Maurice Fraga, producer
Tiffanie Carson, choreographer
Ting-Yu Chen, choreographer
Mike Esperanza, guest choreographer
Lisa Startsman, choreographer
October 27–29, 2023
Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre
Shenandoah Conservatory
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NEW VERSION PREMIERE
Perpetual Motion (2023)
choreography by Tiffanie Carson with creative contributions from the artists
music: Steeltongued (Tobias Lilja Remix), written by Ben Lukas Boysen, performed by Hecq
lighting design by Miriah D. Borden
Hannah Black
Sammy Fossum
Ella McCauley
Ella Newman
Ian Sabatine
Rachel Tomnay
Alayna Watkins
UNDERSTUDIES
Jenna Eckenrod (Friday)
Olivia Kouletsis (Thursday)
Rowan Lippy (Thursday)
Renny White (Thursday)
Vamos (2005)
choreography by Ting-Yu Chen
music by Astor Piazzolla, Celos
lighting design by Miriah D. Borden
costume design by Jennifer Flitton Adams
Alexa Boyles
Paige DeFrees
Kylie Johnson
Brianna Keller
Josiah O’Connor
Rachel Tomnay
UNDERSTUDY
Ava Meyer
Ashley Reed, rehearsal assistant
Phases of… (2023)
choreography by Lisa Startsman
music by Adriån Berenguer, Sad Story, Sublime, Red Dress
lighting design by Miriah D. Borden
costume design by Jennifer Flitton Adams, Lisa Startsman
Hannah Black
Hannah Campbell
Ally Dede
Avery Eisenhauer
Amil Giunti
Lily Hemingway
Evan Mucciarone
Ella Newman
Ian Sabatine
Jillian Taylor
Sabrina Van Voorhis
Alayna Watkins
Mia Williams
UNDERSTUDY
Alayna Watkins
In Mind’s Eye (2004)
choreography by Ting-Yu Chen
music by Mark Marion, I Really Think So
lighting design by Miriah D. Borden
costume design by Jennifer Flitton Adams
Alexa Boyles
Katie Bumbalo
Paige DeFrees
Kiana Ducusin
Sammy Fossum
Alexa Guadagnoli
Kylie Johnson
Brianna Keller
Anna Lovrich
Josiah O’Connor
Ashley Reed
Rachel Tomnay
UNDERSTUDY & REHEARSAL ASSISTANT
Ava Meyer
- intermission -
WORLD PREMIERE
Motives and Thoughts (2023)
choreography by Mike Esperanza with creative contributions from the performers
music engineered by Mike Esperanza; Motives and thoughts by Lauryn Hill; Moonlight by Nicholas Britell; Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See by Darrol Durant, Jimmy Seals, Roger Munroe, Trevor Smith; United in grief by Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, J. Pounds, Duval Timothy, Matt Schaeffer, Johnny Kosich, Jake Kosich, Sam Dew, Timothy Maxey; Weary by Solange, Raphael Saadiq, Dylan Wiggins; Freedom by Beyoncé Knowles, Jonathan Coffer, Carla Williams, Dean McIntosh, Kendrick Duckworth, Frank Tirado, Alan Lomax, John Lomax, Sr.; Yebba’s Heartbreak by A. Smith, James Francies
lighting design by Miriah D. Borden and Katie Forbes
Emily Adams
Alex Berentzen*
Alexa Boyles
Katie Bumbalo
Hannah Campbell
Lia Carey
Ruthann Ciszak
Katie Clukey
Brittany Copp
Abby Davis
Ally Dede
Paige DeFrees
Kiana Ducusin
Jenna Eckenrod
Avery Eisenhauer
Tyson Francis
Kaliyah Fridia
Amil Giunti
Kaitlyn Grover
Alexa Guadagnoli
Lily Hemingway
Anna Irwin
Kylie Johnson
Brianna Keller
Olivia Kouletsis
Rowan Lippy
Anna Lovrich
Kate Mark
Skylar Matos
Ella McCauley
Evan Mucciarone
Ella Newman
Josiah O’Connor
Maria Pomares
Emma Potter
Ashley Reed
Annika Rodoff
Ian Sabatine
Renny White
Sabrina Wiles
Daniel Padierna, rehearsal director
Into Fire (2005)
choreography by Ting-Yu Chen
music by Henry Torgue, Serge Houppin, Bacchanale d’Ulysse
lighting design by Miriah D. Borden
costume design by Jennifer Flitton Adams
APPLE CAST (Saturday, Sunday)
Kiana Ducusin, Sammy Fossum
BANANA CAST (Friday)
Katie Bumbalo, Anna Lovrich
Alexa Guadagnoli, rehearsal assistant
WORLD PREMIERE
Say My Name (2023)
choreography by Tiffanie Carson with creative contributions from the artists
music: Bills, Bills, Bills, written by Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Beyoncé Knowles, Le Toya Nicole Luckett, Kelendria Rowland, performed by Destiny’s Child; Jumpin’ Jumpin’, written by Jovonn Alexander, Chad James Elliott, Beyoncé Knowles, Rufus Moore, performed by Destiny’s Child; Say My Name, written by Lashawn Ameen Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Beyoncé Knowles, Letoya Luckett, Latavia Roberson, Kelendria Rowland, performed by Destiny’s Child
lighting design by Katie Forbes
Emily Adams
Alex Berentzen*
Alexa Boyles
Hannah Campbell
Lia Carey
Ruthann Ciszak
Brittany Copp
Abby Davis
Kiana Ducusin
Tyson Francis
Kaliyah Fridia
Anna Irwin
Jenna Lucy
Kate Mark
Skylar Matos
Josiah O’Connor
Luna Orozco-Orihuela
Emma Potter
Ashley Reed
Sabrina Wiles
*unable to perform
The Listen Everywhere system in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre is provided in part by Hearing Life: Winchester.
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