Department of Theatre proudly presents
Lovers’ Quarrels by Molière Translated into English Verse by Richard Wilbur
Directed by Bill Watson Mainstage Theatre December 8-12, 2010
Scenic Designer.................................................................R. H. Graham Costume Designer ....................................................... Louella Powell Lighting Designer ............................................................R. H. Graham Sound Designer ....................................................................Chris Guse Choreographer..............................................................Marcia Parsons
Ladies and gentlemen, there can be no flash photography during the performances and no video or audio recording of the show. We thank you for remembering to turn off any personal electronic devices that might beep, buzz, ring, or vibrate. UWM Peck School of the Arts 1
There will be one 15 minute intermission CAST Eraste......................................................................................................................Marques Causey Albert..........................................................................................................................John Glowacki Gros-Rene................................................................................................................Max Kurkiewicz Valere...........................................................................................................................Max Hultquist Lucile..................................................................................................................................Liz Faraglia Marinette......................................................................................................................Kelliann Kary Polidore................................................................................................................... Mark Puchinsky Frosine..............................................................................................................Brianna Borouchoff Mascarille................................................................................................................. Evan Koepnick Metaphraste................................................................................................................ Ben Albright La Rapiere................................................................................................ Kyle Gallagher-Schmitz Ascagne............................................................................................................ Brittany McDonald PRODUCTION PERSONNEL Stage Management Staff Stage Manager............................................................. Jessica Connelly/Brandon Campbell Assistant Stage Manager......................................................................................... Allison Hunt Assistant Director........................................................................................Cheryl Ann Lisowski Technical Production Staff Technical Director......................................................................................................... Chris Guse Production Shop Supervisor...............................................................................Tim Laughner Scenic Artisan............................................................................. Theresa Ennis, Eric Shallhorn, Christine Isabell, Ann Vollrath, Sarah Olsen, Casey Miller, Kelly Pursely Technical Crew................................................................................Students of 214 Stagecraft Properties Director............................................................................................ Sandra J. Strawn Props Master............................................................................................................ Samuele Sirna Properties Artisans......................................................................Lauren Pekel, Meredith Roat Master Electrician..........................................................................................Stephen Roy White Electricians...................................................................................... Ross Zentner, Julia Williams Assistant Scenic Designer........................................................................................... Jane Vang Light Board Operator...........................................................Adam Jermain, Charles Rooney Sound Board Operator............................................................................................... John Leahy Deck Crew.................................................................................... Ian Jones, Chad Abramowski, Sasha Sigel, Fairuza Buitron Jones Grey, Nicky Mazur, Timothy Albrechtson Costume Production Staff Costume Director.....................................................................................................Jeffrey Lieder Show Supervisors................................................................. Brent Roberts, Samantha Rebro Assistant Show Supervisor..................................................................................... Karmen Seib Drapers....................................................................................................Kari Ehler, Rebecca Rohr First Hands.............................................................................. Chelsey Findlay, Emily Peplinski Stitchers................................................Members of the 225 Costume Construction Class, Chelsey Findlay, Emily Peplinski, Rebecca Rohr, Kari Ehler, Abbey Peterson Crafts.............................................................................Brent Roberts, Karmen Seib, Kari Ehler Hair/Wigs....................................................................................Frieda Carlson, Sally Arenberg, Julianne Arnstein, Melissa Newman, Molly Mingey, Colin Gawronski Wardrobe Supervisor............................................................................................... Karmen Seib Wardrobe Run Crew.................................................................Jaclyn Green, Nick Yarbrough 2 UWM Peck School of the Arts
