Arabesque (1984)

Choreography by Vicente Nebrada
Restaged by Linda Celeste Sims
Assisted by Johan Rivera
Music by Enrique Granados
Original Costume Design by Randy Barceló
Costume Reconstruction by Diana Ruettiger
Original Lighting Design by Donald Holder
Lighting Reconstruction by SK Watson

Performed by
Jared Bogart, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Laura Lopez, Hugo Pizano Orozco, Omar Rivéra, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson

Oriental
Laura Lopez with Full Cast

Zarabanda
Antonio Cangiano

Vilanesca
Simone Cameresi, Amanda del Valle, Laura Lopez, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson

Jota
Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Hugo Pizano Orozco

Asturiana
Jared Bogart, Antonio Cangiano, Laura Lopez, Hugo Pizano Orozco

Mazurca
Amanda del Valle, Alexander Haquia, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson

Valenciana
Simone Cameresi with Full Cast

Oriental Reprise
Full Cast

Arabesque is an elegant suite of dances set to the music of Spanish composer Enrique Granados. Traces of Flamenco influence are hinted at in the upper body as the dancers move through lush balletic contemporary phrase work.

CARMEN.maquia (2012)
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Choreography by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano
Music from Various Works by Georges Bizet, performed by the Slovak Philharmonic, Praha Philharmonic, New Zealand Symphony, and National Symphony Orchestras, and by the Arte Ensemble. Carmen Fantasy, by Pablo de Sarasate, performed by the Apollo Symphony Orchestra
Costume Design by David Delfín
Costume Construction by Travis Halsey, Diana Ruettiger
Lighting Design by Joshua Preston

Performed by
Christopher Bloom and Shelby Colona

A Picasso-inspired, contemporary take on Bizet’s beloved classic. The physically charged and sensual choreography fuses contemporary dance with nods to the Spanish paso doble and flamenco.

- intermission -

Tiburones (2019)

Choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music by Pérez Prado, Dizzy Gillespie, and The Funky Lowlives
Compositions by James Bigbee Garver
Costume Design by Mark Zappone
Lighting Design by Joshua Paul Weckesser

Performed by
Christopher Bloom, Jared Bogart, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Shelby Colona, Amanda del Valle, Paulo Hernandez-Farella, Laura Lopez, Omar Rivéra, Gabrielle Sprauve, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson, Mariano Zamora

In Tiburones, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa addresses the discrimination and stereotypes placed upon Latinx culture and the power the media has in portraying these themes by diminishing the voices of Latinx artists. Ochoa will deconstruct gender roles and identity to revitalize an authentic perspective of Puerto Rican icons appropriated within the entertainment industry.

- brief intermission -

18+1 (2012)

Choreography by Gustavo Ramírez Sansano
Music by Pérez Prado
Costume Design by Ghabriello Fernando
Lighting Design by Caitlin Brown and Savannah Bell

Performed by
Christopher Bloom, Jared Bogart, Leonardo Brito, Simone Cameresi, Antonio Cangiano, Shelby Colona, Omar Rivéra, Gabrielle Sprauve, Dandara Veiga, Lenai Wilkerson

18+1 celebrates Gustavo's 19 years as a choreographer and the vulnerability, care, and hope that comes with each artistic endeavor. In a display of subtle humor and electric choreography, the movement merges with the playful rhythms found in Pérez Prado's mambo music. Sansano draws from his history and memory to take a joyous look at the past, present, and coming future.

Shenandoah Conservatory gratefully acknowledges Karen Follett, Maurice Fraga, Jennifer Green-Flint, John Handley High School, Erica Helm, Marjorie Lewis, Marion Park Lewis Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (SCAA), Sodexo Catering and Quarles Elementary School.

The Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts congratulates Northern Shenandoah Valley native and former grant recipient, Christopher Bloom, for 9 years with Ballet Hispánico! The Marion Park Lewis Foundation for the Arts awards scholarships for Northern Shenandoah Valley students of music, theater, dance, visual arts and creative writing; and provides arts education grants to area nonprofit organizations. Visit mplf-arts.org to learn more about the foundation.