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FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE WELCOME TO FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE’S 2019–2020 SEASON!
Our 31st season includes well-loved ballet classics and new works that we are performing for the first time. We are happy to have you here with us for another year of beautiful performances. We thank you for your support.
We open the season with a spellbinding story of heroism and romance, The Firebird, based on a Russian folktale. The last time we performed The Firebird was in 2013, with choreography especially made for Festival Ballet Theatre by esteemed choreographer Nikolai Kabaniaev. This show will also feature excerpts from Chopiniana, Frescoes and Scheherazade, a new original work by Vitor Luiz and Tara Ghassemieh Luiz, which premiered at our 12th Annual Gala of the Stars in August.
In December, our season continues with our beloved production of The Nutcracker, and in March, the timeless classic Swan Lake. The season culminates in August with Festival Ballet Theatre’s 13th Annual Gala of the Stars. This international ballet festival showcases ballet stars from some of the world’s most prestigious dance companies, who perform alongside our own accomplished resident dancers.
Festival Ballet Theatre was founded as a non-profit organization in 1988 and has grown to become Orange County’s premier ballet company. We want to thank you for being a part of our journey over the last 30 years. By watching our shows, donating money and supporting us in any way you can, we have been successful in spreading the art of ballet to more people. For this, we are eternally grateful.
Salwa Rizkalla Founder and Artistic Director Festival Ballet Theatre
Board of Directors & Guild Chairs Festival Ballet Theatre Board of Directors Salwa Rizkalla, President Lisa Yamashita, Vice President Willa Bouwens-Killeen, Treasurer
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THE FIREBIRD October 12 & 13, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 20-minute intermission.
Artistic Director
Salwa Rizkalla
Lighting Designer & Stage Manager
Don Guy
Company Rehearsal
Vitor Luiz Salwa Rizkalla
Assistant to the Artistic Director
Elizabeth Farmen
Costume Coordinators
Social Media
Marcie Taylor
Graphic Designers
Marianne Hales Nicole Reineman
Company Photographers
Dave Friedman Skye Schmidt
Photo: Dave Friedman
Willa Bouwens-Killeen Ann Drew
Casting is subject to change. The taking of photographs or use of recording devices is strictly prohibited. 8 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
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PROGRAM
Chopiniana (Excerpt)
The Firebird
Choreographer: Mikhail Fokine Restaged by: Yuri Fateev Composer: Frédéric Chopin Dancers: Bella Do, Sophia Johncox, Anjoulie Kempton and Toleu Mukanov
Choreography: Nikolai Kabaniaev Music: Igor Stravinsky Costumes: Cyndee Ely, Heather Lerma Kashchei....................................................................... Greyson Hanson Monsters.....................................Chamonix Bas, Simone Carroll, Ashley Do, Skyla Jin, Yuma Kainuma, Sophia Koo, Justine LeCave, Yaya Liu, Cassidy Nguyen, Daria Podolsky, Towako Wunsch, Lana Zylstra Prince Ivan................................................................................Vitor Luiz Firebird................................................................................. Moorea Pike Princesses..................................Jacqueline Blom, Natalie Burkley, Lei Lei Chen, Yuna Cook, Bella Do, Anjoulie Kempton, Alexia Jones, Sadie Lee, Tess Lethen, Amanda Luyks, Megan Suhr, Sami Santos Little Princesses..........................Chamonix Bas, Simone Carroll, Ashley Do, Skyla Jin, Yuma Kainuma, Sophia Koo, Justine LeCave, Yaya Liu, Cassidy Nguyen, Daria Podolsky, Towako Wunsch, Lana Zylstra Princess Vasilisa.........................................................Sophia Johncox
Natalie Burkley, Emma Chen, Aimee Cho, Elise Cho, Callista Do, Alexia Jones, Sophia Koo, Anna-Marie Leach, Rachel Lee, Riley Louis, Amanda Luyks, Adiya Marcus, Gianna Pritchard, Cierra Roberts, Haruna Shirai, Bailey Stenstrom, Lauren Van, Audrey Weber, Tracy Xing, Lana Zylstra
Scheherazade
Choreographers: Tara Ghassemieh Luiz & Vitor Luiz Music: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Costumes: Heather Lerma Dancers: Tara Ghassemieh Luiz & Vitor Luiz
Frescoes
Choreographer: Marius Petipa Composer: Cesare Pugni Dancers: Bella Do, Sophia Johncox, Anjoulie Kempton, Sami Santos INTERMISSION
The Firebird first premiered by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes in Paris in 1910. Michel Fokine and Alexandre Benois drew inspiration from several books of Russian fairy tales, including the collection of Alexander Afansyev.
FIREBIRD SYNOPSIS Young prince Ivan finds himself in the terrible realm of the giant Kashchei, the immortal entity of pure evil, who imprisons women and transforms men into stone. Not realizing the danger, Ivan rambles through the bewitched garden of Kashchei, where he meets a dazzling Firebird. Struck by the Firebird’s beauty, he steals one of its feathers and runs away. That evening he encounters 13 maidens, who are playing with golden apples, and falls passionately in love with one of them, Princess Vasilisa. The next morning, when the maidens, Kashchei’s prisoners, are compelled by magic to return to his castle, Ivan follows them.
Kashchei’s monstrous servants capture him. As they attempt to transform him into stone, he waves the magical feather that summons the Firebird, who tells him the secret of Kashchei’s immortality: his spirit (in the form of an egg) that he keeps in a coffer, must remain intact. Ivan opens the coffer and breaks the egg. The monster dies, and the magic is dissolved. Everyone he had captured is freed. The kingdom of evil disappears and is replaced by a resplendent city, where Ivan and Vasilisa marry.
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ABOUT SOUTHLAND BALLET ACADEMY
ABOUT FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE Festival Ballet Theatre is Orange County’s premier, accomplished professional ballet company. Our mission is to enrich Orange County’s artistic and economic vitality, to inspire love and appreciation for dance, and to invigorate ballet by:
• Presenting a season of exhilarating classical and contemporary performances • Providing a nurturing environment for dancers and choreographers • Offering stimulating educational outreach programs.
With reverence for classic masterpieces and a focus on developing future tours de force, Festival Ballet Theatre is committed to presenting the best of dance, enriching lives, and developing a new generation of audiences and artists. Festival Ballet Theatre is a well-established nonprofit arts organization founded in 1988 by Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla. Boasting a roster of impressive, up-and-coming southern California talent, the company’s productions spotlight internationally acclaimed guest artists from prestigious companies.
Aspiring to the peak of artistic excellence for over three decades, Festival Ballet Theatre at once attracts the best in professional dance to its home base while exporting its impeccably trained dancers as artistic ambassadors to the nation. Arts Orange County named Festival Ballet Theatre Outstanding Arts Organization of the Year in 2001. For more information on Festival Ballet Theatre, visit www.FestivalBallet.org. 10 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
Southland Ballet Academy (SBA) is the official school of Festival Ballet Theatre. Founded in 1983, SBA cultivates, trains and inspires an appreciation for classical ballet from beginner to professional dancer. Since opening its doors as a ballet studio, SBA and director Salwa Rizkalla have secured a national and international reputation and have played a prominent role in grooming world-class dancers. SBA has grown from a modest one-room facility to eight state-of-theart studios in two Orange County locations — Fountain Valley and Irvine. SBA’s International Summer Intensive program is a favorite destination for dancers who enjoy classes taught by world-renowned artistic directors, ballet masters and choreographers. The Intensive culminates in the Inspired Young Dancer Performance that gives the young dancers an opportunity to refine their performance abilities on stage. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Salwa Rizkalla Artistic Director Salwa Rizkalla has contributed to the Orange County community for more than 30 years by presenting excellence in dance performance through Festival Ballet Theatre and providing top-tier classical ballet training at Southland Ballet Academy.