D I R E C TO R ’ S N O T E S Comedy is perhaps the theatre’s greatest gift to world culture. Certainly the comic point of view didn’t come from the theatre, either exclusively or even primarily. Northwest Coast Indians hold that Raven created the world, but it was not an altogether rational universe he created. He is also the trickster who messes with the best laid plans of mice and men. Coyote in the American Southwest and Monkey King in East Asia are very similar figures - the gods behind all that goes wrong in our lives. A sense of the absurd is clearly the conjoined twin of Consciousness and our choice seems to be either to ascribe divine intention to the absurd or to laugh at it. In the West the Theatre found part of its Raison d’être in the comic point of view and especially in the comedy of 16th century Italy, explored and developed the structures of comedy that underlie all that we experience of comedy today. The Italian street theatre that grew into the Commedia Dell’Arte passed through Shakespeare and Ben Jonson and others, but found its greatest wellspring in the theatre of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, AKA Moliere. To Shakespeare, comedy is a point of view, poetic and romantic – a way to see the world and understand it better, especially love. But while comedy is still that promontory from which Moliere views the life around us, and while the subject matter is still inevitably love or at least love as a force around which all of the players swirl in some way, it is also about the laugh. The most amazing of impulses – the laugh. Why do we laugh? What makes us laugh? How does one cause a laugh, create a laugh, release a laugh? Moliere built machines peopled with the characters born in the Italian Comedies and emerged the master engineer of the comic moment. The bit, the take, the routine, the stand-up comic act, they’re all there in Moliere’s plays. If he didn’t invent them, he certainly mastered them and passed them on to us. This play was written in 1656 but its comic structures are with us still. As the father, Albert, and his son’s tutor, Metaphraste, tussle over who gets to talk, shades of Abbott and Costello, Lucy and Ricky, Ralph and Alice Cramden play in our minds. A 300-year separation and the same comedy plays in front of us today on Comedy Central as operates in Moliere’s plays. Lovers’ Quarrels or le Depit Amoureux was Moliere’s second verse play and the most produced in his lifetime. His comic invention will develop sharper barbs in later years and lacerate the grandees of his time in the masterpieces whereby we more familiarly know Moliere; Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, The Imaginary Invalid, but here is a gentler target – the mistakes made in the fog of love. We are also gifted with this glittering translation by Richard Wilbur. A formidable poet himself, one of the country’s greatest poets of the latter third of the twentieth century and the former Poet Laureate of the United States, Wilbur has given the English-speaking world its most magnificent translations of Moliere’s verse plays and in the last 15 years brought forward several new translations, this piece being one, to join his masterful renditions of Tartuffe, The Misanthrope, School for Wives and The Learned Ladies of 40 years before. Finally, we hope, more than anything else, that we make you laugh. It is sufficient to laugh. The laugh is restorative, cleansing, communal – a release and a solace. If we leave the theatre with a smile, for that moment, do we need anything more? Enjoy. Bill Watson
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D E PA R TM E N T O F T H E AT R E LeRoy Stoner.............................................................................................................................. Chair Administrative Staff Kristy Volbrecht.....................................................................................................Office Manager Faculty and Teaching Academic Staff Anne Basting, Ph.D............................................................... Associate Professor, Playwriting Jessica Berlin............................................................................... Lecturer, Stage Management Dick Chudnow...................................................................................................... Lecturer, Acting R.H. Graham......................................................... Associate Professor, Graphics and Design Chris Guse............................................Associate Professor, Scenic and Audio Production Joseph Hanreddy.......................................................................... Visiting Artist in Residence Rebecca Holderness.......................................................................Assistant Professor, Acting Anthony Horne...............................................................................Assistant Professor, Theatre Tim Laughner.............................................................. Associate Instrumentation Innovator, Scene Shop Supervisor Jeffrey Lieder.......................................Associate Professor, Head of Costume Production Michelle Lopez-Rios...................................................... Assistant Professor, Voice & Speech Jessica Maerz, Ph. D..............................Assistant Professor, Theatre History, Dramaturgy Raeleen McMillion..................................................................................Senior Lecturer, Acting Robin Mello, Ph.D.................................................... Associate Professor, Theatre Education Corliss Phillabaum, Ph.D.............................................. Professor Emeritus, Theatre History Louella Powell.................................................................................................Lecturer, Costumes Pamela J. Rehberg...................................................................Associate Professor, Costumes Alvaro Saar-Rios....................................................................................... Lecturer, Play Analysis Pamela Schermer............................................Associate Professor, Visual Communication for Performing Arts Sandra J. Strawn.............................................. Associate Professor, Properties Production, Head of Technical Production James Tasse............................................................................................................ Lecturer, Acting Jenny Wanasek..................................................................................................... Lecturer, Acting William