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A Note From Molly Lynch, Artistic Director

Program for July 29

Molly Lynch, Artistic Director

Choreographers

NCI 2023 Dance Ensemble

Design Team

NCI Advisory Committee

NCI Donors

Past NCI Choreographers

National Choreographers Initiative

NCI Discovery - July 29, 2023

A Note From Molly Lynch, Artistic Director

Welcome to the 19th annual National Choreographers Initiative! We are jumping for joy to be back this year and excited to be collaborating and creating new works. Thank you all for your continued support and involvement with NCI!

When I first dreamt of this initiative, I wanted to create a laboratory that would foster the development of new works without the strict deadlines and expectations of a premiere. This project was made possible through the vision and commitment of the NCI Advisory Committee. The partnership with Irvine Barclay Theatre has been central to the success of NCI, as they act as our fiscal agent and present the Discovery showing. We are also grateful to UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts - Dance Department, which provides the studio space for our rehearsals. I extend my sincerest thanks to all of the individual donors who contribute to this project! We could not do this project without your support!

NCI’s Discovery showing features new work from four innovative choreographers – Kristopher Estes-Brown, Ye Li, Ian Schwaner, and Carrie Ruth Trumbo – created during a three-week intensive process with 16 professional dancers from 15 different companies. I hope you will engage in the creative process and join our discussion at the conclusion of the showing.

Since 2004, NCI has hosted 72 choreographers (30 women), 169 dancers from 54 different companies, and showcased new works – 35 of which have been produced by companies throughout the United States. As the national scope of NCI continues to expand, I look forward to many more artistic achievements in the years to come!

Thank you for joining us and for supporting dance!

Program for July 29

NCI DISCOVERY '23

Molly Lynch: Artistic Director
Monique L’Heureux: Production Director/Lighting Designer
Hannah Andersen: Costume Coordinator
Jacob Nguyen: Production Associate
Brooke Lester: Assistant & Social Media
Dave Friedman: Photographer
Terry Gordon: Video & Live Streaming

PROGRAM

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Choreographer
Ye Li

Music
Ezio Bosso
“Weather Elements: Air, On the First Star Of The Night”

Dancers
Anwen Brown, Sophie Savas-Carsten,
Sophie Williams, Lily Wills

Daniel Kubr, Clay Murray,
Andrew Rossi, Sean Sessions

Nuit Blanche

Choreographer
Carrie Ruth Trumbo

Music
Francois Couturier
Selections from “Nuit blanche”

Dancers
Katherine Deuitch, Elizabeth Kanning,
Michelle Katcher, Saho Kumagai

Lester Gonzalez, Joseph Hetzer,
Cameron Pelton, Hunter Solomon

-Intermission-

The Order Of Time

Choreographer
Kristopher Estes-Brown

Music
Kristopher Estes-Brown

Dancers
Elizabeth Kanning, Saho Kumagai,
Sophie Savas-Carstens, Sophie Williams

Lester Gonzalez, Clay Murray,
Andrew Rossi, Sean Sessions

Solitude In Variance

Choreographer
Ian Schwaner

Music
Ludovico Einaudi: “Experience”
RomiRomi: “Reflect Yourself”
Yiruma: “River Flows In You”
Pietro Schichilone: “Experience (Piano e Violin)”
JJ Reinhold: “Filtered Sunlight”

Dancers
Anwen Brown, Katherine Deuitch,
Michelle Katcher, Lily Wills

Joseph Hetzer, Daniel Kubr,
Cameron Pelton, Hunter Solomon

Q & A with Molly Lynch, Ye Li,
Carrie Ruth Trumbo,
Kristopher Estes-Brown, Ian Schwaner

Molly Lynch, Artistic Director

Molly Lynch

Artistic Director

Choreographers

Kristopher Estes-Brown

NCI 2023 Dance Ensemble