During her professional dancing career, Ms. Rizkalla graced the stage in leading roles in well-known classical ballets as well as in contemporary pieces. She had the privilege of working under the direction of world-renowned choreographers Leonid Lavrovsky and Serge Lifar. As a young dancer, Ms. Rizkalla trained in the Russian Vaganova method and studied with ballet masters of the Bolshoi and the Kirov. As the culmination of her training, Ms. Rizkalla completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Ballet Pedagogy. She established Southland Ballet Academy in 1983 and debuted Festival Ballet Theatre in 1988. In addition to teaching and directing, Ms. Rizkalla was a faculty member of several area institutions. Many arts organizations have recognized her service. The Orange County Music and Arts Administrators and Orange County Performing Arts Center jointly recognized her with the Orange County Arts Educator of the Year Award for Secondary Dance (2003); Youth America Grand Prix awarded Ms. Rizkalla Outstanding Teacher accolades since its inception; and Arts Orange County recognized Ms. Rizkalla with the Helena Modjeska Cultural Legacy Award (2014). The Orange County Register named Ms. Rizkalla one of OC’s 100 Most Influential People in 2017. Ms. Rizkalla has been honored to impact the lives of hundreds of students and their families through her teaching. She is proud to be a dedicated educator, an energetic promoter of the arts, and an active participant in the cultural life of her community.
FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE
CHOREOGRAPHERS
COMPANY DANCERS
Yuri Fateyev was born in St. Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad, Soviet Union). He graduated from the Vaganova Choreography School in 1982 and joined the Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet. His repertoire included the ballets Giselle, La Bayadère, Paquita, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, The Creation of the World, Carnaval, La fille mal gardée, The Knight in the Tiger’s Skin, among others. In 2003, Fateyev became a teacher at the Mariinsky Ballet. In this capacity, he has prepared premieres of productions by George Balanchine, Roland Petit, John Neumeier, Alexei Ratmansky, William Forsythe and Christopher Wheeldon. Fateyev has been a guest teacher at The Royal Ballet in London and the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow and has also taught at the Swedish Royal Ballet and the Pacific Northwest Ballet (U.S.), where he helped to stage excerpts from Le Corsaire (Mariinsky Ballet production). He took the complete version of this ballet to the Danish Royal Ballet. Fateyev has taken part in the Kings of Dance project in Russia and the U.S., and in the Stieffel and Stars project in the U.S. In 2008, he was appointed the director of Mariinsky Ballet.
Tara Ghassemieh Luiz began her training in Huntington Beach, California, at Orange County Dance Center. She has garnered many honors, titles and awards, including first all-around soloist at Showstoppers Nationals; finalist at Youth America Grand Prix in New York City; Teen Miss Dance of America 2004 for Dance Masters of America; and National Training Scholar for American Ballet Theatre. At the age of 16, Tara was offered a full scholarship to the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT and an apprenticeship with Washington Ballet. She has performed numerous ballets with ABT at the Metropolitan Opera House, including Le Corsaire, Swan Lake and The Sleeping Beauty. She performed on Broadway in Movin’ Out and was a featured actress on Law and Order SVU, CSI and Gossip Girl.
Nikolai Kabaniaev has worked in the field of classical ballet for 35 years. He graduated from the Vaganova Choreography School in St. Petersburg, Russia, and before immigrating to America in 1989, he danced for seven years with the renowned Mariinsky (Kirov) Ballet. For the past 19 years, Kabaniaev has choreographed over 30 original ballets for numerous companies throughout the U.S. and abroad, including: Miami City Ballet and Maximum Dance Company in Miami, Florida, Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington D.C., New Orleans Ballet Theatre, Faruk Rusimatov Touring Company in St. Petersburg, Russia, Nevada Festival Ballet in Reno, Nevada, Maui Ballet in Maui, Hawaii, Ballet Fantasque in Monterey, California, among others. Kabaniaev has choreographed eight original story ballets and has staged classical repertoire, including Swan Lake, Paquita, Les Sylphides, Giselle, Le Spectre de la Rose, La Vivandier to name a few. Mr. Kabaniaev has taught ballet classes for San Francisco Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School, Boston Ballet, Maui Ballet, Mazatlan Ballet (Mexico), Reiko Ivache Ballet (Japan), Diablo Ballet, Contra Costa Ballet and Company C Contemporary Ballet in Walnut Creek, California. Currently Kabaniaev is working as a choreographer, teacher, ballet consultant and a visual artist.
Currently Tara resides in Southern California, where she is a principal dancer with Festival Ballet Theatre. In her 10 years with the company, Tara has danced principal roles in many ballets. She has recently performed The Slave Pas De Deux as Medora with partner Vitor Luiz, principal dancer with San Francisico Ballet. Tara is a guest artist with ballet companies nationwide. She teaches contemporary dance at Southland Ballet Academy.
Greyson Hanson began his classical ballet training at the age of nine and transitioned into many other dance styles by the age of 12. Throughout his youth, he was an award-winning competitor in a variety of dance competitions. He is currently attending UCI, where he is double majoring in dance and exercise sciences. Greyson has received scholarships for his academic achievements and his artistry as a dancer. While at UCI, he joined the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and was awarded the William J. Gillespie Scholarship in Ballet Studies. Greyson started performing with Festival Ballet Theatre in 2015. He has danced in many classical ballets, including in Don Quixote, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty, La Bayadère, Valse Fantaisie and The Nutcracker. Greyson has also performed in other contemporary works, such as The Secret Garden, choreographed by Josie Walsh; and Alice in Wonderland, choreographed by Robert Sund.
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Vitor Luiz was born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, and trained with Victor Navarro and Dalal Achcar, Pedro Kraszczuck and The Royal Ballet School. He joined San Francisco Ballet as a principal dancer in 2009. Among Mr. Luiz’ major roles are Albrecht in Tomasson’s Giselle; Nutcracker Prince and King of the Snow in Tomasson’s Nutcracker; Mercutio in Tomasson’s Romeo & Juliet; Prince Siegfried in Tomasson’s Swan Lake; Basilio in Tomasson/Possokhov’s Don Quixote; Franz in Balanchine’s Coppélia; and Onegin in Cranko’s Onegin. He created roles in Tomasson’s Trio; Caniparoli’s Tears; Liang’s Symphonic Dances; Possokhov’s Swimmer (Nighthawks pas de deux) and Talk to Her; Wheeldon’s Number Nine; and Zanella’s Underskin. Mr. Luiz danced Swan Lake, Coppélia and The Nutcracker with English National Ballet and performed at galas in the U.S. and the Dominican Republic.
Toleu Mukanov. Born in Kazakhstan, Toleu Mukanov received his early training at the Almaty Choreographic College and subsequently graduated from Kyrgyzstan Ballet School. In 2002, he was a gold medal recipient at the International Ballet Competition in Crimea, Ukraine; and in 2006, he received a silver medal at the Almaty Ballet Competition. Immediately upon graduation, he joined Astana Ballet in Kazakhstan. Later he danced with Kyrgyzstan’s Opera and Ballet Theatre, Moscow’s Russian Ballet Theatre and the Russian National Ballet Company. His past roles include: Basilio in Don Quixote; Golden Idol in La Bayadere; Ali in Le Corsaire; James in La Sylphide; Franz in Coppelia; Joker in Swan Lake; Blue Bird in The Sleeping Beauty; Peasant Pas de Deux in Giselle. Mr. Mukanov danced with Festival Ballet Providence from April 2012 through October 2014. Mr. Mukanov danced as a principal with the Twin Cities Ballet of Minnesota from 2016 through 2017. In 2017, Mr. Mukanov also danced with the American Repertory Ballet in Princeton, New Jersey.