Watson...............................................................Associate Professor, Head of Acting Stephen R. White..................................................................Senior Lecturer, Lighting Design PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Wade Hobgood......................................................................................................................... Dean Scott Emmons.......................................................................................................Associate Dean Administrative Staff Mary McCoy................................................................................................ Assistant to the Dean Sue Thomas...............................................................................................Administrative Officer Randall Holper..................................................................................................Facilities Manager Marketing and Development Staff Ellen Friebert Schupper............................................................................. Director, Marketing Diane Grace............................................................................................. Director, Development Nicole Schanen........................................................................................... Marketing Specialist Craig Kroeger.....................................................................................................Graphic Designer Regan Jacobson..........................................................................Web Applications Developer Box Office Jan Brooks...................................................................................................... Box Office Manager Charles Hoehnen...................................................................... Assistant Box Office Manager Katherine Feekin, Sarah...................................................................................... Box Office Staff Hernandez, Natalie Kubicek, Stephanie Ninnemann, Chris Ouchie, April Paul, Samantha Roeming 4 UWM Peck School of the Arts
SPECIAL THANKS Special Thanks to Utah Shakespearean Festival and the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Peck School of the Arts Theatre Calendar Mainstage Theatre Series Tickets: $17 general/$12 seniors, faculty, alumni/$10 students. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot March 9 - 13 7:30 pm on Wednesday - Saturday; 2 pm on Sunday Mainstage Theatre, Director: Rebecca Holderness No, No, Nanette May 4 - 8 7:30 pm on Wednesday - Friday; 2 pm and 7:30 pm on Saturday; 2 pm on Sunday Mainstage Theatre, Director: Tony Horne Mainstage Theatre The Arts Center 2400 E. Kenwood Blvd.
LabWorks Series Tickets: $5. The Second Best Bed: Shakespeare’s Women Revealed February 25 - March 6 7:30 pm on Friday - Saturday; 2 pm on Sunday Kenilworth Studio 508, Director: James Tasse Aimee and Jaguar April 27 - May 1 7:30 pm on Wednesday - Saturday; 2 pm on Sunday Kenilworth Studio 508, Director: Joseph Hanreddy
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New Dancemakers: In The Flesh December 9-12, 2010
Studio 254, Mitchell Hall
A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R ’ S S TAT E M E N T Welcome to our festival of creativity! New Dancemakers: In The Flesh is about how these young choreographers have approached making their dances: they got it done by showing up and doing the work in person – no texting, no facebooking, no skype. Our process as choreographers and dancers is about real bodies in motion and the physical expression of emotions and ideas in real time. They are creating work one-on-one, one minute at a time to the best of their abilities while also living within the constraints of this busy, interrupted, mediated life. It’s like they are writing their first novels while the phone and doorbell are ringing! In my story, the years surrounding my 20’s looked nothing like what these young choreographers have to contend with in terms of issues of identity and gender. Through so much of our “instant” communication, the world seems a much more diverse and yet polarized place. But even as uncertainty seems to surround us, it is comforting to see so many of our students caring about connecting personally-we have a record 26 choreographers presenting work. And, because of your past enthusiastic response to our New Dancemakers shows, we added 4 shows to our schedule. We are all here in this space celebrating our connection “In the Flesh” and I am deeply honored to be part of this event with you! Best wishes Luc Vanier 6 UWM Peck School of the Arts
CHOREOGR APHER BIOGR APHIES Michelle Anton, “All of a Sudden…” Michelle will be graduating in May 2011 with a BFA in Dance. This past summer, she studied abroad in Brazil with Simone Ferro. Prior to college, Michelle studied various styles and techniques of dance and performed in her studio’s competitive team and performing company. She worked with many choreographers including Dani Kuepper and Krislyn World. After graduating, Michelle hopes to continue working with many different artists and continue sharing her love for dance with others through performing and teaching. Nastassja Bates, “Lady Machine” Dancer and singer Nastassja Bates will graduate with her BA in Dance in December 2010. As a recipient of the Gilman Scholarship, Nastassja spent the 2009 fall semester in Spain, studying many forms of dance and as the lead female vocalist for a local band. During summer 2010, Nastassja received awards from Undergraduate Research and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies to study native dances of Brazil and research the Bumba Meu Boi festival with Professor Simone Ferro. She recently danced for the world premiere of Rio de Sangre with the Florentine Opera Company. Alberto Cambra, “Random Day. Random Thoughts.” Alberto was raised in Milwaukee just outside the city. Growing up, he dabbled in dance, theatre, music, and other artistic forms. During his study at UWM, he performed in four productions on campus as well as two Danceworks Studio Theatre shows. This is his first stab at choreographing a work. Graduating this December with a BFA in Dance, he expects to move onward with his life in Los Angeles, and start a dance/performance career. Whether it is theatre or dance, on stage or on camera, teaching, dancing or choreographing, Alberto is ready for it.
