Dance concert program,1997. Spring Dances. Merriam Theater, The University of the Arts. Friday, April 25 at 7:00pm; Saturday, April 26 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm; Sunday, April 27 at 2:00pm

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

The University oftheArts
SchoolofDance
Spring Dances
MerriamTheater
TheUniversityoftheArts
Friday,April25at7:00pm
Saturday,April26at2:00pm&7:00pm
Sunday,April27at2:00pm
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Spring Dances
Merriam Theater
The University of the Arts
"Dance challenges listo explore our boundariesandto
celebrate ourdiversity, unitingpeople in a common ex-
"
pression ofhumanity.
-
PresidentBillClinton
Friday,April25at7:00pm
Saturday,April26at2:00pm&7:00pm
Sunday,April27at2:00pm
TheSchoolofDanceoffersprofessionaltrainingto
aspiringyoungartistsforcareersinperformance,
teachingorchoreographywhichleadto afour-yearBFA
inBallet,ModernorJazz;aPerformance/DanceEduca-
tiondegree;andatwo-yearCertificateProgram.Our
graduates appearinAlvinAlleyAmericanDanceTheatre,
DonaldByrdDanceCompany,Philadanco,RodRogers
DanceCompanyandtheClevelandBallet. Recentgradu-
atesarealsodancingincabarets,infilm,videoandcruise
UneproductionsandonBroadway..
Thankyouforsharingthiseveningwithus, wehopeyouenjoythe
performance. Thetakingofflashphotographsduringtheperformance
isstrictlyprohibited. Thankyouforyourcooperation.
PROGRAM
Friday,April25at7p.m.
Saturday,April26at2p.m.
Divertissementsfrom DON QUIXOTE
Choreography:Petipa
Music:LudwigMinkus
Staging:ElenaTchernichova
BalletMistress:BarbaraSandonato
Scenery:DimitrovStrizhov
Scener\'Assistant:AUnaLukatsevich
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
DonQuixote:DavidFehr*
SanchoPanza:CesarAbreu
Kitri:MollySmolen**,YuriKim (Saturdaymatinee)
Basilio:BorisEstulin**
Mother:BarbaraSandonato
FlowerGirls: (Friday) SarahInvin,YuriKim*** (Saturdaymatinee)AmieBarsky,Mehssa
Jeka***
Sequedilla:CesarAbreu,HeatherAdams,BryceBarard,KathleenConroy,LaurenDonahue,
AndreaFlores,BarbaraSandonato,Ki'istinSeidle,MariaWells,HollyWright,
*CourtesyofDramaDepartment
**GuestArtist,PhiladelphiaFestivalBaOet
***FlowerGirlsolovariation
TheUniversityoftheArtsSchoolofDanceextendsspecialthankstothefoUowingforhelpingto
makeDivertissementsfromDonQuixotepossible:
DianeD;dto,FirstDeputyCityRepresentative,Officeof.\rtsandCulture
GeneLefevre,Director,TheCosmopolitan
PatMoran,DeputyDirector,PhiladelphiaFestivaloftheAi1s
ElenaTchernichova,ArtisticDirector,PhiladelphiaFestiv;ilBallet
Ms.Tchernichova,guestchoreographer,istheonlypersontobenamedPrincipalBalletMaster
inthehiston'ofthe,\mericanBalletTheaterandisconsideredoneofthemostimportant
behind-the-scenesforcesinballettoday.WearethrilledthatMs.Tchernichovaagreedtoset
thismanelousworkonourstudents.