2019–2020 FBT TRAINEES Festival Ballet Theatre is proud to present the members of FBT Trainees, a junior company of student dancers with outstanding potential. Through FBT Trainees, Festival Ballet Theatre secures a talented base of dancers, offers performance opportunities “at home” and nurtures the stars of the future to a professional career in dance. Bella Do, Anjoulie Kempton, Sadie Lee, Tess Lethen, Amanda Luyks, Sami Santos 12 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
APPRENTICES Sophia Johncox began dancing at The Academy of the Arts in Jackson, Michigan, at the age of six, later commuting to Chicago in order to train with principal dancer Fabrice Calmels and to attend the Joffrey Ballet Academy. She has had the honor of training at The Royal Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. She currently studies under Ms. Salwa Rizkalla at Southland Ballet Academy. Under Ms. Salwa’s tutelage, she has grown tremendously as a dancer. Ms. Salwa’s integrity and precise instruction, as well as her timeless wisdom in the art of dance, has allowed Sophia to flourish. This year, Sophia made the final round of YAGP finals in New York, was granted direct entry to Royal Ballet School’s summer program, was awarded a short-term scholarship with San Francisco Ballet, and will be performing at YAGP galas in early 2020. Humbled by the opportunities that ballet has presented her, she has dedicated herself to becoming the best performer she can be. She strives to convey an image of grace and elegance every time she steps onto the stage.
Moorea Pike began her ballet training at Southland Ballet at the age of eight under Salwa Rizkalla and her distinguished faculty. She participated in the Youth America Grand Prix in both the junior and senior division and made the final round in New York, performing her solo as Kitri at the Lincoln Center in 2017. She received scholarships to Houston Ballet Academy and Princess Grace Academy in Monaco, where she attended summer intensive programs. She also participated in SBA’s summer intensive program, including many ballet masters. As a dancer with Festival Ballet Theatre, Moorea has performed numerous principal and soloist roles, including Clara in The Nutcracker, Alice in Alice in Wonderland, Yellow Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty and Chinese Lead in The Nutcracker. She was a semi-finalist in classical ballet in the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards (2016–2017), as well as a semi-finalist in the 2019 Orange County Register Artist of the Year.
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SPECIAL THANKS TO FESTIVAL BALLET THEATRE DONORS Festival Ballet Theatre gratefully acknowledges the generosity of individuals, businesses and foundations for their contributions to our programs. DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE $10,000+ Anonymous Salwa & Sabri Rizkalla Technique Inc.
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10/18 GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS BACKBONE
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October 18 & 19, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance is presented without an intermission.
Backbone is toured by Aurora Nova and Boat Rocker Entertainment Acrobats Lachlan Binns Jascha Boyce Martin Schreiber Jacob Randell Joanne Curry Lachlan Harper Mieke Lizotte Jackson Manson Lewis Rankin Lewie West
An Anonymous Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation
Musicians/Composers Elliot Zoerner and Shenton Gregory Director Darcy Grant
Stage & Lighting Designer Geoff Cobham Producer Craig Harrison
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ABOUT GRAVITY & OTHER MYTHS Gravity & Other Myths is a multi-award-winning and wellrespected Australian acrobatics ensemble. The company creates engaging works of acrobatic art for touring, festivals and corporate clients. Formed in 2009 in Adelaide, South Australia, the ensemble creates and directs their own work with an emphasis on an honest approach to performance. Moving away from traditional circus and theater models, the company aims for a fusion of simple, effective acrobatic physical theater.
ABOUT BACKBONE Backbone examines the various perceptions of what strength is, where it comes from and how it is measured. This frenetic celebration of human interconnectedness will test the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual and collective. It is set in the here and now. We won’t be transporting you to Verona. We are on a stage. In a theatre. In front of you.
ACROBATS Lachlan Binns became enthralled and inspired by a local circus show at an early age. In the following years, he became drawn into the world of circus and physical performance. Specialising in group acrobatics, Lachy is not quite big enough to be called a base, yet not light enough to be a flyer. He has embraced what he maintains is the vital role of the “middle.” His passion for creativity is a driving force for both his work as a trainer of young people and as a performer and founding member of Gravity & Other Myths.
Jascha Boyce has been a performer for most of her life, beginning as soon as she was able to walk, with dance performances in the lounge room. She discovered circus at age four, and it wasn’t long before she was spending all of her time upside down and in the air. After many years of training, teaching and performing, Jascha now focuses her creative passion on Gravity & Other Myths. She is a flyer in a majority of the group acrobatics, specialising in hula hoop and adagio.
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Martin Schreiber. Alongside competitive gymnastics, Martin has been involved in the circus community for most of his life, working as a circus trainer and a performing artist. As one of the founding members of Gravity & Other Myths, Martin has performed both nationally and internationally, displaying his skills in pitching, floor tumbling and group acrobatics. Martin hopes to continue creating new work and inspiring audiences worldwide through the joy and spectacle of the circus.
Jacob Randell is a jack of all trades when it comes to circus and sport, displaying enthusiasm, energy and strong natural talent at all times. As one of the founding members of GOM, he has been with the company since its inception. Jacob specialises in hand to hand, floating between roles as both a base and flyer. He aspires to continue pursuing his adventurous side through the circus, while balancing his training and touring alongside his academic studies.
Joanne Curry always knew she wanted to be the “girl who gets thrown around” in the circus. After seven years of competing nationally in acrobatics, she tumbled into completing certificate 3 and 4 in Circus Arts at NICA (National Institute of Circus Arts). Joanne gained confidence and drive through travel, using the world in finding and defining her style within the performing arts. She specialises in partner acrobatics and hand balancing. Lachlan Harper was four years old when his parents put him into gymnastics in the hopes of tiring him out. After 11 years of training, he sought a new way of exploring his body’s acrobatic capabilities. He got his first taste of the circus when a friend introduced him to pitching. He became obsessed. To have a career where one is thrown around—flipping and having fun—became his dream. He attended the National Institute of Circus Arts, specialising in handstands, acrobatics and banquine.
Mieke Lizotte specialises in high-energy hula hoops. She has an ability to turn herself inside out and upside down and has a knack for being thrown around. She started her career at a young age with the local youth circus, Slipstream Circus, in the small, yet talent-rich, state of Tasmania. After performing and teaching circus across Australia for over six years, she began to train at the National Institute of Circus Arts and the Beijing International Acrobatics School, specializing in hula hoops, flexibility, hand-balancing and acrobatics. She has a genuine love for all things circus, and her contagious smile will no doubt delight audiences everywhere. Jackson Manson started circus at the Flying Fruit Fly Circus (FFFC) in Albury-Wodonga when he was 12 years old. After graduating in 2015, he worked with fellow FFFC graduates in the creation of a new show called Stunt Lounge. In January 2017, he joined Gravity & Other Myths to work on the creation of Backbone. He has continued to work with the company, touring with both A Simple Space and Backbone.
Lewis Rankin has a love for the outdoors and has been involved in sports from an early age. Finding contemporary dance later in life, he trained at Adelaide Centre for the Arts. Since graduating, he has performed with Shaun Parker & Company, Leigh Warren & Dancers, Sandpit and numerous other independent companies. Circus and acrobatics are a recent discovery; and he is passionate about combining and evolving in these different art forms. Lewie West is an Australian acrobat through and through. He literally has circus in his bloodstream due to all the rosin, chalk and acrobat sweat he has accidentally ingested over the years. He attended the Warehouse Youth Circus in Canberra before training at The National Institute of Circus Arts. After earning a bachelor’s degree, Lewie performed with and choreographed for the Brisbane troupe Circa for seven years. During this period, he also found the time to sneak off and earn a gold medal in Paris at the Mondial du Cirque de Demain, or what his Mum calls “The Circus Olympics,” for his solo aerial straps act. In spite of this, Lewie considers himself to be mostly an ensemble acrobat and has admired GOM’s work for years. He is very happy to be in the mix and working with such a great crew.