Frieda Carlsen, “Huyana” Frieda has always had a love for dance and musical theater, thanks to her mother. She is working towards her BFA in Dance and a minor in Somatics. She performed in pieces by Ed Burgess, Ferne Bronson, Krislyn World, Luc Vanier and the reconstruction of “Water Studies” by Alwin Nikolais. She also had the pleasure of appearing in Four Seasons Theatre’s West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evita and South Pacific. She is now excited to present her first piece of work for New Dancemakers and would like to thank everyone for their love and support! Mary-Elizabeth Fenn, “This is Not About Her” Mary-Elizabeth trained with Milwaukee Ballet School, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, Joffrey Ballet School, BalletMet, and Point Park University, as well as summer programs at Dance New Amsterdam, Juilliard, and Netherlands Dance Theater. MaryElizabeth has performed with BalletMet in Columbus, OH and with Your Mother Dances and DanceCircus in Milwaukee, WI. She was recently featured in the DVD live performance of “Unwigged and Unplugged” with Spinal Tap. Mary-Elizabeth has been teaching and choreographing for various studios in Wisconsin for the past four years and is graduating in December with a BFA in Dance. Benjamin Follensbee “Better Without It. Better Alone.” At UWM, Ben was fortunate to be part of works by guest artists Uri Sands of TU Dance, Alwin Nikolais, Suniti Dernovsek, and Garth Fagan as well as working with faculty members Ferne Bronson, Simone Ferro and Ed Burgess. His professional credits include working with Ed Burgess and Simone Ferro at Danceworks. He continued to study (all on scholarship) by attending summer programs with UWM Peck School of the Arts 7
C H O R E O G R A P H E R B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) Dallas Black Dance Theater, the Milwaukee Ballet, and Garth Fagan Dance. Ben would like to thank his family and friends for their love and encouragement. Chloe Gray, “Fragile: This Side Up” Chloe began dancing at the age of six at Trinity Irish Dance Academy. In 2005, she began her undergraduate studies at UWM, and is currently a BFA Dance major in the Peck School of the Arts. She performed in guest artist works such as Suniti Dernovsek’s “Always Merry and Bright” and Garth Fagan’s “From Before”. Chloe also choreographed and performed her own work over the past four years. During summer of 2010, she attended a two-week intensive in New York with Alberto del Saz, Kim Gibilisco, Peter Kyle, and Phyllis Lamhut.
choreographing and dancing for the rest of his days. Nicholas would like to thank his friends, family, faculty members and of course his dancers for all their support and hard work. Mari Mathers, “Voyde” Mari will be graduating in December 2010 with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Business. Since the age of 6, she trained in ballet, jazz, tap and modern, and her middle and high school years were spent dancing for the Menomonee Falls Dance team taking state and national titles. During her last four years at UWM, she performed in works by Dani Kuepper, Andre Tyson, Ferne Bronson, and Janet Lilly. Mari spreads her passion by teaching studio dance. After concluding her studies at UWM, Mari plans on auditioning throughout the US.
Lindsey Krygowski, “A Round About Way, to Show You Today, This Little Dance” Lindsey is currently pursuing a BFA in Dance at UWM. Lindsey began her dance training at Turning Point Dance Academy and Point Dance Ensemble. She attended Arizona State University for one year and transferred to UWM in 2008. Her choreography was featured in Point Dance Ensemble’s annual company performance in spring 2010. She participated in summer dance programs: Bates Dance Festival, Trisha Brown Summer Intensive in NYC, and International Dance Festival ImpulsTanz in Vienna, Austria. Lindsey plans to pursue a professional dance career after graduating in May 2011.
Molly Mingey, “Excuse Me?” Molly has been dancing at UWM since the fall of 2006, pursuing her BFA in Dance. Outside of school, she choreographed and performed in Danceworks DanceLAB concert series Art to Art and Here Comes Trouble. She performed with Wild Space in their site-specific work Trace Elements, and was a performer at the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Wearable Sculpture Fashion Show 2010. This past summer, she was an attendee at ImpulsTanz International Dance Festival in Vienna, Austria. This is her second time choreographing for New Dancemakers.
