking, party planning, and traveling the world. He would like to thank his friends and family, especially his loving mother and husband Thomas for their unending support. After three auditions, Antoine was thrilled to join Pilobolus in 2014. KRYSTAL BUTLER (Dancer) began her dance training at age 13 at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC under the direction of Charles Augins. Krystal moved to New York City and graduated from Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. She has received scholarships and completed summer programs at the Ailey School, ADF, Earl Mosley Institute for the Arts and Arke' Danza. Krystal was a member of INSPIRIT, a dance company and Forces of Nature Dance Theater. She has toured with the theater company, Art Creates Life in Senegal performing in the play, Junkanoo and in Europe in the show MAGNIFICO produced by Andre Heller. She has been a member of Pilobolus Shadowland since 2011 and will now begin her first year with Pilobolus Dance Theater. BENJAMIN COALTER (Dancer) is from Hurricane, West Virginia. He began his undergraduate work in Engineering and International Affairs at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. During his second year at Marshall, Ben took his first formal dance class. He continued training for the next five months under the direction of Ella Hay, after which he transferred to the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, graduating in 2012 with a BFA in Contemporary Dance. Ben can't thank his parents enough for supporting him
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in his career change into the arts and putting their trust in God that he would have a job upon graduation. Ben joined Pilobolus in 2012. JORDAN KRISTON (Dancer) was born in Illinois and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She earned a BFA in Dance Performance from Arizona State University while performing with Movement Source Dance Company of Phoenix. In 2006, she moved to Brooklyn, NY. During her time in New York, Jordan performed with H.T Chen and Dian Dong, Douglas Dunn, and Karl Anderson, before joining Pilobolus. She takes pride in making new work with Pilobolus, and is grateful to be able to share and teach all over the world. Jordan also enjoys writing, caring for horses and National Geographic Magazine. She will always be thankful for the family and friends who have helped shape who she is and encouraged her along the way. Jordan joined Pilobolus in 2010. DERION LOMAN (Dancer) was born in Fairfield, CA. His interest in dance came from his involvement in color guard, where he toured with the World Championship Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. Derion started dancing his sophomore year of college and graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Psychology and a B.F.A. in Dance from the University of California Santa Barbara. Most recently, he was a pioneer member of BHdos, Ballet Hispanico’s Second Company, where he performed at a variety of events and venues including Symphony Space Theatre, The FBI, and The Presidential Inauguration. Derion would like to thank his colleagues, mentors, friends, family, and you - the audience - for allowing him to cultivate and share his artistry. This is his first season with Pilobolus. MIKE TYUS (Dancer) grew up in Los Angeles and started training in jazz and ballet at the age of 12. He began performing professionally 3 years later and fell in love with the power of live art. He was given the opportunity to share his passion touring the world with dance theater company Urban Poets and the Montreal based circus company Cirque Du Soleil. Mike joined Pilobolus in 2013. SHANE MONGAR (Director of Production) is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Shane joined Pilobolus in 2008. SHELBY SONNENBERG (Production Stage Manager) was born and raised in Wisconsin. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance in 2012 and completed production apprenticeships at Bates Dance Festival and New York Live Arts in 2013. Shelby joined Pilobolus in 2014 and would like to thank her mom and dad for all their love and support. MIKE FABA (Lighting Supervisor) is a graduate of the Professional Theater Arts Training Program in Lighting
Design at the Seattle Repertory Theater, and holds a BA in Drama from Vassar College. He worked as the Production Stage Manager and Lighting Supervisor for the Kate Weare Company and for Radiolab Live: In The Dark, a collaboration between WNYC's Radiolab and Pilobolus. He was the Lighting Supervisor for Martha Clarke's Angel Reapers, and spent two summers working as the Master Electrician at the American Dance Festival. Mike joined Pilobolus in 2012. MOLLY SCHLEICHER (Video Technician) holds a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She has spent four summers working in Vacationland at Maine State Music Theatre as a sound engineer. Molly currently resides in New York working as a freelance sound and video engineer. Molly joined Pilobolus in 2014.