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MUSICIANS
STAGE AND LIGHTING DESIGNER
Elliot Zoerner. Since taking up the drums at age 11, Elliot has played with a wide variety of musical groups in Australia. While he was studying classical percussion and engineering at Adelaide University, the circus entered his life, pulled him away from his studies and took him on tour. He now works as a live musician and composer for GOM, collaborating with the acrobats in the creation of soundtracks for their shows. While on tour, he has continued to write music and release it under the name Sirins.
Geoff Cobham has worked as a production manager, lighting designer, set designer, event producer and venue designer. His love of light and dance has led him to work with many of Australia’s top choreographers and has allowed him to explore the endless combinations associated with color, angle, intensity and the movement of light. He has created lighting design for museums, buildings, public art and freeways with his company, Bluebottle. He has produced many outdoor events for festivals and in 2010 received a Churchill Fellowship to study outdoor theater design in Europe. His accolades include the Helpmann Award for Best Scenic Design for Little Bird; the Ruby Award for Sustained Contribution; a Green Room Award for Best Lighting Design for Night Letters; and Best Lighting Design for Never Did Me Any Harm at the 2012 Sydney Theatre Awards. He is currently the artistic director of Patch Theatre.
Shenton Gregory (a.k.a. Shenzo Gregorio) had a violin passed down to him from his older sister when he was just four years old. After 17 years of classical training, Shenton decided that the realworld experience was the way forward. He continued to develop his knowledge of many styles of music. His invention of playing the violin upside down caused quite a stir. He has been a member of the electric string quartet FourPlay, based in Sydney, Australia, for 12 years. Shenton continues to be one of the highest in-demand musicians in Australia.
DIRECTOR Darcy Grant is a classically trained acrobat, award-winning fine art photographer, physical theater director and founding member of Circa, revered as one of the world’s most adventurous, genre-defying circuses. He has trained, taught and toured work on the cutting edge of new circus to some of the world’s most prestigious venues. Darcy likes to practice at the convergence of theater, dance, circus and visual arts. His visual aesthetic is the foundation to his show-making. In 2017, Darcy was commissioned by Adelaide International Arts Festival to direct Backbone by Gravity & Other Myths—it premiered to 5-star reviews and standing ovations, attracting three Helpmann Award nominations, including those for Best Choreography and Best New Australian Work. A brilliant photographer, Darcy regularly shoots live performance for companies, including Opera Australia and The Farm. Darcy has had solo photographic exhibitions in Brisbane, Melbourne and Berlin. 20 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
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MOMIX
Viva MOMIX October 25, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission.
With
Anthony Bocconi Beau Campbell Jennifer Chicheportiche Gregory DeArmond Seah Hagan Morgan Hulen Heather Magee Elise Pacicco And Jason Williams
Sponsored by: An Anonymous Fund of the Orange County Community Foundation
Conceived and Directed by Moses Pendleton
First Assistant & Associate Director Cynthia Quinn Production Manager Woodrow F. Dick III
Technical Crew Victoria Campbell, Josh Peterson, Ryan Walters Lighting Design Howell Binkley (TUU) Bruce Goldstein (Table Talk) Joshua Starbuck (Dream Catcher, Marigolds, Echoes of Narcissus, Pole Dance, Aqua Flora) Woodrow F. Dick III (Baths of Caracalla, If You Need Some Body, Daddy Long Leg, Light Reigns, Aeria, Paper Trails) Michael Korsch (Pleiades, Spawning) Music Collage Moses Pendleton Video Design Woodrow F. Dick III
Costume Design Phoebe Katzin, Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Costume Construction Phoebe Katzin Ballet Mistress Victoria Mazzarelli
Company Manager Paula Budetti Burns 22 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
Photo: Charles Paul Azzopardi
PROGRAM Program subject to change.
Pleiades (MOMIX in Orbit)
Marigolds (Botanica)
Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: el-HADRA – the Mystik Dance Courtesy of Aquarius International Music This work was created for the centennial celebration of FIAT AUTO S.p.A. in Turin, Italy – July 1999.
Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music by: Suphala, “Destination”; and “The Wheel” by u-Ziq Mike Paradinas
Cactus Wren / Morning Star (Opus Cactus)
Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Music: Peter Buffet, “The Dream” from Spirit Dance. Distributed by Hollywood Records.
Brainwave (Classics)
Performed by: Anthony Bocconi, Greg DeArmond Choreography: Moses Pendleton
Pole Dance (Opus Cactus)
Performed by: Greg DeArmond, Morgan Hulen, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music by: Adam Plack & Johnny (White Ant) Soames, “The Hunt (In Respect for Food).” Courtesy of Australian Music International.
Baths of Caracalla (ReMIX)
Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: “Reverence” by David and Steve Gordon
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Snow Geese (Lunar Sea) Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: “Treasure” by Elliot Morgan Jones and Nick Woolfson from the Waveform release, Terra Firma
Dream Catcher
Daddy Long Leg (35th Anniversary Creation) Performed by: Anthony Bocconi, Greg DeArmond, Morgan Hulen, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Tim Latta Assisted by: Jonathan Eden, Steven Ezra, Morgan Hulen, Felicity Jones, Cynthia Quinn, Brian Simerson Music: “Santa Maria” by Gotan Project
Light Reigns (35th Anniversary Creation)
Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Seah Hagan, Heather Magee, Elise Pacicco Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Jennifer Chicheportiche, Amanda Hulen, Nicole Loizides, Sarah Nachbauer, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Heather Magee Spilka, Jocelyn Wallace Music: “Alchemy” by Deuter
Paper Trails (35th Anniversary Creation)
Performed by: The Company Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: The Company Music: “Goodbye Brother” by Ramin Djawadi; “Progeny” by Yvonne Moriarty, Gavin Greenaway and the Lyndhurst Orchestra; “Sorrow” by Klaus Badelt and Lisa Gerrard; “Wisdom Work” by Byron Metcalf INTERMISSION
Echoes of Narcissus (Botanica) Performed by: Jennifer Chicheportiche Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Music: “Space Weaver” by Lisa Gerrard 24 | IRVINE BARCLAY THEATRE
Photo: Max Pucciariello
Dream Catcher (Opus Cactus)
Performed by: Heather Magee, Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Craig Berman, Brian Sanders Sculpture Design and Construction: Alan Boeding Music: “Mountain Walk East,” by NOMAD. Courtesy of Australian Music International.
Spawning (Classics)
Performed by: Beau Campbell, Jennifer Chicheportiche, Heather Magee Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Lisa Giobbi, Diana Horvath, Cynthia Quinn Music: “Mercy Street” by Peter Gabriel Used with permission of Cliofine Ltd. (PRS)/HIDDEN PUN MUSIC, INC. (BMI).
Table Talk (Classics)
Performed by: Jason Williams Choreography: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Karl Bauman Music: “Safe from Harm” by R. Del Naja, A. Vowles, G. Marshall (KA Massive Attack)
Aqua Flora (Botanica)
Performed by: Jennifer Chicheportiche Choreography: Moses Pendleton, Cynthia Quinn Assisted by: Nicole Loizides Prop by: Michael Curry Music: Deva Premal, Gayatri Mantra. Used in this performance with permission of Prabhu Misc. ©1998 Prabhu Music. Music composed by Deva Premal and Miten. All rights reserved. www.prabhumusic.net
If You Need Some Body (ReMIX)
Performed by: The Company Choreographed by: Moses Pendleton Assisted by: Sam Beckman, Steven Ezra, Cynthia Quinn, Rebecca Rasmussen, Brian Simerson, Jared Wootan Music: Johann Sebastian Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major, BWV 1047 (Allegro)
ABOUT THE COMPANY MOMIX, a company of dancer-illusionists under the direction of Moses Pendleton, has been presenting work of exceptional inventiveness and physical beauty for 40 years. From its base in Washington, Connecticut, the company has developed a devoted worldwide following. In addition to stage performances, MOMIX has also worked in film and television, as well as corporate advertising, with national commercials for Hanes and Target, and presentations for Mercedes-Benz, Fiat, and Pirelli. With performances on PBS’s Dance in America series, France’s Antenne II, and Italian RAI television, the company’s repertory has been beamed to 55 countries. The Rhombus Media film of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition with MOMIX and the Montreal Symphony was winner of an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special. MOMIX was also featured in IMAGINE, one of the first 3-D IMAX films released in IMAX theaters worldwide. MOMIX dancers Cynthia Quinn and Karl Baumann, under Moses Pendleton’s direction, played the role of “Bluey” in the feature film F/X2, and White Widow, co-choreographed by Pendleton and Quinn, was featured in Robert Altman’s movie, The Company. With nothing more than light, shadow, fabric, props and the human body, MOMIX continues to astonish and delight audiences on five continents.
