Dance concert program [1997?]. The University of the Arts. School of Dance. Winter Dances. Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts. Thursday, December 18 at 7:00pm; Friday, December 19 at 7:00pm.

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by  University of the Arts (Philadelphia, PA). College of Performing Arts. School of Dance.

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The University oftheArts
SchoolofDance
Winter Dances
MerriamTheater
TheUniversityoftheArts
Thursday,December 18at7:00pm
Friday,December 19at7:00pm
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Winter Dances
Merriam Theater
The University of the Arts
"Dance challenges us to explore our boundariesandto
celebrate ourdiversity, unitingpeople in a common ex-
"
pression ofhumanity.
-PresidentBillClinton
Thrusday,December 18at7:00pm
Friday,December 19at7:00pm
TheSchoolofDanceoffersprofessionaltrainingto
aspiringyoungartistsforcareersinperformance,
teachingorchoreographywhichleadto afour-yearBFA
inBallet,ModernorJazz;aPerformance/DanceEduca-
tiondegree;andatwo-yearCertificateProgram.Our
graduates appearinAlvinAileyAmericanDanceTheatre,
DonaldByrdDanceCompany,Philadanco,RodRogers
DanceCompanyandtheClevelandBallet. Recentgradu-
atesarealsodancingincabarets,infilm,videoandcruise
lineproductionsandonBroadway..
Thankyouforsharingthiseveningwithus, wehopeyouenjoythe
performance. Thetakingofflashphotographsduringtheperformance
isstrictlyprohibited. Thankyouforyourcooperation.
PROGRAM
BLUR
Choreography: GabrielMasson
Costumeconcept: GabrielMasson
Music: PhilipGlassfrom"Glassworks" (closingsection)
Dancers:CesarAbreu,CherylCarson,JenniferClutterbuck,LaurenDonohue,
StacinaHall,NicoleHarmon, EricaJones, HeatherKelly,JaimeKilker,
Pei-JungLee,CareyMacaleer, BriannaMasson, PhoebeE. Miller,SaraMongeau,
KarenNicely,TaraPasquarello, LisaPotter,KarenPoupard,DantePuleio,
MaureenSossi, KellySullivan,LeslieTakonis,JenniferWeisenberg
MARCELLO
Choreography:AndrewPap
Music:AlessandroMarcello "OboeConcertoinDMinor"
Costumes: ClydeMichaelHayes
MusicalAssistant: HansBoman
Dancers: LakeithaAnderson,JamieLynnBoyling,AdrienneClark,
ChristopherCompton,AlexandriaCorosanite,JeanetteFisher,AdamFleming,
SarahIrwin,NatashaJenGoldstein, MehssaJeka, KristaMancarella,
MichellePervan,DanielleRhoades,JanineWalter, Pi-ChiYang
Adagio (Thursday): MehssaJeka,ChristopherCompton
Adagio (Friday) AdrienneClark,AdamFleming
:
VALHALLA
Choreography: FayeSnow
Music: RichardWagner
Costumes: ClydeMichaelHayes
InNorsemythology, bravewarriorswhodiedinbattlespenttheafterlifeinValhalla. There
residedtheNorsegodOdin,attendedbybeautifulwarrior-maidenscalledtheValkyries. The
gleamoftheValkyries' armorwassaidtoformtheflickeringlightsinthenorthernskiesknown
todayastheAuroraBorealis.
Dancers:AmieBarsky, HeatherBowman,ZahraCarpenter,DanielleDeVincenzo,TiffanyGordon,
AprylGrasty,NicoleHarmon,DamienHarris, ReaonaJones, HeatherKelly,AmyB. Landman,
AdewunmiMcCray, MichaelD. Tindal,NicholeWaugaman,JaquettaWilson.