ALISON BECKER CHASE (Choreographer) is a choreographer, director, master teacher and theatrical artist. Her work explores emotional terrain through innovative movement, multidimensional storytelling, fusions of film and dance, site-specific works, and museum installations. Alison’s instinct for collaboration and education led to a position as Choreographer-In-Residence and Assistant Professor of Dance at Dartmouth College where her ability to teach improvisation and collective creativity transformed an undergraduate class into the origins of Pilobolus Dance Theater. As an Artistic Director of Pilobolus from 1974 to 2006 Alison pioneered the development of unorthodox partnering techniques, vaulted into unexplored aerial terrain, and built an eclectic repertoire of choreography. With Moses Pendleton she premiered the company Momix in 1980. Alison founded Alison Chase/Performance in 2009 to pursue her creative vision in bold collaborations with others artists, writers, designers, composers, photographers, filmmakers, dancers and musicians. Alison and her family live in a close-knit community on the coast of Maine, where she and her dancers frequently gather for inspiration and creative development. SIDI LARBI CHERKAOUI (Choreographer) has worked for theaters, opera and dance companies, ranging from the Ballets de Monte-Carlo, Sadler's Wells in London, the Grand Theatre of Geneva to Les Ballets C de la B. His choreographies have earned a series of awards including a Benois de la Danse, two Laurence Olivier Awards and two National Dance Awards. In 2008 and 2011 Tanz magazine proclaimed him 'Choreographer of the Year'. In 2010, he founded his own company Eastman, where created Play with Shantala Shivalingappa and Babel(words) with Damien Jalet and Antony Gormley and in 2011 TeZukA, a piece for 15 dancers and musicians inspired by the Japanese manga author Osamu Tezuka. In 2012 he will premier Puz/zle at the Avignon Festival.
Photo by Grant Halverson
CHASE TRUMBULL (Stage Operations Technician) is a graduate of Smith College. Having just completed a fantastic year as a Pilobolus Production Intern, Chase is thrilled to be joining the Pilobolus Dance Theater tour in 2015!
JONATHAN WOLKEN (1949-2010) (Choreographer) cofounded Pilobolus in 1971 and remained one of its Artistic Directors as well as Director of Development until his death on June 13, 2010. Jonathan graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in Philosophy. During his career he created 46 works for Pilobolus, in collaboration with its other artistic directors, with guest artists and as sole choreographer. He also choreographed for the Glyndebourne Festival Opera's production of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are", and created "Oneiric featured in a jointly produced Danish Television feature for members of the Royal Danish Ballet. Over the years he taught many workshops and was dedicated to the furtherance of Pilobolus technique not only in dance but as a model for creative thinking in any field. EDWARD BILOUS (Composer) is a composer and Founding Director of the Center for Innovation in the Arts at the Juilliard School. His compositions feature works for
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film, stage, dance, and multimedia including Lucid Dreams for the American Composers Orchestra, Night of the Dark Moon for Pilobolus Dance Theater and Mission Eternity for the Juilliard School. His film credits include the scores to Scottsboro (2001 Academy Award nominee) and Portraits of Grief - A Tribute to the Victims of the September 11th Tragedy (New York Times Television) and Forgiveness (PBS). Edward is also the creator of BASETRACK a multimedia theatrical experience that tells the stories of one-eight Marines in Afghanistan. BASETRACK begins a national tour of performing arts centers and military bases in the fall of 2014. He recently joined the creative team as composer and music director for SACRED, a globaldocumentary event and multimedia concert produced by WNET-New York Public Television. ALEX DEZEN (Composer) is the lead singer and songwriter for the American rock band The Damnwells. He is also a multi-platinum selling songwriter. He holds an MFA degree in English from The University of Iowa's Iowa Writers' Workshop, which he attended from 20082010. As a songwriter, he has written and released songs for such artists as Justin Bieber, Matt Hires, Court Yard Hounds, Cody Simpson, and others. He has also written for and worked with a number of additional artist such as The Dixie Chicks, Dave Grohl, Gary Louris of The Jayhawks, Sara Bareilles, and