Diamond Jubilee
Thu, Sep 26
Bass Concert Hall
with the UT Jazz Orchestra
Fri, Oct 11
Bates Recital Hall
6 Beyond the Performance
TPA Expands School Day Performances to Include First-ever Broadway Show 18 Twyla Tharp Dance Diamond Jubilee
Branford Marsalis with the UT Jazz Orchestra
Thank you for joining us! We’re thrilled you’re here to experience our 24/25 Texas Performing Arts Season. We hope that the artists inspire you through their work.
We are proud to showcase live performances from both iconic artists and emerging talents. This season we’ve put together for you a globehopping lineup of 14 events that push the boundaries of traditional performing arts, offering innovative experiences from creators who are boldly redefining their fields.
We’re also excited to bring you performances in collaboration with other great Austin arts organizations, including Conspirare, Fusebox, ATX Chamber Music & Jazz, and more. As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering new works, we’re proud to introduce our next artist-in-residence project, Postcards from the Border, by Austin songwriter Carrie Rodriguez, novelist Oscar Cásares, and photographer Joel Salcido. Discover the full season lineup and see all that we have to offer at texasperformingarts.org.
The 24/25 TPA season complements the always-popular Broadway in Austin series—this year is our biggest yet with ten shows direct from Broadway—and our Texas Welcomes series of concerts, comedy, and family entertainment. We hope you can join us often to share in the magic of great performances.
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At Texas Performing Arts, we believe in the unique power of live performance to uplift, connect, and create community and we ensure that our engagement with the arts reaches far beyond the stage. Annually, thousands of students and Central Texas residents participate in TPA’s educational and outreach programs, including pre- and post-show discussions, workshops, masterclasses, and youth performances. By offering an array of transformative experiences, we aim to inspire people of all ages and enhance the role of the performing arts in Austin.
Jazz students from Huston-Tillotson University were invited to participate in the soundcheck with Grammyaward winning jazz vocalist Samara Joy before her Bass Concert Hall debut.
More than 1,600 area students visited Bass Concert Hall for a special school day performance with the celebrated company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
Community members gathered together to learn movements from Alvin Ailey’s iconic and timeless dance work Revelations, led by former Ailey company member Nasha Thomas.
Students from Elgin High School enjoyed a special performance of the smash hit Wicked as part of TPA’s Broadway Experience for Youth program.
TPA’s new 24/25 season is in full swing featuring pioneering performances across multiple genres and a number of ways to interact with and learn from our visiting artists. Here are just a few highlights of our education and engagement activities from this past season. 1 2 3 4 5
Award-winning choreographer Abby Zbikowski led a masterclass with UT dance students ahead of Radioactive Practice, named ‘Best Dance Performance of 2022’ by The New York Times.
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At TPA, support from donors like you is instrumental in providing programs that expand access to the performing arts for students of all ages. Your support covers bus transportation and free tickets to educational performances with renowned artists. These daytime performances have ignited inspiration and imagination in hundreds of thousands of students across Central Texas.
TPA transforms lives through the power of creativity, education, and the performing arts. We are committed to ensuring that every student has the opportunity to experience world-class live performances. But we can’t do it without donors like you!
This season, TPA is expanding to reach more than 12,000 K–12 students. For the first time, 3,000
local students will be able to attend a free, daytime performance of the acclaimed Broadway musical Peter Pan. In addition, every 5th grader in Austin Independent School District will attend a special daytime performance of El Otro Oz, a bilingual, Mexican folkinfused musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz. Along with these two presentations, TPA will offer school day performances with Kid Koala, Sweet Honey In The Rock, and Versa-Style Street Dance Company for a total of five this year.
Programs like these can’t exist without the generous support of our members and donors like you. Want to learn more about how you can expand live arts access for students in Central Texas? Contact support@texasperformingarts.org or call 512.471.1195.
by Robert Silver
Discover works from Landmarks’ collection at Bass Concert Hall
SEP 26, 2024
BASS CONCERT HALL
Texas Performing Arts presents
Texas Performing Arts’ presentation of Twyla Tharp Dance is supported, in part, by the Topfer Endowment for Performing Arts Production.