WHO’S WHO IN THE COMPANY Moses Pendleton (Artistic Director) has been one of America’s most innovative and widely performed choreographers and directors for almost 50 years. A co-founder of the groundbreaking Pilobolus Dance Theater in 1971, he formed his own company, MOMIX, in 1980. Mr. Pendleton has also worked extensively in film, TV and opera and as a choreographer for ballet companies and special events.
Mr. Pendleton was born and raised on a dairy farm in Northern Vermont. His earliest experiences as a showman came from exhibiting his family’s dairy cows at the Caledonian County Fair. He received his B.A. in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1971. Pilobolus began touring immediately, and the group shot to fame in the 1970s, performing on Broadway under the sponsorship of Pierre Cardin, touring internationally and appearing in PBS’s Dance in America and Great Performances series. By the end of the decade, Mr. Pendleton had begun to work outside of Pilobolus, performing in and serving as principal choreographer for the Paris Opera’s Intégrale Erik Satie in 1979 and choreographing the closing ceremony of the
Winter Olympics at Lake Placid in 1980. In that same year, he created MOMIX, which rapidly established an international reputation for inventive and often illusionistic choreography. The troupe has now been creating new work under his direction and touring worldwide for four decades.
Mr. Pendleton has also been active as a performer and choreographer for other companies. He staged Picabia’s Dadaist ballet, Relâche, for the Paris Opera Ballet and the Joffrey Ballet; and Tutuguri, based on the writings of Artaud, for the Deutsche Oper Berlin. He created the role of the Fool for Yuri Lyubimov’s production of Mussorgsky’s Khovanschina at La Scala, choreographed Rameau’s Platée for the U.S. Spoleto Festival and contributed choreography to Lina Wertmuller’s production of Carmen at the Munich State Opera. Mr. Pendleton has created new works for the Arizona Ballet and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and he teamed up with Danny Ezralow and David Parsons, both former MOMIX dancers, to choreograph AEROS with the Romanian national gymnastics team. Mr. Pendleton choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva and 50 Russian ballerinas, for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Mr. Pendleton’s film and television work includes the feature film F/X2 with Cynthia Quinn, Moses Pendleton Presents Moses Pendleton for ABC ARTS cable (winner of a CINE Golden Eagle Award) and Pictures at an Exhibition with Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony, which received an International Emmy for Best Performing Arts Special in 1991. Mr. Pendleton has also made music videos with Prince, Julian Lennon and Cathy Dennis, among others. Mr. Pendleton is an avid photographer whose work has been presented in Rome, Milan, Florence and Aspen. Images of the sunflower plantings at his home in northwestern Connecticut have been featured in numerous books and articles on gardening. He is the subject of Salto di Gravita by Lisavetta Scarbi (1999), and his photographs accompany the sixteen cantos of Phil Holland’s The Dance Must Follow (2015), which takes Mr. Pendleton’s own creative process as its subject. Mr. Pendleton was a recipient of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts Governor’s Award in 1998. He received the Positano Choreographic Award in 1999 and the 2002 American Choreography Award for his contributions to choreography for film and television. In 2010, Mr. Pendleton received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts (HDFA) from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and delivered the commencement address to the graduates. He was a Guggenheim Fellow in 1977.
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Cynthia Quinn (Associate Director) grew up in Southern California. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California at Riverside and continued there as an associate in dance for five years. In 1988, she received the University’s Alumni Association’s Outstanding Young Graduate Award. As a member of Pilobolus in the 1980s, she performed on Broadway and throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, Israel and Japan, and she collaborated on the choreography of Day Two, Elegy for the Moment, Mirage, What Grows in Huygens Window and Stabat Mater. Ms. Quinn began performing with MOMIX in 1983 and has toured worldwide with the company. She has appeared in numerous television programs and music videos, and has assisted Moses Pendleton in the choreography of Pulcinella for Ballet Théâtre Française de Nancy in France, Tutuguri for the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Platée for the Spoleto Festival USA, Les Mariés de la Tour Eiffel in New York, AccorDION for the Zurich-Volksbuhne Theatre, Carmen for the Munich State Opera, as well as Opus Cactus for the Arizona Ballet and Noir Blanc for the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet. She has also appeared as a guest artist with the Ballet Théâtre Française de Nancy, the Deutsche Oper Berlin Ballet and the Munich State Opera, as well as international galas in Italy, France and Japan. Ms. Quinn made her film debut as “Bluey” (a role she shared with Karl Baumann) in F/X2. She was a featured performer in the Emmy Award-winning Pictures at an Exhibition with the Montreal Symphony and has also appeared in the 3D IMAX film IMAGINE. Ms. Quinn is a board member of the Nutmeg Conservatory in Torrington, Connecticut, and is on the advisory board of the Torrington’s Susan B. Anthony Project. She was featured with Ru Paul and k.d. lang for M.A.C. Cosmetics’ Fashion Cares benefits in Toronto and Vancouver. Ms. Quinn is co-choreographer of White Widow, which is featured prominently in Robert Altman’s The Company. Ms. Quinn was also featured in the film First Born, with Elisabeth Shue. She co-choreographed The Doves of Peace, featuring Diana Vishneva, for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Her most rewarding and challenging role, however, has been as a mother to her daughter, Quinn Elisabeth. Anthony Bocconi (Dancer) was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and the Performing Arts, and it was there that he found his niche in modern dance while studying Graham and Horton techniques. Anthony continued his dance training in the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. program under the direction of Melanie Person while spending his summers at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Hubbard Street
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Dance Chicago, Nederlands Dans Theater and Springboard Danse Montréal. Anthony graduated in 2013 and has since performed with Lydia Johnson Dance, The Metropolitan Opera, The Santa Fe Opera and Lar Lubovitch Dance Company. Bocconi joined MOMIX in 2015.