Nicholas Alexander Lauerman, “A 9 Year Old’s Answers to Unknown Questions” Nicholas Alexander Lauerman is a senior in the Department of Dance. At UWM, Nicholas has danced in pieces by Ed Burgess, Simone Ferro, Ferne Yangyeitie Caulker-Bronson, and Garth Fagan. He intends to continue
Elizabeth Mudroch, “You Will Never Understand Me” Elizabeth is double majoring in Dance and American Sign Language Studies. She performed in “Water Studies” by Alwin Nikolais and Simone Ferro’s “Prologue” and “Boi Redux.” She recently received the Donald Shea Scholarship to participate in
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C H O R E O G R A P H E R B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) the study abroad program in Brazil summer 2010. She is excited to go to New York next semester to perform “Water Studies” at the Nikolais Festival. After she graduates, she plans to travel the world to learn about cultural dances. She would also like to open a dance studio to teach dance to deaf individuals. Nikka Pamenter, “Dyssomnia” Nikka is pursuing a BFA in Dance with a minor in Somatics. She is a registered yoga teacher and teaches yoga, belly dance, and other movement classes around the Milwaukee and Sheboygan area for over four years. She attended Bates Dance Festival in Maine in the summer of 2009 and the ImpulsTanz International Dance Festival in Vienna, Austria in the summer of 2010. She aims to pursue a career professionally performing dance and movement therapy. Her goal is to help guide people in learning how to relax, have fun, and be healthy! Joshua D. Robinson, “Myth: Of Shades & Feathers” Josh graduated from Rufus King High School before auditioning for the Peck School of the Arts. He has been dancing hip-hop since 8th grade and has been training in various other forms of dance since entering college. His goal is to move into the entertainment field and dance professionally in music videos, perform in musical theatre, and eventually open his own studio. He hopes that you will enjoy the show! Monique Lizette Silva, “Verónica-s” This is Monique’s last semester at UWM. She will be graduating December 2010 with a BFA in Dance. She recently spent the summer participating in UWM Study Abroad program in Brazil with Professor Simone Ferro, where she received the Undergraduate/Graduate Advanced
Research Award provided by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. In 2009, Monique spent the summer in New York City at Ballet Hispanico’s summer intensive program. One of Monique’s goals is to continue her education in New York City and join a professional dance company. Emily Spadafora, “Till The End” Raised in Wausau, Wisconsin, Emily danced in story time ballets for the Allegro Regional Dance Theatre. She performed principal roles in The Little Mermaid, Peter and the Wolf, and Cinderella, alongside professional dancers from the Milwaukee Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, and American Ballet Theatre. During high school she studied in the academy program of the Milwaukee Ballet School, and soon after received a professional contract with the Missouri Contemporary Ballet. She has attended summer intensive programs including the Milwaukee Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and Dance New Amsterdam in New York City. She joined the UWM Dance program in 2008, and plans to graduate with her BFA in May of 2011. Melissa Stern Melissa attends UWM where she is currently pursuing her BFA in Dance. She was with Warped Dance Co. While in school, Melissa worked with choreographer and artistic director Maria Hackbarth of Warped Dance Company and traveled to various cities performing her works, including Denver, CO for the Denver Independent Choreographer’s Project; Edinburgh, Scotland for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; New York City; Provincetown, MA; and most recently, the Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, WI. After graduating, Melissa plans to pursue her passion by dancing professionally. Sarah L. Taylor, “HeLLoGoOdbYe!” Sarah will be graduating in May 2011 from UWM’s Dance Department with her BFA. During her study, she participated in classes UWM Peck School of the Arts 9
C H O R E O G R A P H E R B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) with guest artists with Uri Sands, Camille A. Brown, Tim O’Donnell, Milwaukee Ballet, Jant-Bi and Richard Move. Sarah will be performing the Mark Morris work “Canonic 3/4 Studies” in February. She currently teaches at the Pat Kellar Dance Studio in Milwaukee and Waukesha, WI. Sarah hopes to continue expressing herself through the art of dance well into her golden years. Sarah Teschendorf, “Fragile: This Side Up” Sarah began dancing at the age of two at Young Dance Academy from 1990-99 under the guidance of Sandra Young. In 2000, Sarah continued her dance training at the Milwaukee Ballet School. Sarah began her undergraduate studies at UWM in 2008. There, she studied under the guidance of Melissa Anderson, Ed Burgess, Simone Ferro, Elizabeth Johnson, Dani Kuepper, Janet Lilly, Deb Loewen, Marcia Parsons, and Luc Vanier. She performed in guest artists’ work including “Water Studies” by Alwin Nikolais. Bridgett Tegen, “Slackless” Originally from Chanhassen, Minnesota, Bridgett is working on her BFA in Dance from UW-Milwaukee. Since entering the program, Bridgett performed works by the talented Luc Vanier, Darci Wutz, Elizabeth Johnson, Simone Ferro, Ed Burgess and guest choreographers Alwin Nikolais and Mark Morris. Through composition classes and showcases in Milwaukee, Bridgett is working on her choreographic style and hopes to establish her own company. She would like to thank the faculty and her peers in the department for creating the encouraging environment necessary for artistic development. Yeng Vang-Strath “Suspension” Yeng is ecstatic to graduate this December with a BFA in Dance from UWM. She had the pleasure of dancing in faculty pieces with 10 UWM Peck School of the Arts
