Ellen Robbins Dances by Very Young Choreographers JUNE 5 & 6, 2021 As part of our show, we ask you to view footage of Giabella Talor’s Twisted from 2010.
Introduction Improvised and performed by the Cast Music by Philip Glass 4 Seasons Suite Choreographed and performed by Edith Barber, Anna Wheeler, and Julia Wheeler Music by Francis Poulenc Reprise...Of A Sort Choreographed and performed by Aliza Myers Music by Paul Giger Cosmic Dancer Improvisation performed by Annabel Sexton-Daldry Music by T. Rex Mandate for Better Times Choreographed and performed by Autumn Domingo Music by Fabian Obispo
Full Circle Choreographed and performed by Yuna Clark Music by Philip Glass A Waltz Choreographed and performed by Mavi Çelebi Music by naran ratan, Kilo Kish, Chopin Full-Out Choreographed and performed by Bianca Berman Music by PJ Harvey Impasse Choreographed and performed by Felix Gaddie Music by Raymond Scott A Backward Glance Choreographed and performed by Giabella Taylor, with Jakob Taylor, cellist Music by J.S. Bach, Zoltan Kodaly, arr. by Jakob Taylor The Game Commences Choreographed and performed by Adi Anker, Bianca Berman, Mavi Çelebi, Autumn Domingo, Felix Gaddie, Aliza Myers, Annabel Sexton-Daldry, Gia Taylor Music by Dire Straits Muse Choreographed and performed by Krista Jansen Music by Elena Kats-Chernin Ceremony Music by Richard Rodney Bennett
Teacher/Director: Ellen Robbins Lighting Designer: Serena Wong Production Coordinator: Alex Allen Production Electrician and Light Board Op: Jacob Zedek Light Board Op: Natalie Davery Sound Board Op: Patrick Calhoun Deck: Michael Stevens Stage Managers: Elizabeth Allen, Krista Jansen, Felix Gaddie, Aliza Myers Director of Producing: Kyle Maude Producing Associate: Hannah Emerson Director of Production: Hillery Makatura Assistant to Ellen Robbins: Krista Jansen Thanks to Jody and John Arnhold, the van den Heuval Trust/W Trust, Christopher Calabia and Suzanne Brown via the National PhilanthropicTrust, Joan T. Racho-Jansen, Krista Braca, Dan Barber, the parents of the performers, and the New York Live Arts staff. And thank you (!) to all who contributed to the fund that supports our work.* *Donations: Ellen Robbins is a sponsored artist of The Field. You can help to support Dances by Very Young Choreographers by making a tax deductible contribution online at www.thefield.org. Select Ellen Robbins’ name from the list of artists. The Field is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501 (c) (3) organization serving the New York City performing arts community. Contributions to artists through The Field are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 75 Maiden Lane, Suite 906, NYC, NY 10038, (212) 691-6969, fax: (212) 255-2053. A copy of The Field’s latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Field or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271
BIOGRAPHIES Ellen Robbins teaches dance for children in Soho, and on Saturdays, she teaches at New York Live Arts. She was the resident dance educator at Dance Theater Workshop for 34 years. She is a recipient of the 1993 Arts in Education Round Table Award and a 1986 Bessie (New York Dance and Performance Award) for her work with children. In May of 2015, she was the honoree of La MaMa Moves Gala. Ms. Robbins presents an intensive teacher’s course, “Growing a Dancer” for the 92nd St. Y’s DEL program (Dance Education Laboratory). She has also taught dance education at Sarah Lawrence College, and, as a guest lecturer around the country and abroad. She is a consultant to choreographers working with children. She has been on the faculties of the 92nd St. Y, Bennington College July program, and ArtsConnection, a performance arts project for public school children. She has directed the Young Dancers School at the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina. In the summer of 2001, Dances By Very Young Choreographers (Ellen Robbins’ students ages 8 – 18) was
produced at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in the Doris Duke Theater. Ms. Robbins is known for her repertory of group dances, choreographed in collaboration with children. For more information, see: www.ellenrobbinsdance.com Serena Wong (Lighting Designer) is a Brooklyn-based freelance lighting designer for theater and dance. Her designs have been seen at American Ballet Theater, Fall For Dance at City Center, Danspace, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival. Most recently she has designed for choreographers Gemma Bond, Caleb Teicher, Leonardo Sandoval, and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko. She enjoys biking, beekeeping, and bread baking.