Beau Campbell (Dancer) is a professional dancer, yoga and barre instructor and photographer from Southern California. Beau trained in classical ballet in Malibu, California, with Joanna Jarvis and at the School of American Ballet at Lincoln Center. Beau also received extensive training from Zippora Karz, Amanda McKerrow and John Gardner. She performed with the Malibu Civic Ballet for six years, dancing several principal roles. In 2005, Beau was awarded the coveted Solo Seal by London’s Royal Academy of Dance and later that year joined Ballet Pacifica under the direction of Ethan Stiefel. Beau joined Ballet Arizona in 2006 under the direction of Ib Andersen, where she spent eight seasons. She has performed soloist and principal roles in several classical, neoclassical and contemporary works by choreographers including Ib Anderson, Petipa, Bournonville, Fokine, Balanchine and Christopher Wheeldon. Beau has performed principal roles with Nova Ballet, including Emery Lecrone’s Pulling to Break, Adam Hougland’s Beyond and Yanis Pikieris and David Palmer’s Adiemus. Most recently, Beau has performed as a guest artist with Post:Ballet in Triads under the director of Robert Dekkers in San Francisco, and for Les Grands Ballet Canadiens in their production of The Nutcracker in Montréal. For the past two years, Beau has performed with Quixotic Fusion, sharing a variety of dance styles and projection interaction pieces. Beau is a certified yoga and barre instructor (200-Hour RYT). She has taught at several different studios and festivals across North America, including Wanderlust Studio Montreal, Sutra Midtown, Woodside Health and Tennis Club, Wanderlust Festival and the Arise Festival. Beau joined MOMIX in 2016. Jennifer Chicheportiche (Dance Captain) was born in Bordeaux, France. She trained at the Académie Besso Ballet de Toulouse and completed her studies in Paris with Dominique Khalfouni. At the age of 19, she joined the Jeune Ballet International de Rosella Hightower in Cannes, where she performed works by Preljoçaj, Balanchine, Renatto Zanella and Jhon Butler, before becoming a member of Balletto Teatro di Torino. While in the Italian company, she toured throughout Europe and performed at the International Ballet Festival of Miami. In 2004, she moved to Scotland to dance with theensemblegroup. Jennifer continued her career in the U.K.
Photo: Max Pucciariello
Table Talk
with Opera North, participating in the national tour of One Touch of Venus. While in Europe, she worked with internationally renowned choreographers such as Luca Vegetti, Carol Armitage, William Tuckett and Christopher Hampson. After coming to New York City, she performed with Chamber Dance Project, International Ballet Theater, Lydia Johnson, New Generation Dance and Adam Miller Dance Company. Jennifer joined MOMIX in 2007. She has participated in new creations, performed in several fulllength productions and toured the world with MOMIX. She also assists with choreography in a variety of projects and teaches ballet, professional workshops and Pilates both in the U.S and Europe.
Gregory DeArmond (Dancer) grew up in Southern California and trained at Saddleback Dance Center, Golden State Ballet and Ballet Pacifica. He graduated cum laude from the University of California, Irvine, with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on structures. He was honored as a William J. Gillespie Scholar and as a Gregory Osborne Memorial Scholar. He joined the North Carolina Dance Theatre in 2010 and later participated in the National Choreographers Initiative, performing works by Jiří Kylián, William Forsythe, Twyla Tharp, Jiri Bubenicek, Jodie Gates, Dwight Rhoden, Peter Quanz and George Balanchine. Gregory would like to thank everyone who has helped to make his career in dance possible. Gregory joined MOMIX in 2014. Seah Hagan (Dancer) is a third-generation dancer who was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. She began her training at the Southern Academy of Ballet Arts under the tutelage of Natalia Botha and Charles Hagan. At age 14, she became an advanced company member with the Pas de Vie
Ballet, where she performed many classical, contemporary, soloist and principal roles. In 2017, Seah was ranked as the number one ballroom dancer in her division at the world championships. At age 16, she graduated summa cum laude from the Florida State University School and later held a position with the State of Florida at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Seah joined MOMIX in 2017.
Morgan Hulen (Dancer) grew up in Columbia, Missouri. He left home in order to complete high school and attend the college program at North Carolina School of the Arts. During the summers, he studied with the Hungarian National Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Minnesota Ballet and the Broadway Theatre Project. Morgan began his professional career with the Louisville Ballet in 2000 and later enjoyed his principal role with Tapestry Dance Company in Austin, Texas. As a highly sought-after guest artist, he has performed with numerous dance companies across the U.S. In 2007, Morgan returned to Louisville Ballet for three more seasons, performing soloist and principal roles. He teaches master classes in tap, ballet and partnering, and has choreographed many pieces, including several that have won top choreographic honors. He formed the dance company Impact as an expressive outlet for his and others’ choreography. His wife, Amanda, is also part of the MOMIX family and, together, they have toured extensively with MOMIX. They are raising a family of their own back in Missouri. Morgan joined MOMIX in 2011.
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Heather Magee (Dancer) began her relationship with MOMIX back in 2002 with the mesmerizing show Opus Cactus. She has participated in new creations, performed in several of their fulllength productions, and toured the world with Lunar Sea, The Best of MOMIX, Viva MOMIX 35th Anniversary Tour and Baseball. Since 2011, Heather has also performed as a dancer and principle character actress in Franco Dragone’s water spectacular, The House of Dancing Water, located in Macau, China. She is honored and delighted to be able to return to MOMIX for this current season. Raised in Connecticut, she began her training with Arlene Begelman and Robert Maiorano at the School of Performing Arts and graduated from the School of the Hartford Ballet. She performed with Ballet Arizona, Atlanta Ballet and Madison Ballet Theatre. Under the direction of George Jagatic (founder of Axis Danz), she learned flagging and has enjoyed sharing and exploring the craft. After touring internationally with the Phantom of the Opera and dancing in the musical Carousel, she found MOMIX… and the rest is history! Elise Pacicco (Dancer) is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Wake Forest University, where she was a recipient of the Presidential Scholarship and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. Elise earned her M.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in 2015. She has performed in works of Bill T. Jones, Pilobolus, Paul Taylor, Shannon Gillen, Helen Simoneau, and others. Elise was a member of Carolyn Dorfman Dance from 2015 to 2019, where she worked nationally and internationally as a teaching and performance artist. She also dances for Rovaco Dance Company, based in New York, under the direction of Rohan Bhargava. She is passionate about teaching yoga and Pilates and currently teaches at Y7 Studios throughout New York City. Elise joined MOMIX in 2019. Jason Williams (Dance Captain) began his dance career and training at Boca Ballet Theatre at the age of 16 under the direction of Dan Guin and Jane Tyree. He then decided to further his studies at New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida (NWSA). This is where he became proficient in the
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Graham, Limon, Horton, classical and contemporary ballet techniques. At NWSA, he deepened his studies by being exposed to anatomy, kinesiology, labon movement analysis and ballet pedagogy. Jason Williams is a 2011 summa cum laude B.F.A. graduate of New World School of the Arts, where he worked with noted choreographers, including Robert Battle, Michael Uthoff, Daniel Lewis, Peter London, Darshan Bhueller, Gerard Ebitz, among others. During his summers, he performed in the New Prague Dance Festival in Prague, Czech Republic and Semana de Internacional de Baile in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Since completing his degree, he has danced with DanceNow! MOMIX, Joseé Garant Dance Company and Miami Contemporary Dance Company. Jason joined MOMIX in 2011. Woodrow F. Dick III (Production Manager & Lighting Supervisor) is MOMIX’s go-to guy for anything and everything production related. He has worked on numerous productions, both big and small. Woody joined MOMIX in 2005. Phoebe Katzin (Costume Designer). After graduating from the fashion design program at Endicott College, Phoebe worked for Kitty Daly, building dance costumes and dressmaking. For several years she lived in New York, making costumes for Kitty Leach, Greg Barnes and Allison Conner, among others. Phoebe has been instrumental in designing and constructing costumes for MOMIX and Pilobolus for more than 20 years.
Victoria Mazzarelli (Ballet Mistress). Following an impressive and extensive professional international ballet career, Mazzarelli returned to her roots at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory in Torrington, Connecticut, where she serves as artistic director, training the next generation of dancers. MOMIX PO Box 1035 Washington, Connecticut 06793 Tel: 860-868-7454 / Fax: 860-868-2317 info@momix.com / www.momix.com
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10/26 THE PACO DE LUCÍA PROJECT
October 26, 2019 | Cheng Hall
Sponsored by: Drs. Hana and Francisco Ayala
Photo: Luis Mali
This performance is presented without an intermission.
Producer Javier Limón
Alain Pérez
David de Jacoba
Antonio Serrano
Vocals
Israel Suarez “Piraña”
Antonio Sánchez
Farruco
Bass
Harmonica Guitar
Percussion Dance
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ABOUT THE PACO DE LUCÍA PROJECT The legacies of great artists go well beyond particular masterpieces. In the case of guitarist and composer Paco de Lucía, his playing, his composing, the sound of his ensembles, his entire approach, marked a “before” and “after” in flamenco.