Elizabeth Johnson and Simone Ferro and a guest artist work,“Always Merry and Bright” by Suniti Dernovsek. Yeng is currently dancing with Wild Space Performance Company. She invites you to visit her site www.maiyeng.wordpress.com. Chelsey Walker, “Misunderstood” Chelsey will receive her BFA in Dance in May 2011. In summer 2006, Chelsey received a hip hop scholarship to the Millennium Dance Complex in Los Angeles, CA from dancer/choreographer Jesse Lee Santos. She also received the Dance Undergraduate Student Scholarship every year since she entered the program. Chelsey created her own works throughout her education at PSOA, and conducted hip hop workshops at local studios including Danceworks, Guy Singer Dance Studio, and LaurenziDance. Chelsey’s desired future would involve a performance opportunity with Cirque du Soleil. Stephanie Warsh, “A Day Like Today” Stephanie was raised in Brookfield, WI and was first introduced to dance by taking classes with the Milwaukee Ballet and continued on to Accent on Dance Studio in Waukesha, WI. Her senior year she auditioned a spot in the Company Competitive level at Accent. There she explored multiple styles of movement that she believes has gotten her to where she is today. She couldn’t be happier to be a part of UWM’s Dance Department and over the past years has grown and learned so much from a great group of faculty and peers. Andrew Mark Zanoni, “RA36282455 T47” Andrew’s training in dance began only four years ago, but his journey through the Dance BFA Program at UWMilwaukee has been a life changing experience. After graduating in December, Andrew will be performing with Your Mother Dances, as well as working
C H O R E O G R A P H E R B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) as Assistant to the Choreographer on the upcoming UWM Musical Theatre production of No, No, Nanette. His future plans include finishing out a summer here in Milwaukee and making the move to New York City. Steven Zarzecki “Just One Sip And The Glass Is Half Empty” Steven’s movement career began as an athlete interested in the performing arts. Since beginning training in 2007, Steven
has danced works by Luc Vanier, Elizabeth Johnson, Darci Wutz, Simone Ferro and Ferne Bronson as well as masterworks by Mark Morris, Alwin Nikolais and Garth Fagan. Steven has also been honored to perform work by Adele Myers in the New York City Summer Dance Intensive and is excited to perform at the Nikolais Centennial in New York City this spring. I want to thank my parents as well as the UWM dance faculty for their unconditional support. stevenzarzecki.wordpress.com
C O L L A B O R ATO R B I O G R A P H I E S Christine Barclay Christine is a fifth year Senior at UWM working towards a BFA in Music Composition and Technology, a BA in Voice and her Liberal Arts certificate from the Honors College. Christine previously collaborated with UWM Dance by writing “On A Bus in India” choreographed by Leandra Williams, one of two works selected to go to the American College Dance Festival conference last spring. In an effort to promote the work of female composers, she collaborated with Tanya Kruse-Ruck by organizing the Women Composer’s Festival, which featured Libby Larsen as a composer-in-residence. Iain Court, Production Manager Iain has worked as a designer, performer, director, and stage manager across all genres of performance and in theatres throughout Australia and touring Europe. He has lit works in medieval churches, circus tents, on riverbanks and in haunted houses as well as many theatres. He is interested in new media performance and collaborated on award-winning installations and touring productions. Recent projects include lighting for Dreams Dammed in New York, Keely Garfield Dance at Danceworks, Simone Ferro and Friends at Danceworks, Unrinetown: The Musical at Cardinal Stritch University, Summerdances and Dancemakers at UWM. Thomas Grathwol, Composer Thomas is a 22 year-old Minnesota native. Now attending DePaul University in
Chicago, he spends his free time writing and recording cross-genre pop music under the moniker TASRU, through which he has received positive reviews from a variety of publications, and has also had music featured on radio shows across the world. This work is his first experiment in performance composition. Matt Martell, Composer, “As the Rain Drops the Beat” Matt is currently an undergraduate student at UWM pursuing music composition and technology. A large majority of his studies focused on electro-acoustic music and he participated in Nashville’s SoundCrawl festival the last two years. Matt is also a member of the Milwaukee Laptop Orchestra, Delta Omicron and Music From Almost Yesterday. He studied with Kevin Schlei and William Heinrichs and this is his third year working with New Dancemakers. Scott Roush, Composer, “Words to Remember” Scott is a composer, drummer, and percussionist living in Denver, CO. 2010 marks his third year premiering music for New Dancemakers. This year’s piece is based around words Rudolf Laban used to describe, visualize and notate any type of human movement. The concept words for this electronic music included punch, slash, dab, flick, and press. Scott graduated from UWM’s Peck School of the Arts in 2008.