Choreography
Twyla Tharp
Lighting
Jennifer Tipton & James F. Ingalls
Costumes
Santo Loquasto
Dancers
Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, John Selya, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus, Daniel Ulbricht
Production Supervisor & Stage Manager
Steven Carlino
Wardrobe Supervisor
Jeffrey Shirbroun
Company Management
Jesse Ontiveros
Tour Booking & Management
Opus 3 Artists
Robert Berretta, Managing Director
Benjamin Maimin, Chief Operating Officer
Jemma Lehner, Associate Manager
Media Sponsors:
Ocean’s Motion (1975)
Music by Chuck Berry
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Original Lighting Design by Jennifer Tipton
Almost Grown
Deep Feeling
School Days
Nadine
Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus
Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox
Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus
Reed Tankersley with Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Jake Tribus
Too Pooped to Pop Daisy Jacobson
Havana Moon
Almost Grown
Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus
Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Skye Mattox, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus
Brel (2024)
Music by Jacques Brel
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Performed by Daniel Ulbricht
Quand On N’ A Que L’Amour
Ne Me Quitte Pas
Amsterdam
Les Marquises
Marieke
The Ballet Master (2024)
Music BI BA BO by Simeon ten Holt; Per la Solennità di S. Lorenzo’, RV 562 in D major by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
Performed by Dmitry Sinkovsky with the National Symphony Orchestra, recorded live at National Concert Hall Dublin, 2022.
Costume Design by Santo Loquasto
Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls
Performed by John Selya, Skye Mattox, Daniel Ulbricht Miriam Gittens, Daisy Jacobson, Reed Tankersley, Jake Tribus
Major support for Twyla Tharp Dance is provided by Jay Franke and David Herro.
Funding for this Joyce production season made possible by Valerie and Chuck Diker, Bill Miller, Patsy & Jeff Tarr, and Cathy Marks Weinroth.
Special thanks to Dmitry Sinkovsky, Mark Seliger, The Chuck Berry Estate, Simeon ten Holt Foundation, Foundation Brel, the National Symphony Orchestra, Donebus Publish, Dualtone Music Group and Universal Music Group, and New York City Ballet.
Brel and The Ballet Master have been commissioned by The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work.
Twyla Tharp (Choreographer/Artistic Director), since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, has choreographed more than 169 works: 129 dances, 12 television specials, six Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure skating routines. She received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, 19 honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President’s Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts, the 2008 Jerome Robbins Prize, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor. Her many grants include the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. She is a member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and an Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Today, ballet and dance companies around the world continue to perform Ms. Tharp’s works. In 1992, Ms. Tharp published her autobiography Push Comes To Shove. She went on to write The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it for Life, followed by The Collaborative Habit: Life Lessons for Working Together. In 2019, her fourth
book was published, Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life. Today, Ms. Tharp continues to create.
Miriam Gittens (Dancer) was born and raised in Fresno, CA, where she received a diverse dance education at The Dance Studio of Fresno. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from The Juilliard School in 2017. Following graduation, Miriam joined chuthis, a project-based company presenting the work of Peter Chu, and continues to collaborate there. In 2018, she joined Ballet BC under the direction of Emily Molnar. Miriam had the extreme honor of performing works by Aszure Barton, Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, Felix Landerer, Ohad Naharin, Out Innerspace, Crystal Pite, and Medhi Walerski, spanning over four seasons. In 2022, Miriam returned to New York to join Gibney Company, where she is currently an Artistic Associate. In 2023, Gittens was featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise” column.
Daisy Jacobson (Dancer) is from Los Angeles and earned her BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School. She joined LA Dance Project in 2017.
While at LADP, Daisy danced in new works and repertoire by Benjamin Millepied, Justin Peck, Kyle Abraham, Ohad Naharin, Martha Graham, Bella Lewitzky, Janie Taylor, Madeline Hollander, Jill Johnson, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber, among others. In 2022, Daisy guested with Twyla Tharp and performed in the revival of “In The Upper Room” and “Nine Sinatra Songs”. Daisy has since danced in Tharp’s “Ocean’s Motion” and “Ballet Master” for the company’s season at The Joyce Theater and in “How Long Blues” at Little Island 2024. She was a Guest Artist at Vail Dance Festival this year where she reconstructed and performed Twyla Tharp’s solo, “1903” and premiered Jusitn Peck’s new work, “Nine Freights.” Daisy has been featured in Dance Magazine’s “On the Rise” and Dance Teacher Magazine’s “What My Teacher Taught Me” as well as Honolulu Magazine’s “Breaking the Ballet Mold.” She is a Young Arts Winner and a Presidential Scholar in the Arts as well as a Princess Grace Award Nominee.
Skye Mattox (Dancer) is honored to be joining Twyla Tharp here at The Joyce. Broadway: West Side Story, On The Town (Ivy Smith understudy), and Carousel.
Film: West Side Story (Dir. Steven Spielberg), Maestro (Dir. Bradley Cooper). TV: Smash (Season Two), Fosse/ Verdon, The Deuce (Season Three). Other NYC credits include American Dance Machine (Joyce Theater), and numerous shows for New York City Center’s Encores! series, such as Little Me and High Button Shoes. In addition to performing, Skye teaches and choreographs for studios and programs around the country, including two of New York City’s premier dance studios, Broadway Dance Center and Steps On Broadway.
