ABOUT THE PROGRAM

HAND DANCE (2003)

Choreography by David Parsons

Lighting by Howell Binkley

Musical Arrangement by Kenji Bunch

Costume Concept by David Parsons

Five Dancers

MR. WITHERS (2023)

Choreography by David Parsons

Lighting by Christopher S. Chambers

Music by Bill Withers*

Costumes by Christine Darch

ZOEY ANDERSON CROIX DIIENNO RACHEL HARRIS MEGAN GARCIA TÉA PÉREZ CHRISTIAN PARIS BLUE NICK FEARON LUKE ROMANZI ERIN HOLLAMON

Mr. Withers was generously commissioned by Joe Lalka and Teresa Ribadeneyra in honor of her parents, Carol and Tom Ribadeneyra; Mark and Carol Pollard; and Warner Bros. Discovery. Additional support was provided by Charlton Andrews.

*Music: Use Me, Ain’t No Sunshine, I Can’t Write Left Handed, Grandma’s Hands, and Lean On Me written by Bill Withers. Published by Interior Music Corp c/o/ Songs Of Universal, Inc. Masters licensed by Sony Music Entertainment. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Dialog assembly and music editing by Frank Dickinson / 90 East Productions.

NASCIMENTO (1990)

Choreography by David Parsons

Lighting by Howell Binkley

Music by Milton Nascimento

Costumes by Barbara Erin Delo

Original Costumes by Santo Loquasto

ZOEY ANDERSON CROIX DIIENNO RACHEL HARRIS MEGAN GARCIA TÉA PÉREZ CHRISTIAN PARIS BLUE NICK FEARON LUKE ROMANZI

Nascimento was commissioned by the Festival in the Sun at the University of Arizona at Tucson. Special thanks to Milton Nascimento, who composed this score as a gift to Parsons Dance, and to A. Alexandra Jupin, Executive Director of the Festival in the Sun.