IT'S IN THE SOUL....DIFFERENT PEOPLE/DIFFERENT
RHYTHMS
Choreography:JeanineOsayande
SoloConcept:JeannineOsayande/Development:ErinLovett-Sherman
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Multimedia:BrianBazemore,JeannineOsayande
Musicians:TaniaBey(vocalist),Daryl"Kwasi"Burgee,EZERA,Clement"Chuckle"Joseph,
AsimKoyate'
AdditionalMusic:Us3-DifferentRliythms/DiiferentPeople,vocalsamplesfromArtBlakey,
ParUament/P.Funk,SteelPulse
Soloist:ErinLovett-Sherman
Dancers:TaniaBey,MollyChristie,MauriceEdwards,ChristinaFelLx,CachetIvy,Heather
Jacome,JeannineOsayande,NataheStevenson,MariaWells,KelliZehnder
DEAD CENTER
Choreography:GabrielMasson
Music:MichaelDougherty"SingSing:J.EdgarHoover"
Costumeconcept:GabrielMasson
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers:HeatherAdams,TerraArrington,AmyBenenate,TravisBreen,MickiByrum,Ezra
Caldwell,HilaryClark,MicheleCohen,DanielleConnor,ChristinaFehx,JennyFiler,Erinn
Kelly,TianaKirby,ErinLovett-Sherman,CareyMacaleer,KristaMancarella,SaraMcGowan,
Ki'istinNarcowich,TaraPasquarella,LisaPotter,LisaPoust,MervynPrimeaux,Danielle
Rhoades,JeanineShoemaker,HeatherSonon,SandraStringer,YaskoTakeno,DawnWiley,
KelliZehnder
ON TAP
Choreography:LaVaughnRobinson
Featureddancers:GermaineIngram,LaVaughnRobinson
Dancers:KarenBowyer,MickiByrum,DanielleConner,CrystalFrazier,TarryHilberg,Justine
Julian,KatraLongsdorf,PamelaNevin,MonicaO'Connell,DawnPignuola,
INTERMISSION
COUCH POTATO
Choreography:GingerFarley(guestchoreographer,HubbardStreetandJanErkertand
Dancers,Chicago)
Music:BlackFlag
Dancers:HeatherAdams,EzraCaldwell,DanielleConner,KristinNarcowich,AmyFrazier,
TarahsaB.Schanck,JeanineShoemaker
MODERN REPERTORY CLASS:
ESPLANADE (excerpt)
Choreography:PaulTaylor
Restaged:RuthAndrien
Music:J.S.Bach
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers (Friday):HilaryClark,JessicaGordon,HeatherJacome,MonifaKincaid,Veronica
Martin,AdeMcCray,SarahMcGowan,MonicaMerlo,HolheWright
Dancers(Saturdaymatinee):TerraArrington,AmyBarsk\-,MollyChristie,BobbiHousner,
ReoanaJones,AnneMatematico,AdeMcCray,DawnPignuola,TaralisaSchanck
ELUSIVE
Choreography:RonenKoresh
Music:KronosQuartet,MichaelBrook,DeepSpaceNetwork
Dancers:TerraArrington,KianaBailey,AdrienneClark,JenniferClutterbuck,JenniferFiler,
SarahInvin,TianaKirby,BriannaMasson,AdeMcCray,TravisMesman,KristinNarcowich,
Kiu'enNicely,YaskoTakeno,AlexandriaWiiiles,BnmdyWhite
Specialguest:JimBunting,classof'96
PROGRAM
Saturday,April26at7p.m.
Sunday,April27at2p.m.
Divertissements from DON QUIXOTE
Choreography:Petipa
Music:LudwigMinkus
Staging:ElenaTchernichova
BalletMistress:BarbaraSandonato
Scenery:DimitrovStrizhov
SceneryAssistant:AlinaLukatsevich
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
DonQuixote:DavidFehr*
SanchoPanza:CesarAbreu
Kitri:MollySmolen**
BasiMo:BorisEstulin**
Mother:BarbaraSandonato
FlowerGirls:AmieBarsky,MelissaJeka***(Samrdayevening)HollyWright,SarahInvin***
(Sunday)AndreaFlores,AmieBarsky***
Sequedilla:CesarAbreu,HeatherAdams,BryceBarard,KathleenConroy,LaurenDonahue,
AndreaFlores,BarbaraSandonato,KristinSeidle,MariaWeUs,HollyWright,
*CourtesyofDramaDepartment
**GuestAi'tist,PhiladelphiaFestivalBaDet
***FlowerGirlsolovariation
TheUniversityoftheArtsSchoolofDanceextendsspecialthankstothefollowingforhelping
tomakeDivertissementsfromDonQuixotepossible:
DianeDalto,FirstDeputyCityRepresentative,OfficeofArtsandCulmre
GeneLefevre,theCosmopolitan
PatMoran,DeputyDirector,PhiladelphiaFestivalOfTheArts
ElenaTchernichova,AilisticDirector,PhiladelphiaFestivalBallet
Ms.Tchernichova,guestchoreographer,istheonlypersontobenamedPrincipalBallet
MasterinthehistoryoftheAmericanBaOetTheaterandisconsideredoneofthemost
importantbehind-the-scenesforcesinballettoday.WearethrilledthatMs.Tchernichova
agreedtosetthismarvelousworkonoursmdents.