No group has taken up the challenges of that legacy with greater authority than The Paco de Lucía Project. In the 1980s, the guitarist, who had long-established his place in flamenco history, put together a sextet that incorporated jazz and global music elements and exploded flamenco conventions. About 20 years later, he assembled a second, younger group. Brimming with energy and technical brilliance, this second sextet both pushed and freed the master, suggesting tantalizing possibilities for the future. But Paco de Lucía died unexpectedly of a heart attack while on holiday in February 2014. He was 66.
The sextet features Sánchez on guitar; Alain Pérez on bass; Israel Suárez “Piraña,” percussion; Antonio Serrano, harmonica; David de Jacoba, vocals; and flamenco dancer Antonio Fernández “Farruco” (a.k.a. Farru). Except for de Jacoba, who joined later, this is the band captured on de Lucía’s historic double CD, Live in Spain 2010.
Grammy-winning producer and composer Javier Limón, a collaborator and personal friend of de Lucía, masterminded the reunion of the group and produced the CD as a celebration of the legendary guitarist.
“Paco created a new sound with his first group. But then, with this band, he arrived at a different sonority,” says Limón. “And I kept thinking: why are we throwing away a sound that took so many years and so much work to create?
“By the time he assembled the second sextet, Paco was at his peak, he was the wise old man, the master, and the players were all so young. It was a different dynamic,” reflects
Photo: Luis Mali
That last ensemble, reconvened as The Paco de Lucía Project, is now on its second tour of the United States, celebrating the release of The Paco de Lucía Project (Casalimón Records), a live CD documenting the sound of their inaugural tour. As good as that snapshot is, the sextet has continued to evolve while taking on the challenges of de Lucia´s legacy.
“That first experience of touring America, taking this music and Paco’s name everywhere, thinking of him every day—it was magnificent,” says guitarist Antonio Sánchez, the son of Paco’s late older brother. “As we toured with this group, each concert was better than the one before. Luckily, we recorded the one in Miami and it’s now a tribute to Paco.”
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Limón. “Alain Pérez is arguably the best Latin bass player of his generation. Antonio Serrano is the best jazz musician in Spain; and you have Piraña, whom Paco loved, the best percussionist in flamenco’s history. And then you have Antonio and David and Farruco…each one of them is a soloist, a leader. This band is the best flamenco group in the world.”
Meanwhile, guitarist Antonio Sánchez has embraced the challenges of his uncle´s legacy with unfailing grace. “I take carrying on Paco’s music with great humility. It’s a real challenge,” said Sánchez, who joined his uncle’s group as a second guitar in 2010. “The name is a burden only if you don´t study, if you don´t apply yourself and work. Working with this group is a huge responsibility, very demanding, but it also brings out a lot of love on my part — and no fear. On the contrary, I was eager to do this. It has been great to remember him every day in his music, but also it has been great to see how this group has evolved, matured.”
While accompanying de Lucía, the members of the group showcased their talents mostly in the space for jazz-style soloing that the guitarist had opened in his music. As it turns out, besides the obvious challenges, the sextet’s reunion also presented opportunities. “Every day we seem to be doing something different, and it’s great fun, very enjoyable, and it brings us together,” said Sánchez. “And we also started to realize that we can pay tribute to Paco with our own music. There will always be classics by Paco in the program, songs like “Zyryab” or a rumba like “El Cafetal,” but now, also, of [our own] compositions, things we used to do with him in rehearsals, which were never recorded. It’s a chance to capture and bring back some of those little things we had with Paco, and it’s beautiful.”
ABOUT THE ARTISTS Alain Pérez (Bass) was born in Trinidad, Cuba, and his early musical studies included classical guitar and piano. His early Cuban musical credits include recordings with Chucho Valdés and Issac Delgado. He was part of the “Cuba Team All-Stars,” who toured Europe in 1998. He made his recording debut with Paco de Lucía in 2004 on the Latin Grammy Award-winning CD, Cositas Buenas, produced by Javier Limón. Pérez has collaborated with Celia Cruz, Enrique Morente, Paquito D’Rivera, Chick Corea, Diego el Cigala, Jerry González, among others. He has released a number of solo recordings, including the 2015 CDs El Alma del Son: A Tribute to Matamoros and Hablando con Juana.
Antonio Serrano (Harmonica) is a Madrid native who has studied harmonica from the age of seven. He studied under the great Larry Adler, with whom he first achieved international recognition on the European concert stage. His studies have ranged from the classical idiom to that of blues, jazz and pop. He has played with or recorded with Toots Thielemans and Wynton Marsalis and has performed original classical concertos for harmonica, as well as arrangements of Gershwin, Piazzolla and others. He and Paco de Lucía are credited with introducing the harmonica to flamenco when Serrano joined the guitarist’s ensemble in 2004. He has released 11 solo albums, including Harmonious (2012).
Antonio Sánchez (Guitar), born in Madrid in 1984, began to study flamenco guitar at an early age with his uncles Paco de Lucia and Ramón de Algeciras, and with his cousin, José María Bandera. He continued his training with the maestro Juan Manuel Cañizares. His started his career in the flamenco tablaos of Madrid and Barcelona, touring with the flamenco ballet companies of Antonio Marquez and Domingo Ortega. In 2010, he joined the Paco de Lucia ensemble as second guitar, touring with de Lucía throughout Europe and North America.
David de Jacoba (Vocals) is considered one of the most important young flamenco artists in the world today. His debut album, Jubileo, produced by Lucky Losada and Carlos de Jacoba, was nominated for Best Album by a New Singer at the Flamenco Hoy Awards. The CD features a who’s who of flamenco stars, from Pepe Habichuela and Vicente Amigo to Juan Antonio Salazar and Tomatito. Paco de Lucía chose David to accompany him during his last four years on tour. David’s credits also include collaborations with flamenco greats Enrique Morente, Joaquín Cortés, Sara Baras, Niño Josele and Duquende, as well as leading figures in Latin jazz, including Giovanni Hidalgo and Jerry González. Israel Suarez “Piraña” (Percussion) is one of the most renowned cajón (box drum) players in the world. He began his career with the singer Niña Pastori and has performed with a panoply of major stars, including Vicente Amigo, Sara Baras, Antonio Canales, Arcángel, Luz Casal, and Buika, as well as American pop artist Lenny Kravitz, Portuguese fado star Mariza and Latin pop singers Ricky Martin and Alejandro Fernández. Piraña (whose nickname refers to the ferocious piranha fish) toured and recorded with Paco de Lucía’s ensemble for over 10 years, a special honor given De Lucía’s groundbreaking role in introducing the Peruvian cajón to the traditional flamenco ensemble.