LIVE ARTS CONTRIBUTORS New York Live Arts is deeply grateful to all the individuals listed below for their vital gifts to New York Live Arts over the last year: $500,000 and higher Anonymous Slobodan Randjelović & Jon Stryker $100,000-$499,999 Eleanor Friedman Ruth & Stephen Hendel Alex Katz Foundation Ellen M. Poss Jane Bovingdon Semel & Terry Semel / Semel Charitable Foundation $50,000 - $99,999 Zoe Eskin Suzanne Karpas Barbara & Alan Marks $25,000 - $49,999 Anonymous Patricia Blanchet / Ed Bradley Family Foundation David Dechman & Michel Mercure Adam Flatto Lorraine Gallard & Richard H. Levy Helen & Peter Haje James C. Hormel & Michael P. Nguyen in memory of Linda Grass Shapiro Charla Jones Amy Newman & Bud Shulman Randy Polumbo / Plant Construction Matthew Putman Alanna Rutherford Diana Wege $10,000 - $24,999 Bloomberg Philanthropies Alexes Hazen Colleen Keegan Julie Orlando Andrea Rosen Ruby Shang $5,000 - $9,999 Derek Brown & Deborah Hellman Paula Cooper & Jack Macrae Agnes Gund Bill T. Jones & Bjorn Amelan Jeffrey B. & Wendy Liszt Deborah Ronnen Melissa Schiff Soros Cindy Sherman Williams Family Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999 Anonymous Gerald Appelstein Charlotte & Charles Buchanan Jonathan J. Cohen Charitable Fund Jeannie Colbert Kim Cullen Joan Davidson Lil and Jim DeMarse Dobkin Family Foundation Margaret Doyle Philip Gallo Mimi Garrard Judith & Steven Gluckstern Michael & Deborah Goldberg Otho Kerr Glenn Ligon Anna Maltby & Akshay Patil Tommy McCall & Victor Zonana Nancy Meyer & Marc Weiss Susan Micari Meridee Moore & Kevin King Thomas Nichols & Daniel Chadburn Deborah Pines Rita Salzman The Susan Stein Shiva Foundation Catharine R. Stimpson Kristalina & Jack Taylor Kate Whitney & Franklin Thomas James & Azin Wilcox Bruce & Megumi Williams Timothy Wu & Eric Murphy $500 - $999 Arthur Aviles Timothy Benning The Marshall Frankel Foundation Sharon Gerstel Olivia Katz Kenneth Machlin John Sansone Deborah Swiderski Gifts and commitments between 4/1/2020-3/31/2021
Support is provided by the Alice Lawrence Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Arnhold Foundation, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Fund, Con Edison, Dance/NYC, The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc., Ford Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, Humanities New York, Hyde & Watson Foundation, Jerome Robbins Foundation, Joseph & Joan Cullman Foundation, MAP Fund, Marta Heflin Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Performance Network, New England Foundation for the Arts, New Music USA, O’Donnell Green Music & Dance Foundation, Samuel Levy Foundation, Scherman Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Studio Institute, Tito’s Handmade Vodka, William Penn Foundation. New York Live Arts is supported by public funds from Humanities New York, National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with City Council with special thanks to Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
STAFF & BOARD Artistic Leadership
Executive Leadership
Board of Directors
Bill T. Jones Artistic Director
Kim Cullen Executive Director & CEO
Stephen Hendel Co-Chair
Janet Wong Associate Artistic Director
Development
Richard H. Levy Co-Chair
Dave Archuletta Chief Development Officer
Helen Haje Vice Chair
Kyle Maude Producing Director
Ali Burke Individual Giving & Special Events Manager
Slobodan RandjeloviĆ Vice Chair
Hannah Emerson Producing Associate
Erin Baskin Institutional Giving Manager
Veronica Falborn Producing Associate & Production Stage Manager
Bianca Bailey Member Services & Education Coordinator
Production
Candystore Development Assistant
Kim Cullen Chief Executive Officer Ex-Officio
Hillery Makatura Director of Production
Hans Rasch Institutional Giving Assistant
Bjorn Amelan
Creative Director
Finance
Bjorn G. Amelan
Nupur Dey Director of Finance
Communications
Gregory English Rentals Coordinator
Programming, Producing & Engagement
Tyler Ashley Director of Communications Mayadevi Ross Digital Media Coordinator
Alan Marks Treasurer Alanna Rutherford Secretary Bill T. Jones Artistic Director Ex-Officio
Sarah Arison Aimee Meredith Cox LaToya Ruby Frazier Charla Jones Colleen Keegan Darnell L. Moore Amy Newman
Human Resources
Randy Polumbo
ADP TotalSource
Ellen M. Poss Matthew Putman
Hannah Seiden Front of House Coordinator
Legal Services
Jane Bovingdon Semel
Liliana Dirks-Goodman Graphic Designer
Lowenstein Sandler, PC Pro-Bono Counsel
Ruby Shang
Pentagram Pro-Bono Branding Randjelović/Stryker Resident Commissioned Artist Faye Dricoll Raja Feather Kelly Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company Vinson Fraley, Jr., Barrington Hinds, Chanel Howard, Dean Michael Husted, Shane Larson, s. Lumbert, Marie Paspe, Nayaa Opong, Huiwang Zhang
Catharine R. Stimpson Diana Wege Board Emeritus Derek Brown Terence Dougherty Eleanor Friedman Advisory Council Margaret Doyle, Chair Alberta Arthurs Beverly D’Anne Lisa Frigand Jenette Kahn Susan Micari Alton Murray Lorraine Gallard Lois Greenfield Martha Sherman