John Selya (Dancer), native New Yorker, trained at the School of American Ballet. Upon completion of his training, John received the Mae L. Wien award for outstanding promise. Mr. Selya was then invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join American Ballet Theatre, where he performed and choreographed for the company. Mr. Selya then joined Twyla Tharp Dance as a company member, where he went on to perform the leading role of Eddie in Twyla Tharp’s Tony-winning Broadway show, Movin’ Out. His performance earned him a Tony nomination for best actor in a musical, an Astaire award for outstanding
dancing on a Broadway stage and a Theater World Award for outstanding Broadway debut. Since then Mr. Selya has appeared as the Mambo dancer in Damn Yankees, Scranton Slim in Guys and Dolls, and Sid in Come Fly Away. Mr. Selya has also performed as a break dancer at The Sands Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. In addition to appearing on stage, John has appeared in movies, Everyone Says I Love You, Across the Universe, and Romance and Cigarettes, as well as many televised productions. Mr. Selya is a choreographic associate for Twyla Tharp, staging and directing productions alongside Ms. Tharp. Additionally, John regularly teaches throughout the world to educate and encourage future performing artists.
Reed Tankersley (Dancer) was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and began his dance training at the age of five. After graduating from The Juilliard School in 2014, Reed joined Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour and continues to perform her works, most recently starring in Tharp’s In The Upper Room at New York City Center. As a freelance performer he has performed
works by many New Yorkbased choreographers including Jonah Bokaer, Jessica Lang for Seattle Opera’s Aida, and Broadway’s Chase Brock. In 2019, Reed ran away to the circus and toured the country as the lead performer in Cirque Du Soleil’s Volta. Reed is a NFAA Youngarts award winner and was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” for 2017.
Jake Tribus (Dancer) is originally from Raleigh, NC, where he began his training at CC & Company Dance Complex. He also trained at Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, FL, under the direction of Peter Stark. Jake Tribus is a 2020 graduate of USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance under the direction of Jodie Gates. In 2020, Jake joined Gibney Company, where he is currently still employed, as an Artistic Associate. Tribus’ past training includes intensives with Netherlands Dance Theater, Batsheva Gaga Technique, and The Juilliard School. He has performed repertoire from choreographers such as William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Crystal Pite, Jîrí Kylián, Johan Inger, Sharon Eyal, Paul Taylor, Aszure Barton, and Dwight Rhoden. Jake has performed on
stages including The Joyce Theater (with Gibney Company and the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance), The Shed (with A Quiet Evening of Dance by William Forsythe), the Kampnagel International Summer Festival (premiering Where There’s Form by Aszure Barton), and in 2022 the Fire Island Dance Festival (choreography by Akira Uchida and Micaela Taylor). He has also performed in music videos and on stage for artists including Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Lorde, Backstreet Boys, and Janet Jackson, among others. He also has appeared in fashion campaigns for brands like Carolina Herrera. Jake is the recipient of a 2022 Princess Grace Award in Dance.
Daniel Ulbricht (Dancer) was born in Florida and began his dance training at the age of 11. At age 15, he attended the School of American Ballet. In 2000, he became an apprentice with New York City Ballet and in November 2001 he joined as a member of the corps de ballet. In 2005, Mr. Ulbricht was promoted to soloist and principal dancer in 2007. He has danced featured roles in Balanchine, Robbins, Martins, Peck, Ratmansky, Wheeldon, and Tharp ballets. Mr. Ulbricht is currently the
Director of Programming at Manhattan Youth Ballet and Artistic Director of NYSSSA. Mr. Ulbricht is also founder and director of Stars of American Ballet. Mr. Ulbricht is also on the faculty of Yale University. Mr. Ulbricht is also the co-founder and coproducer of “Dance Against Cancer and is also on the board of the NDI.
OCT 11, 2024
BATES RECITAL HALL
Texas Performing Arts and ATX Chamber Music & Jazz Present
As part of the residency, Branford Marsalis will also perform with his renowned Quartet on Sat, Oct 12 at 6:30 pm and 9 pm at The Mansion, presented by ATX Chamber Music and Jazz.