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Farruco (Dancer) is the brother of the great dancer Farruquito. Born Antonio Fernández Montoya in Seville in 1988, he took his famous grandfather’s artistic name, Farruco, as his own. He made his debut on the international flamenco scene in Berlin at the age of two; and made his U.S. debut in 2001 in his brother’s show, Farruquito and Family. In 2006, he premiered his first solo show and embarked on a world tour that included the New York City Center. His credits reach beyond flamenco, including performances with Beyoncé, Björk, Marc Anthony and Paulina Rubio. He toured his second choreographed work, Los Farruco, from 2008 to 2009. During this period, he also found the time to write music and lyrics for Tomatito, Los Makarines, and for his brother’s flamenco show, Puro. In 2010, he joined Paco de Lucía’s company, performing in over 100 shows worldwide with the guitar legend. Javier Limón (Producer). A graduate of the Madrid Royal Conservatory, where he studied classical piano, oboe and guitar, Javier Limón began his career as a composer, working with various flamenco artists. Raised in Spain, he traveled to New York City at an early age to train in American arts schools. After meeting Bebo Valdés and Jerry González, Limón began working in Latin jazz with Cuban musicians, in addition to working in flamenco. In 2004, Limón was awarded the Latin Grammy for Producer of the Year for his work on five records: Lágrimas Negras by Diego el Cigala
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and Bebo Valdés; Cositas Buenas by Paco de Lucía; El Cantante by Andrés Calamaro; El Pequeño Reloj by Enrique Morente; Niño Josele by Niño Josele; and the multi-artist collection Tributo Flamenco a Don Juan Valderrama. In 2009, Limón won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album for recording Juntos Para Siempre, a series of father-and-son piano duets by Bebo and Chucho Valdés. Limón has combined several professional occupations within the worlds of art and communication. Although he has mainly focused on composition and the production of albums, film scores and television shows, his work as a communicator and teacher is equally impressive. He is currently the artistic director of the Mediterranean Music Institute at the Berklee College of Music. Artist Representation: IMG Artists Toby Tumarkin ttumarkin@imgartists.com imgartists.com
GONZALEZ 10/27 MANDY FROM STEPHEN SCHWARTZ TO LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA October 27, 2019 | Cheng Hall This performance will include a 15-minute intermission.
Mandy Gonzalez Vocals
Javier Muñoz Vocals
James Sampliner Music Director / Piano Tim Basom Guitar
Leo Huppert Bass Jamie Eblen Drums
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MANDY GONZALEZ Mandy Gonzalez has thrilled audiences on Broadway, lit up the screen on television, and started a social movement.
Mandy Gonzalez possesses one of the most powerful and versatile contemporary voices of our time. Currently starring in the megahit Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler, Mandy also originated and starred as Nina Rosario in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, In The Heights, for which she received a Drama Desk Award. She starred as Elphaba in the Broadway production of Wicked, blowing the roof off of New York’s Gershwin Theatre each night as she belted out the signature song, “Defying Gravity,” and for which she was honored with a Broadway.com Award for Best Replacement. Other Broadway roles include Princess Amneris in the Elton John and Tim Rice musical Aida; and Lennon, where she portrayed the Beatles icon John Lennon. Mandy made her Broadway debut in Jim Steinman’s Dance of the Vampires, starring opposite Michael Crawford.
Mandy received an Obie Award and overwhelming critical praise for her performance in the Off-Broadway production of Eli’s Comin’, directed by Diane Paulus and based on the music and lyrics of singer-songwriter Laura Nyro.
Television viewers have the pleasure of seeing Mandy in the recurring role of Lucy Knox on the hit CBS drama Madam Secretary. Mandy also appeared as Agent Susan Combs on the hit series Quantico, and made guest appearances on Doubt, White Collar, The Good Wife, among others. Equally at home on the big and small screen, she has appeared in Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor; After, starring opposite Pablo Schreiber; and Man on a Ledge with Sam Worthington. Mandy can also be heard as the voice of Mei in Disney’s Mulan 2.
A frequent concert soloist, she has performed with symphony orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Philly Pops, Naples Philharmonic, Forth Worth, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Arkansas, Anchorage, Edmonton, Ottawa, and Youngstown Symphonies, among many others.
In 2017, Mandy released her debut album, Fearless, with Warner Music, which debuted at No.13 on the iTunes charts. Her album—hailed as “a genre-defying, highly-personal, daring, and brilliant debut” (Pop Bytes)—delivers new, original songs from some of the most accomplished writers in the music industry, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jennifer Nettles, Bill Sherman and Tom Kitt. In 2019, Mandy released five additional tracks from the album’s original recording sessions. Fearless: B-Sides is now available from digital outlets.
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Mandy Gonzalez is also an author, recently publishing a widely cited article in the Harvard Business Review on how to overcome one’s fear of public speaking and be more confident in one’s communication and leadership. Mandy Gonzalez is the proud founder of #FearlessSquad, a social media movement for inclusiveness and belonging. The movement connects millions of people around the world to be their best selves and empower each other.
JAVIER MUÑOZ
Javier Muñoz’s passion for the stage has spanned many years and cities. His love of theater began in high school during a production of The King and I in Brooklyn, New York.
His passion for acting only grew when he was signed by an agent before his high school graduation, leading him to enroll in NYU’s Tisch School for the Arts. Not a stranger to hard work, Muñoz participated in the AmeriCorps work-study program, which allowed him to pay his way through college. Through AmeriCorps, Muñoz taught theater in community programs and schools throughout New York City. Muñoz became the first person in his family to graduate from college, and was also one of two honorees to receive the Community Service Award upon his graduation from Tisch School for the Arts. Also, during this time, Muñoz worked closely with the non-profit organization, Children & The Classics, promoting literacy in schools throughout New York City. Muñoz has performed in various regional theater projects, including The Porch (Ziad) at Altered Stages; Venice (Venice) at Center Theatre Group; Two Gentlemen of Verona (Proteus) at Shakespeare Theatre of D.C.; Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Richard III (Dorset) and Into the Woods (The Baker). In 2005, Muñoz auditioned for Lin-Manuel Miranda, writer, composer and star of the Tony-winning hit In the Heights. Miranda chose Muñoz as his understudy in the role of Usnavi, which Muñoz later assumed full-time upon Miranda’s departure. When Miranda began writing the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning smash Hamilton, Muñoz was an active part of the musical’s early development and creation. They developed the role of Alexander Hamilton together, and Muñoz served as Miranda’s alternate at the Public Theater Off-Broadway debut in 2015, as well as throughout the Broadway engagement. On July 11th, 2016, Muñoz assumed the title role of Alexander Hamilton full-time on Broadway; and played his final performance in the title role on January 14, 2018.
Muñoz appeared on the third and final season of the Freeform/Netflix hit series, Shadowhunters, which was awarded the 2018 People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Show. Next up, Muñoz will star in Jack Newell’s dark comedy, Monuments, opposite David Sullivan and Marguerite Moreau. Muñoz was honored with the prestigious 2016 OUT100 Breakout of the Year Award, as well as the Howard Ashman Award by the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC).
JAMES SAMPLINER
James Sampliner (Music Director) is an accomplished pianist, orchestrator, arranger, record producer and percussionist. After graduating from Indiana University School of Music, he began his career as the resident music director at Williamstown Theatre Festival (1997–2004). His affiliation with Tony and Grammy Award-winning (and Emmy nominated) actor Billy Porter began in 2003, and together they have collaborated on Being Alive, The Soul of Rodgers, Ghetto Superstar, At the Corner of Broadway and Soul, Billy’s Back on Broadway and While I Yet Live. He has worked as music director or associate music director on five Broadway shows: BKLYN: The Musical, The Wedding Singer, Legally Blonde (also as arranger),
Honeymoon in Vegas and Prince of Broadway. Most recently, Mr. Sampliner had the honor of conducting and playing piano for the very first official revival of Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World. Mr. Sampliner has collaborated with Audra McDonald, Leslie Odom Jr., Patina Miller, Ledisi, pop artist Jojo, Rob McClure, Mandy Gonzalez, Javier Muñoz, Tracie Thoms, Laura Benanti, Will Swenson, James Naughton, Karen Ziemba, Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, Laurie Beechman, Adriane Lenox, Shayna Steele, among others.
His most recent collaboration is with Emmy-nominated actor Tituss Burgess. A new album, Saint Tituss, was released in July of 2019 (as producer/cowriter/ programmer). The two are also working on a new musical (as music supervisor and orchestrator) and a live concert act (as MD/keyboardist). A Carnegie Hall concert is in the works for February 1, 2020, celebrating the music of Stephen Sondheim. Artist Representation: LML Music Presents Lee Lessack Lee@LMLMusicPresents.com lmlmusicpresents.com
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