many others. A series of 4 solo EPs, titled "The Bedhead EPs," were released throughout 2014. The Damnwells fifth studio album was released on April 14, 2015. GREGORY LAFFEY (Art Director) is a designer and maker from Pittsburgh, PA. He specializes in sets, props, and costumes for dance, theater, and film. Gregory now lives in New York City and has been working on various Pilobolus projects since 2009. Favorites include Shadowland, Radiolab Live: In the Dark, and any that take him out of the country. LAWRENCE CASEY (Costume Designer) designs scenery and costumes for drama, dance, and opera. He has had a long association with the San Francisco Opera, designing costumes for the televised "Aida", which starred Margaret Price and Luciano Pavarotti. He has designed costumes for several Crowsnest pieces, and his association with Martha Clarke has resulted in two highly praised pieces: "Elizabeth Dead" with Linda Hunt and the Obie Award production of "Metamorphosis in Miniature" with Ms. Hunt and David Rounds. For Pilobolus Mr. Casey has designed costumes for 11 works. KITTY DALY (Costume Designer) has worked with Pilobolus since 1975. A graduate of Cornell University, she designed and built the costumes for 10 Pilobolus works, and has collaborated on other Pilobolus designs. Other companies for which Ms. Daly has worked include the Ohio Ballet, the Pennsylvania Ballet, the Milwaukee Ballet, Merce
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Cunningham, Ririe-Woodbury, Crowsnest, and Parker/ Pucci. Ms. Daly works in Ellicott City, Maryland. PHOEBE KATZIN (Costume Designer) graduated from Endicott College in 1979 and began her career working for Kitty Daly, who was designing and constructing costumes for Momix and Pilobolus dance companies. She moved to New York in 1984, and worked for various designers constructing costumes for many theatrical productions. After several years’ hiatus to raise her three children, she began working again in 1998 for Pilobolus and Momix. NEIL PETER JAMPOLIS (Éminence Grise/Lighting Designer) has been lighting Pilobolus since 1975, creating more than 50 new works for the company. He has also had an active career as a set, lighting and costume designer for Broadway (where he has four Tony Nominations and a Tony Award), Off-Broadway, dance, regional theater, and opera, which he also directs. His designs, large and small, have appeared on every continent. His most recent New York outing was lighting the Metropolitan Opera's Iphigenie en Tauride in November of 2007. In addition, Neil is Professor of Theater at UCLA. SHELLY SABEL (Lighting Designer) draws inspiration from her long-standing love affair with New York City. Her design career spans numerous arenas and medium, resulting in credits including: Streb vs Gravity (Lincoln Center); collaborations with choreographer Savion Glover; As You Like It (The Public Theater); the Off- Broadway Musical Debbie Does Dallas. Her light-based sculptures and installations have been seen at the Ubon Gallery (Manhattan); The Future Perfect (Brooklyn); Design within Reach for DIFFA and Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS. She works with a variety of unconventional and found materials including umbrellas, safety pins and Jell-O (she is also a champion Jell-O mold maker). Other work includes lighting design for the windows at the Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan Madison Avenue Flagship Stores. Shelly is the Director of Corporate Design for WorldStage: Scharff Weisberg / Video applications, and holds an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she is a faculty member. STEPHEN STRAWBRIDGE (Lighting Designer) has many works in the repertory of Pilobolus Dance Theatre. His designs have been seen on Broadway, off-Broadway and at most major regional theaters and opera houses across the country. Internationally he has designed the lighting for major premiers Bergen, Copenhagen, The Hague, Hong Kong, Linz, Lisbon, Munich, Naples, Sao Paulo, Stockholm and Vienna. He has been recognized with numerous awards and nominations including the American Theatre Wing, Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle, Connecticut Critics Circle, Dallas-Fort Worth Theater Critics Forum, Helen Hayes, Henry Hewes Design and Lucille Lortel. He is cochair of the design department at Yale School of Drama and resident lighting designer for the Yale Repertory Theatre.
JESSICA LANG DANCE
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 JESSICA LANG DANCE enriches and inspires global audiences by immersing them in the beauty of movement and music.