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C O L L A B O R ATO R B I O G R A P H I E S ( c o n t .) Luc Vanier, Artistic Director Luc is the recipient of the 2009 Wisconsin Arts Board Award. He both received his MFA from the University of Illinois and became a certified Alexander teacher in 2001. His research on linking the Alexander Technique, developmental movement and Ballet is at the forefront of integrating somatic work into dance curriculum and has been presented throughout the world. His book Dance and the Alexander Technique: Exploring the Missing Link is awaiting publication by the University of Illinois Press. His latest work “Sur_Rendered� was presented by the Milwaukee Ballet last January. Luc also partners with Elizabeth Johnson as a dancer and Associ-
ate Director of the scrappy hybrid Ballet/ Modern dance theater company Your Mother Dances. www.lucvanier.com. Seth Warren-Crow, Music Director Seth is a sound artist, sound designer, composer, percussionist, and instructor. He composes music locally and nationally for dance and theater performances and regularly collaborates with performance artist Heather Warren-Crow as warrencrow+warren-crow. Seth received a BA in English and Religious Studies from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI and a MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media from Mills College in Oakland, CA.
PRODUCTION TEA M Production Manager................................................................................................................Iain Court Music Director...........................................................................................................Seth Warren-Crow Stage Manager..............................................................................................................Colin Gawronski Lighting Designer....................................................................................................... Dustin Donohoe Dance Production Students.................................................................................................. Run Crew Korporate Media................................................................................................................Videographer
D E PA R TM E N T O F DA N C E Ed Burgess.........................................................................................................................Professor, Chair Ferne Caulker-Bronson, Janet Lilly, Marcia Ruth Parsons.......................................................Professors Simone Ferro, Luc Vanier, Darci Brown Wutz.................................................Associate Professors Gloria Gustafson, Mary D. Hibbard................................................... Associate Professor Emeriti Elizabeth Johnson, Dani Kuepper...........................................................................Senior Lecturers Iain Court................................................................................................................Production Manager Kayla Premeau............................................................................................. Program/Office Manager
PECK SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Wade Hobgood...................................................................................................................................Dean Scott Emmons.................................................................................................................Associate Dean Mary McCoy..........................................................................................................Assistant to the Dean Sue Thomas........................................................................................................ Administrative Officer Ellen Friebert Schupper......................................................................... Director of Marketing and Community Relations Diane Grace.................................................................................................. Director of Development Nicole Schanen.....................................................................................................Marketing Specialist Craig Kroeger.............................................................................................................. Graphic Designer Regan Jacobson..................................................................................... Web Application Developer Jan Brooks................................................................................................................Box Office Manager Randy Holper............................................................................................................. Facilities Manager Christine Barclay..............................................................................................Senior House Manager 12 UWM Peck School of the Arts