VIGIL
Choreography:FayeSnow
Music:DonaldByrd
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers:LakeithaAnderson,BobbiHousner,ReaonaJones,HeatherKelly,CherylMiller,
PatriciaMorris,AlyciaPerrin,MarciaPringle,JaimeRoss,JeongmiWang
KIAMSHA
Choreography:KevinThomasMalone
Music:TehiUim,SteveReich,JohnWilhams
CosUimes:ClydeMichaelHayes
AssistantRehearsalCoach:SoniaDawkins
Dancers:AniieBarsky,MickiBvTum,LakeithaAnderson,JessicaGondwe,.\nneMatematico,
KeUySullivan,NicoleHerman,JessicaGordon,HollyWright,MarissaHenriquez,Sara
Mongeau,fcirenPoupard,JamieKilker,MelvinClark*,KevinGoodwine*
*StudentsofDukeEllingtonSchooloftheArts
AM WRONG
I
Clioreographer:BethHirschhaut-Iguchi
Music:R.Johnson,G.Graper,K.MooreperformedbyKeb'Mo'
Dancers:JenniferBoyle,IngridCarey,MollyE.Christie,BridgetConnelly,DanielleConner,
Am\'Frazier,CrystalFrazier,StacinaE.Hall,,\myHarding,HeatherJameson,EricaD.Jones,
VeronicaMartin,MonicaMerlo,SabrinaMiller,KarenMorgan,DawnPignuola,MaureenSossi
INTERMISSION
MAP
AcoDaborationbeUveendance,music,andgraphicart.Danceandmusicwerecreatedfrom
thevisual"score"thatisprojectedduringtheperformance.
Choreography;TheInterartsEnsembleoftheSchoolofDancedirectedbyManfredFischbeck
Music:TheInterartsEnsembleoftheSchoolofDancedirectedbyAndreaClearfield
Musicians:KevinChereOo,guitar;TomHenry,piano;KevinHufnagel,guitar
Visuals:JodiNetzer
Dancers:AmyBenenate,CherylCarson,Pei-JungLee,ErinLovettSherman,KristenNarcowich,
LesUeTakonis,JenniferTomaszewski
TRANS'MOG RI»FI»CA TION
(totransforminasui-prisingormagicalway)
Choreographer:KathyYoung(guestchoreographer,DannyBuraczeski'sJazzdance,
Minneapohs)
Music:"LaNevada"composedandperformedbyGilEvansandtheGilEvansOrchestra.
"LaNevada"re-niLxproducedbyDJKrush
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers:JenniferBoyle,TravisBreen,CristinaFelLx,AmyFrazier,CrystalFrazier,AmyHarding,
JustineJuhan,KatraLongsdorf,SabrinaMiller,JenniferMoskowitz,PamNevin,Monica
O'Connell,JaimeRoss
MODERN REPERTORY CLASS: RUNES (excerpt)
(Saturday evening)
Choreography:PaulTaylor
Re-stagedby:RuthAndrien
Music:GeraldBusby
Costume:GeorgeTacit
Dancer:MaggieMoffett
ESPLANADE
(excerpt)
(Sunday)
Choreography:PaulTaylor
Re-staged:RuthAndrien
Music:J.S.Bach
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Dancers:BridgetConnelly,AdeMcCray,MaggieMoffett,LisaPoust,MicheleRomond,Yasko
Takeno,LarissaVelez,AlexandriaWailes,BrandyWhite
RHYTHM, BLUES, AND SOUL
Choreography:WayneSt.David
Music:R.Kelly,ArethaFranklin
Costumes:ClydeMichaelHayes
Lighting:JayMadara
I:IBeheveICanFly
II:ADeeperLove
Dancers:CesarAbreu,HeatherAdams,AmieBarsky,JenniferBoyle,TravisBreen,Ezra
Caldwell,ClaudiaCappelli,HilaryClark,DanielleConnor,AndreaFlores,.\niyFrazier,Monifa
Kinkade,AmandaKeOy,TravisMesman,PhoebeMiller,MaggieMoffett,KristinNarcowich,
AliciaPerrin,MervinPrimeaux,MichelleRomond,JaimeRoss,KristinSeidel,JeanineShoe-
maker,KendraStillweU,LarissaVelez,MariaWells,
Credits:
ProductionDirector:SusanB.Giazer
ProductionAssociate:KevinLinehan
TeciinicaiDirector/LightingDesign:JayMadara
StageManager:JanetteHowardGillis
AssistantStageManager: M.T.Rice-Wliittai<er
CrewChief:LisaDuggan
Crew:StudentsofSchoolofDance