BODYTRAFFIC Thursday, April 21, 2016 BODYTRAFFIC’s growing repertory is vibrant, inspiring, accessible, and challenging to both new audiences and experienced dance enthusiasts.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Staff &
es Moines Performing Arts Board of Directors
Rosemary Parson * Treasurer EquiTrust Life Insurance Company Thomas E. Press * Secretary Midland's Choice Thomas Brown * Past Chair/Compensation Chair Brown NationaLease
Laura Sweet Vice President & COO Heidi Watkins Finance Director/ Controller Bill McElrath Business Director
STAFF
Eric T. Crowell * Audit Chair UnityPoint Health – Des Moines
Karen J. Lynn * Vice-Chair Athene USA
ADMINISTRATION Jeff Chelesvig President & CEO
Barbara Hanson Accountant Chris Browning Office Manager Vicky Barr Executive Assistant PRODUCTION AND BUILDING SERVICES Janet Albanese Director of Production and Building Services Production: Alan Dyer Technical Operations Manager/Head Electrician
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Christine Lauridsen Sand * Assets Chair Lauridsen Group
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GUEST SERVICES PROGRAMMING & Joel Cox EDUCATION Guest Services Manager Eric B. Olmscheid Director of Building Services: Allie Ross Programming & Earl Smith Building Services Manager Assistant Guest Services Education Manager Karoline Myers Ly Ung House Managers: Education Manager Building Services Manager Kerry George Shirley Kleywegt Sarah Bannon Doug Kouba Building Services Community Programs Evonne Kouba Associates: Coordinator Francisco Hernandez Sharon Montgomery Cynde Pool Paul Kemp Julie Houghton Shirley Ramirez Khom Mao Programming & Marion Singleton Francisco Mora Education Coordinator Irene Perez Hank Teav Michelle McDonald MARKETING Dominick Ung School Programs Barb Preuss Coordinator Director of Marketing DEVELOPMENT Tiffany Spinner Cindy Hughes Anliker Janelle Ketcher Education Intern Annual Fund Manager Publicist
TICKET OFFICE Denise Smithson Green Ticket Office Director Brooke Bridenstine Ticket Office Staff Manager Jeff Waldschmitt Ticket Office Database Manager Kennedy Bollmeyer Ticket Office Manager Laura Arenson Customer Service Team Member Candace Bell Customer Service Team Member Chontel Berthelsen Group Sales Coordinator The backstage employees of Des Moines Performing Arts are represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 67.
G uest Information ATM An ATM is located in the Ticket Office Lobby. BINOCULARS Binoculars are available for rent at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters for $5. CAMERAS The use of cameras or any type of recording device in the Main Hall is prohibited at all times. CELL PHONES AND MOBILE DEVICES Please turn cell phones and mobile off, or set them to silent mode. Please also refrain from text messaging and using them as light sources during the performance. ELEVATORS Elevators to the second level of the lobby are located in the Nollen Lobby and near the Stoner Theater. EMERGENCY EXITING In case of an emergency, please leave through your nearest exit location. LATE SEATING Late seating will be accommodated by House Staff at the earliest appropriate time. Pay attention to lobby chimes, which are sounded five minutes before the show begins, as well as after intermission.
LISTENING DEVICES Listenig devices are available for use at no charge at the Nollen and Prairie Meadows Lobby Guest Services Counters. LOST ITEMS Lost items may be reported or claimed at the Nollen Lobby Guest Services Counter during an event. After an event, please contact our Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300 or stop by Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Items are kept for 30 days. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE If you have a medical need, please notify the House Staff. Medical services are provided by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines in the Prairie Meadows Lobby. SPECIAL SEATING NEEDS Seating is available for all performances for a variety of accessibility requirements (including wheelchair, motorized cart, difficulty with stairs and sight impairment). Please call the Ticket Office at (515) 246-2300. TOBACCO USE The use of tobacco products, e-cigarettes, etc. is not allowed in the Des Moines Civic Center or within 15 feet of any entrance. WHEELCHAIRS Des Moines Performing Arts has wheelchairs available to assist guests with mobility concerns. Guest Services staff may be contacted to assist.
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