Support for Texas Performing Arts’ residency and presentation of Branford Marsalis is provided by:
The College of Fine Arts O’Donnell Visiting Artist Endowment Bill and Suzanne Childs
Media Sponsor:
Diego Rivera, Director
Alto Saxophone 1
James Aspan-Martin
Alto Saxophone 2
Michael Chavez
Tenor Saxophone 1
Jerry Espinoza
Tenor Saxophone 2
Dash Haubrich
Baritone Saxophone
Aidan Brown
Trumpet 1
Santana Rojas
Trumpet 2
Rachel Spencer
Trumpet 3
Chris Cermak
Trumpet 4
Isaac Pittenger
Trombone 1
Jacob Martinez
Trombone 2
Kevin Hrabak
Trombone 3
Austin Dalbey
Bass Trombone
Demetreis Thornton
Guitar
Reuben Akins
Piano
Jakob Hartz
Joseph Hernandez
Bass
Liam O’Dell
Aidan Berg
Drums
Joshua Berry
Christian Torres Vocalist
Genesis Staple
By Jimmy McHugh & Harold Adamson
Arr. Frank Foster
Spartacus
By Branford Marsalis
Arr. Diego Rivera
Dienda
By Kenny Kirkland
Arr. Diego Rivera
By Branford Marsalis
Arr. Diego Rivera
St. Louis Blues
By W.C. Handy
Arr. Duke Ellington
Jazz Ensemble
Mike Sailors, Director
Alto Saxophone 1
Connor Holt
Alto Saxophone 2
Clayton Bristol
Tenor Saxophone 1
Alejandro San Miguel
Tenor Saxophone 2
Michael Salas
Baritone Saxophone
Brady Goar
Trumpet 1
Will Paladino
Trumpet 2
Joseph Risberg
Trumpet 3
Dominic Bradburry
Trumpet 4
Mario Diaz
Trombone 1
Graham Simpler
Trombone 2
Yash Kukrecha
Trombone 3
Grayson Cliff
Bass Trombone
Wade King
Milestones
By Miles Davis
Arr. Mike Sailors
One By One
By Wayne Shorter
Arr. Mike Sailors
After Supper
By Neal Hefti
Chinosoire
By Duke Ellington
Guitar
Andy Flores
Piano
Joao Camargo Bass
Eli Miller
Annie Nguyen
Drums
Harrison Murphy
Collin McCord
Chris Cermak & Rachel Spencer, Co-Directors
Alto Saxophone 1
Aaron Walls
Alto Saxophone 2
Aidan Cardona
Tenor Saxophone 1
Kole Aitala
Tenor Saxophone 2
Edgar Castro
Baritone Saxophone
Jesse Hughes
Trumpet 1
Chris Cermak
Trumpet 2
Rachel Spencer
Trumpet 3
Issac Pittenger
Trumpet 4
Jesus Torres
Avenue C
By Buck Clayton
Arr. Frank Foster
Easin’ It
By Frank Foster
Softly As In A Morning Sunrise
By Sigmund Romberg
Ya Gotta Try
By Sammy Nestico
Queen Bee
By Sammy Nestico
Bass
Chelsea DeRoach Drums
Jaylon Alley
Branford Marsalis continues to thrill audiences around the world while racking up achievements, even after four decades in the international spotlight. From his initial recognition as a young jazz lion, he has expanded his vision as an instrumentalist, composer, and educator, crossing stylistic boundaries while maintaining unwavering creativity. In the process, he has become a symbol of artistic excellence, winning three Grammy Awards, a Tony nomination for his work as a composer on Broadway, a citation by the National Endowment for the Arts as a Jazz Master, and a 2021 Primetime Emmy nomination.
The Branford Marsalis Quartet, formed in 1986, remains his primary means of expression. In it’s virtually uninterrupted three-plus decades of existence, the Quartet has established a rare breadth of stylistic range and is revered for its uncompromising interpretation of both original compositions and jazz and popular classics. But Branford has not confined his music to the jazz quartet context. A frequent soloist with classical ensembles,
Branford has become increasingly sought after as a featured soloist with acclaimed orchestras around the world, performing works by composers such as Copeland, Debussy, Glazunov, Ibert, Mahler, Milhaud, Rorem, Vaughan Williams and Villa-Lobos. And his legendary guest performances with the Grateful Dead and collaborations with Sting have made him a fan favorite in the pop arena.
In this special performance, Branford will be joined by students of UT’s premiere jazz ensemble, the Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Diego Rivera.
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Director
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A gift from longtime Texas Performing Arts members Bill and Anita Cochran enriches the lives of thousands of Austin-area children.
The William and Anita Cochran Endowment for Performing Arts Access and Education supports performances by nationally recognized artists for students from elementary through high school. With their gift, the Cochrans are helping Texas Performing Arts continue to be one of the nation’s highest-impact live arts organizations.
You can support Texas Performing Arts, like the Cochrans, through your will, trust or estate plan to share the joy of vibrant performing arts programming for generations to come.
Call 800-687-4602 or email giftplan@austin.utexas.edu for more information.
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