INTIMATE GLANCES
Choreography: RonenKoresh
Music: PhilipGlass
Dancers: CesarAbreu, LakeithaAnderson,TravisBreen, SaraIrwin,MelissaJeka,JustineJulian,
TravisMesman,PamNevin,TaraPasquarello,DawnPignuola,LisaPoust, LarissaVelez,
JeanineWalter, HollieWright
THE FUNERAL
Choreography: C. KemalNance
Music: ClementJoseph, HectorRivera,JosephToledo
Costumes: EstherS. Newton
WordsofComfort: DerryckA. Perkins
ProcessionalHymn: DatjwanM.Woodland
Eulogy: KimberlyRobinson
Ululation&Mupururu: Congregation
Congregation: ZahraL.M. Carpenter, *HarveyV. Chism, MollyE. Christie,
MauriceEdwards, KimA. Gibson,JosephineHeard-Ntshepe,AmaniD.Jannah,
VenaC.Jefferson, PatriciaM. Morris, *MoniqueANewton, *DerryckA. Perkins,
NicoleSimms, ErikaD. Speer,DesireeM. Trader,TaniaWallace-Bey,
Datjwan M.Woodland
* TheBerry&NanceDanceProject
A CERTAIN DEATH
Choreography:SuzanneTambutti
Music: Saint-Saens, Bizet, Moviesoundtrackcollage
Costumes: ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers: HilaryClark,JenniferClutterbuck, BridgetConnelly,DesireeCook,
TonyaHeintzberger, HeatherKelly, Pei-JungLee, KristaMancarella,
AnneMatematico, SarahMcGowan, MaggieMoffett, LesyaPopil,
MichelleRomond,DanielleStrawmyre, KellySullivan,YaskoTakeno,
BrandyWhite
Attendants: MelvinClark,MelvinDanforth, ErekGalloway, KevinGoodwine,
TaurusHines, RashanJackson, RobertRandolph, MichaelTindal
INTERMISSION
LABYRINTH -ANATOMY OF DREAMING
Choreography: TheInterartsEnsembleoftheSchoolofDancedirectedby
ManfredFischbeck
Music:ArthurSchmidt
Set: ManfredFischbeck
Dancers: HilaryClark,JenniferClutterbuck,AnneDaly,KimberlyGibson,
AmyKing,ChristineLotterer, SaraMcGowan, KarenNicely, LisaPotter,
MaureenSossi,DanielleStrawmyre,YaskoTakeno,MariaUrrutia,
AlexandriaWaiJes,Pi-ChiYang
SUITES OFWEST SIDE STORY
Choreographer: RobbSapienza
RehearsalAssistant: MercedesCadena
DanceCaptains: TravisBreen,JenniferMoskowitz
Costumes: ClydeMichaelHayes, RobbSapienzaandCast
OriginalMusic&Lyrics: LeonardBernsteinandStephenSondheim
SelectionsPerformedBy:All40ne,Selena, BrianSeltzer,MichaelMcDonald,
DefJef,TrishaYearwood,ChickCorea'sElectricBand
Antagonists: BrianaMasson,JenniferMoskowitz
Jets: CesarAbreu,TravisBreen,JacobBrower,JordanBurnette,
ChristopherCompton,AdamFleming,JasonHeisey,TravisMesman,
TiffanyStaley
LadiesEnsemble:AmieBarsky,JillianEisenberg,ChristinaFelix,
LisaDiGiambatista,TonyaHeintzberger,JustineJulian, KatraLongsdorf,
BrianaMasson, SabrinaMiller,JenniferMoskowitz, PamelaNevin,
JenniferTomaszewski, HeatherSonon, KathleenConroy
Trio: MonicaO'Connell, MarcelaRios,JamieRoss
Tony:AdamFleming/TravisBreen
Maria:JamieRoss
Couples: SabrinaMiller&MonicaO'Connell,TravisBreen&JamieRoss,
AdamFleming&CesarAbreu
SUN KISSED
Choreographer: D.T LunsfordII
Music: BodyMedusa,SilverBellsMusic
Costumes: ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers: TaraChrist,JeanineFeintuch, ChristinaFelix, ChelseaGould,
