August 23, 2021
8:15 p.m.
Amphitheater
Programs and casting subject to change
Artistic Director
DAVID PARSONS
Executive Director
REBECCA JOSUE
Dancers
EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON
DEIDRE ROGAN
HENRY STEELE
DAMOND LEMONTE GARNER
CROIX DIIENNO
RACHEL HARRIS
MEGAN GARCIA
Understudy: JERIMY RIVERA
Stage Manager
MICHAEL MEGLIOLA
Lighting Supervisor
BURKE J. WILMORE
Preview of THE ROAD
(To premiere November 2021)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Christopher S. Chambers
Music by Yusuf/Cat Stevens
Costumes by Christine Darch
ZOEY ANDERSON
DEIDRE ROGAN
HENRY STEELE
DAMOND LEMONTE GARNER
CROIX DIIENNO
RACHEL HARRIS
MEGAN GARCIA JEREMY RIVERA
The Road has been made possible so far by Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Vickie Morris, Rory Pottruck, and Chuck Andrews.
BALANCE OF POWER
(2020)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Christopher S. Chambers
Music by Giancarlo De Trizio*
Costumes by Barbara Erin Delo
ZOEY ANDERSON
Balance of Power was generously commissioned by Linda Stocknoff.
*Music: Balance of Power. Written and Performed by Giancarlo “GC” de Trizio. Published by GrooveMusic (ASCAP).
SIDE EFFECTS
(2021)
Choreography by David Parsons
Assistant Choreography by Eoghan Dillon
Music by David Cloobeck*
Costumes by Amanda Gladu
EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON
DEIDRE ROGAN
HENRY STEELE
DAMOND LEMONTE GARNER
CROIX DIIENNO
RACHEL HARRIS
MEGAN GARCIA
Side Effects was created in collaboration with the Parsons Dancers.
*Music: Side Effects. Composed, Recorded and Produced by David Cloobeck. Published by Cloobeck Music.
KIND OF BLUE
(2001)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley, Original Lighting Design by Burke J. Wilmore
Music by Miles Davis, “So What”
Original Costume Design by Mia McSwain
EOGHAN DILLON
ZOEY ANDERSON
DEIDRE ROGAN
HENRY STEELE
Kind of Blue was commissioned by the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. It is a tribute to the 75th anniversary of the birth of Miles Davis and features music from his best selling jazz album.
NASCIMENTO
(1990)
Choreography by David Parsons
Lighting by Howell Binkley
Music by Milton Nascimento
Original costumes by Santo Loquasto, recreated by Barbara Erin Delo
ZOEY ANDERSON
DEIDRE ROGAN
HENRY STEELE
DAMOND LEMONTE GARNER
CROIX DIIENNO
RACHEL HARRIS
MEGAN GARCIA JERIMY RIVERA
Nascimento was commissioned by the Festival in the Sun at the University of Arizona at Tucson. Special thanks to Milton Nascimento, who composed this score as a gift to Parsons Dance, and to A. Alexandra Jupin, Executive Director of the Festival in the Sun.
PARSONS DANCE is a New York City based contemporary American dance company, internationally renowned for its energized, athletic ensemble work. Founded in 1985 by Artistic Director David Parsons and Tony Award-winning lighting designer Howell Binkley, the company has toured to more than 447 cities, 30 countries, and 5 continents and has appeared at such notable venues as The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Sydney Opera House, Maison de la Danse, Teatro La Fenice, and Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro.
Parsons Dance performs works selected form the vast and varied repertory of more than 75 works created by David Parsons. In addition, established choreographers like Trey McIntyre and Robert Battle are invited to re-stage works from the American canon on its dancers. And, through its GenerationNOW Fellowship, the company offers commissions to young American choreographers whom Parsons mentors through the creative process.
Parsons Dance is committed to providing enriching experiences beyond its performances as it seeks to engage audiences of all ages through education and outreach programs; through post-show discussions, open rehearsals, studio showcases, video workshops, open company classes, summer workshops for pre-professional dancers; and in-school workshops for public school students. The company is especially proud of its Autism-Friendly Programs initiative, launched in 2016, that features sensory-friendly workshops and relaxed performances for audiences of all abilities.
All these activities are driven by the vision of Artistic Director David Parsons, who, for 35 years, has combined his choreographic gifts and talent for training highly skilled dancers with a real passion for the art form.
PARSONS DANCE
124 East 91st Street, 2B, New York, NY 10128
212-869-9275 • info@parsonsdance.org
www.parsonsdance.org
Executive Director: Rebecca Josue
Business Manager: Robert J. Ford
Director of Institutional Support: Kate Taylor
Lighting Supervisor: Christopher S. Chambers
Production Coordinator & Lighting Associate: Michael Megliola
Artistic Associate: Eoghan Dillon
Executive Assistant and Research Analyst: Grace Puckett
Marketing Consultants: Martha Cooper and Will Albach
ARTISTS’ REPRESENTATIVE
MARGARET SELBY, President, Selby/Artists MGMT
262 West 38th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY 10018
mselby@selbyartistsmgmt.com | Office: 212-382-3260
Parsons Dance gratefully acknowledges the following for their support: Booth Ferris Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Hyde and Watson Foundation, Meringoff Family Foundation, New Music USA, NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund in The New York Community Trust, The O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The SHS Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Theater Development Fund, and generous individual donors. Parsons Dance is supported, in part, by public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
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