Fall Dance Concert
Saturday, March 8, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 9, 2 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Theater
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, N.J.
Program
Sketch #102
Choreography Meredith Rainey Aheym by Bryce Dessner, Performed by the Kronos Quartet
DANCERS: Olivia Amato, Arick Brooks, Kayla Faynor, Ian Kent, Saniyya Mccloud, Adrianna Noel, Keiaira Rainey, Milaina Risoli, Natali Santana, Itai Serra, Sharp Sharp, Toby Trish
hustled
Choreography Megan Mazarick and Dancers
I’ve Got to Use My Imagination by Gladys Knight & the Pips, Have Haven’t Done Nothin by Stevie Wonder, Love and Happiness by First Choice
Sound Design and Sound clips edited by Megan Mazarick, Spoken Text by Alli Fama
DANCERS: Madyson Burkhart, Yanna Brown, Ashlyn Corchado, Alli Fama, Kayla Faynor, Soph Frosoni, Stef Giblets, Kristyn Helfand, Jossie Hunter, Adrianna Noel, Jamie Pena, Rihana Perez, Itai Serra, Kaylie Smith
Deviated Dreams
Choreography Sophiann Moore
omw by (((o))) & FKJ, We wear the Mask poem excerpt by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Deeply Rooted by Eryn Allen Kane, You Never Learn by Lorine Chia
DANCERS: Ashlyn Corchado, Jade Cox, Mehkia Gwynn, Ian Kent, Saniyya Mccloud, Dani Mungcal, Hailey O'Hagen, Toby Trish
podium princess
Choreography Megan Mazarick
Music by Jordan McCree, Sound editing and text by Megan Mazarick
This work was created from excerpts of an evening length work and current choreographic investigation called soapbox (set to premiere in May 2025 in Philadelphia)
DANCERS: Kayla Faynor, Saniyya Mccloud, Maddy Reilly
Stupid Humans III
Choreography John Barella
Videos edited and created by John Barella
Ready Teddy by Little Richard, Hello by Lionel Richie, Everybody Dance Now by C&C Music Factory, La Vie En Rose by Roland Cedermark, Katchi by Nick Waterhouse, Dance of the Little Swans by Tchaikovsky, Alabama Song (Nicone Remix) by The Doors, Day in, Day Out by Nat King Cole, I Will Follow Him by Peggy March
DANCERS: Charley Bazzle, Alli Fama, Soph Frosoni, Ashley Goldston, Ashlyn Henzley, Keiaira Rainey, Maddy Reilly, Natali Santana, Kaylie Smith, Sharp Sharp, Toby Trish
Production & Administrative Team
Choreographers Megan Mazarick, John “Comix” Barella, Sophiann Moore, and Meredith Rainey
Production Stage Manager Oli Hartdegen
Stage Manager Lexi Vaksdal
Assistant Stage Managers Rebecca Schledwitz and Ty Gunns.
Technical Director Brandon Rush
Lighting Designer Todd Loyd
Assistant Lighting Designer Hailey Tedesco
Light Board Operator Juliette Belke
Costume Designers Robin I. Shane, Peyton Divirgilio Deryn C. Kraner, and Lilli Doll.
Wardrobe Supervisor Julia Almendra
Wardrobe Runners Katrina Gedmin and Chloe Kelly
Sound Operator James Neithardt
Props Supervisor Clare Hanrahan
Program Documentarians Ian Kent, Itai Serra and Kaylie Smith
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Kelly Bidle
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Jason Vodicka
Director of Production Management Buck Linton
Director of Performance Management Kristen Rodgers
Associate Director of Performance Management Leandra Acosta
Coordinator of Performance Management Samuel Stephenson
Artistic Producer C. Ryanne Domingues
About Rider University and The Department of Performing Arts
Located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, Rider University is a private co-educational, student-centered university that emphasizes purposeful connections between academic study and real-world learning experience. Rider prepares graduates to thrive professionally, to be lifelong independent learners, and to be responsible citizens who embrace diversity, support the common good, and contribute meaningfully to the changing world in which they live and work.
The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to educating students for engaged citizenship, career success, and personal growth in a diverse and complex world. The college cultivates intellectual reflection, artistic creativity, and academic maturity by promoting both broad academic inquiry and in-depth disciplinary study, while nurturing effective and ethical applications of transferable critical skills. The College consists of four schools: the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the School of Communication, Media, and Performing Arts, the School of Science, Technology, and Mathematics, and Westminster Choir College.
Through its dynamic mix of academic programs, The Department of Performing Arts helps aspiring professional performers, producers, managers, designers, technicians and entrepreneurs find their unique path in an ever-evolving industry. Acknowledged as innovative and contemporary, the Department of Performing Arts aspires to build a more equitable, engaging and sustainable future for the performing arts while exploring the many diverse historical, cultural, social and creative threads that add to our rich tapestry.
Rider University gratefully acknowledges the generous support of: The Martinson Family Foundation for its support of theater technology equipment. Richard and Heather Frye-Ginsberg & Michael T. '89 and Susana Santaguida '89 Gummel for their support of our Rider Friend of the Arts patron program.
Upcoming Performances
WESTMINSTER CONCERT BELL CHOIR IN CONCERT
Friday, March 28, 2025
Trinity Presbyterian Church
499 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
WESTMINSTER CHOIR & THE BACH CHOIR OF BETHLEHEMRACHMANINOFF: ALL-NIGHT VIGIL (VESPERS)
Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul 1723 Race St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Sunday, March 30, 4:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church of Bethlehem 2344 Center St, Bethlehem, PA 18017
NEW MUSIC CONCERT SERIES
Sunday, April 6, 3 p.m.
Gill Chapel
THE FIRE
Friday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 2 p.m.
Bart Luedeke Center Theater
SPRING OPERA: THE MEDIUM
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m Spitz Theater
RIDER UNIVERSITY CHORALE: THE WILDERNESS OF YOU
Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Gill Chapel
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON UPCOMING PERFORMANCES, SUBSCRIPTION AND PATRON PROGRAM OPTIONS, VISIT RIDER.EDU/ARTS.