SarahHerrera, CherylMiller, MarciaPringle,DantePuleio, NicoleSimms,
HeatherSonon, ErikaSpeer,JenniferVeltre
STOLEN MOMENTS
Choreography: NilesFord
Music:ThieryOliver"Drums," KevinYost"DawnApproaches"
Dancers:DonielleBailey,BridgetConnelly,LisaGorenstein,KristenHalstrum,
EricaJones,TonyaJones, MonifaKincaid,Nan-ShihLee, Pei-JungLee,
AnneMatematico, MeredithMcGovern, MonicaMerlo, PhoebeE. Miller,
PatriciaMorris,LeslieTakonis,AmberWells,JenelleWhite
ATMS.HOLLIE'SSPOT
Choreography:WayneSt. David
Music:JuniorVasquez
Costumes: ClydeMichaelHayes
LightingandSet:JayMadara
Dancers:AmieBarsky,AmieBiederman,TravisBreen, CherylCarson,
MelvinClark, KathleenConroy,AhciaCorcoran, LaurenDonohue,
ErekGaUoway, KevinGoodwine,StacinaHall,DamienHarris,JasonHeisey,
DanaInnaurato, ReoanaJones,JustineJulian,JaimeKilker, KatraLongsdorf,
SaraMcGowan,SabrinaMiller,SaraMongeau,JenniferMoskowitz,
MonicaO'Connell,DawnPignuola, KarenPoupard,AdrianneRichards,
JaimeRoss,AlexandriaWailes,JanineWalter, HolheWright,Pi-ChiYang
SchoolofDance
SusanB.Glazer,Director Brazilian Dance Visiting Committeeon Dance
KevinLinehan,AssistantDirector PeterBertini PeterSolmssen,President
M.T.Rice-Whittaker,Secretary VirginiaRed,Provost
DanceStudies StephenJay,Dean,CollegeofPerformingArts
Ballet ConradBender,
AndrewPap TheaterFunctions Mrs.MatthewT.Moore,Chair
BarbaraSandonato NinotchkaBennahum, DianeBass
CarolLuppescuSklaroff DanceHistory JoanMyersBrown
JonSherman PeterBertini,DanceNotation, RuthChalfin
SuzanneSlenn Composition,SeniorProduction EdnaCohen
BarbaraWeisberger, AnnetteDiMedio,MusicSurvey SusanGlazer,SchoolofDance
VisitingDistinguishedGuestArtist .ManfredFischbeck,Improvision, EstherGlick
Composition Mrs.AlvinGutman
Jazz/TheaterDance SusanGlazer,DanceEducation KathrynKeeler
PeterBertini TerryGreenland,Voice KevinLinehan,SchoolofDance
NancyKantra NancyKantra,Yoga DonaldMillinger,Esquire
DonaldLunsford NeilKutner,TheaterFunctions JeriPackman
RonenKoresh CatherineLivingston,Pilates PearlSchaeffer
RobbSapienza PearlSchaeffer,Pedagogy BettyRuthWalter
WayneSt.David LeahStein, SpencerWertheimer,Esquire
ContactImprovisation
Modern Dance ConnieVandarakis,Anatomy,
RuthAndrien Kinesiology
GabrielMasson
JoanMyersBrown, Accompanists
VisitingDistinguishedGuestArtist TomBaust
ManfredFischbeck LarissaBell
NancyKantra HansBoman
FayeSnow AndreForrest
PatThomas SaineHsu
RichardIannacone
Tap Dance JohnLevis
RobertBurden TomLowery
JoanLanning ValentinaSlutsky
MichaelLanning
LaVaughnRobinson Costumer Credits:
ClydeMichaelHayes ProductionDirector:SusanB.Glazer
African Dance ProductionAssociate:KevinLinehan
JeanineOsayande Technical Director TechnicalDirector/LightingDesign:JayMadara
JayMadara StageManager:JanetteHowardGillis
Spanish Dance AssistantStageManager: M.T.Rice-Whittaker
Crew:StudentsofSchoolofDance
NancyHeller