NW NEW WORKS FESTIVAL JUNE 5 - 7, 2015
STUDIO SHOWCASE FRI 8PM | SAT & SUN 5PM Violets on Smoke Faith Helma intermission Markeith Wiley Nancy Ellis MAINSTAGE SHOWCASE SAT & SUN 8PM LED Travis Clarke & Benjamin Kamino intermission Members of Seattle Irish Dance Company Jessica Jobaris & General Magic
Welcome to the 32nd annual Northwest New Works Festival! Over these first two weeks of June, performers from Seattle, Portland, Boise, and Vancouver, BC will present new material in the fields of dance, music, theater, dance/theater, performance art, and just plain weird stuff. It’s important that performers not only continue to push their own boundaries and the boundaries of what performance is, but that they then have an opportunity to showcase this to the public. On the Boards has had an ongoing commitment to fostering artists willing to take this chance. But the other people who need to be willing to take a chance are the ones in the audience. The artists will put it out there - but there needs to be someone watching and listening and responding to what they do. Thanks for taking a chance on new work! We wouldn’t still be doing this for over 30 years without your support! Charles Smith Director of Program Management & Audience Services
THANKS TO FESTIVAL CURATORS OtB Staff Members with
Erin Boberg Doughton | Performing Arts Program Director, PICA Rachael Ferguson | On the Boards Ambassador James Holt | On the Boards Ambassador Joyce Rosario | Associate Curator, PuSh Festival Jerry Tischleder | Artistic Director, Risk/Reward Festival Maiko Yamamoto | Artistic Director, Theatre Replacement Marcus Youssef | Artistic Director, Neworld Theatre
MORE ABOUT THE FESTIVAL MIXER-UPS SUN JUN 7 & SUN JUN 14 Following each weekend’s 8pm Sunday performance, join us next door at The Sitting Room for a post-show celebration. Meet the festival artists & raise a glass with a great community of artists and arts supporters!
NW NEW WORKS WEEKEND 2 Studio Showcase
FRI 8PM | SAT & SUN 5PM
ANTOINETTE BIANCO & SPIKE FRIEDMAN (theater) LUCY LEE YIM (dance) DANI TIRRELL (dance) ANDREW HALLENBECK (dance)
Mainstage Showcase SAT & SUN 8PM
ADRIANA HERNANDEZ (dance) TIM SMITH-STEWART (theater) MASCALLDANCE (dance) PE|MO (dance/theater)
STUDIO FRI 8PM | SAT & SUN 5PM
Violets on Smoke ROOMS Music: Sarah Paul Ocampo- in collaboration with Bo Gilliland and Aaron Huffman Choreography: Sarah Paul Ocampo Text: Sarah Paul Ocampo Performers: Karen Garrett de Luna, Bo Gilliland, Aaron Huffman, Sara Jinks and Sarah Paul Ocampo Editor: Peter Pentz Bios Karen Garrett de Luna is a dancer, aerialist and artist. She holds BAs in Dance (1995) and Mathematics (2000) from the University of Washington and an MAA in Visual Arts (2011) from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Bo Gilliland is a musician who has performed and recorded with a multiple Northwest artists and bands including Heather Duby, Voyager One, John Roderick, Reggie Watts, and Jeff Angell. He has collaborated with Sarah Paul Ocampo in the band, Love Hotel, as well as The Typing Explosion’s Merry Christmas, Anyway at the Little Theater. Aaron Huffman is a musician from Seattle. In addition to songwriting, recording, and touring with a number of bands (Harvey Danger, Love Hotel, Campfire OK, and currently, The Weather), he has contributed to performances by The Typing Explosion (Dear Diane at On the Boards, Merry Christmas, Anyway at the Little Theater, and Love, Exciting Love at Capitol Hill Arts Center). Sara Jinks has been making art with Sarah Paul Ocampo since their days at the Academy of Ballet in Pullman, WA over three decades ago. She is a current member of Pat Graney Company and danced extensively with d9 Dance Collective and Crispin Spaeth Dance Group. She recently produced Ten Tiny Dances in Seattle and is the Production Assistant to choreographer Heather Kravas. Sarah Paul Ocampo is a writer, musician and performer. She is a co-founder of the literary performance group, The Typing Explosion, which toured nationally and internationally. Her multi-disciplinary work has been presented at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn, NY, The Red Cat Theatre in Los Angeles, CA and The Santa Barbara Museum of Contemporary Art, in Santa Barbara, CA.
STUDIO FRI 8PM | SAT & SUN 5PM
Faith Helma I HATE POSITIVE THINKING Created and performed by Faith Helma Bios ABOUT FAITH HELMA: I am an artist who creates and performs solo and with Hand2Mouth in Portland. In the last year, I have also started a Creative Guide practice (it’s like a life coach + art teacher, you can read more about it at faithhelma.com). Anyway, but before all that business I made a bunch of shows, including Pep Talk, Something’s Got Ahold of My Heart, Repeat After Me and Undine, all of which made their debut at NW New Works. This performance received some funding from Puffin Foundation West. Hand2Mouth and Shout House generously donated time and space for rehearsal. If I lived in Sweden, I would also thank the federal, state or local government for covering the cost of childcare, but no.
Special thanks to Jen Mitas, Heather-Rose Pearson, John Berendzen, Erin Leddy, Liz Hayden, Julie Hammond, Maesie Speer, Jerry Tischleder, Emily Stone, Lena Munday and Matt Dieckman for insight and ideas. And an extra special HELL YEAH to Jonathan Walters for support both artistic and familial, and to the amazing Waylo.
STUDIO FRI 8PM | SAT & SUN 5PM
Markeith Wiley 31 and Counting Concept & Choreography by: Markeith Wiley of The New Animals Sound Design/Composition by: This Bitch Don’t Fall Off Lighting Design by: Meg Fox Cast: Keith White aka TBDFO as Monstro)) Danielle Hammer as Shadow and Mykki Markeith Wiley as Dushawn Brown and Markeith Wiley Bios Markeith Wiley the 2014 City Arts Future Lister and Artistic Director of The New Animals is a hip hop artist who has been making work with This Bitch Dont Fall Off, Danielle Hammer and Meg Fox on and off since 2006. Danielle Hammer recently returned to Seattle after a two and a half year stint in Chicago, where she worked as a professional dancer, touring nationally with multiple companies. During those years, Danielle co-produced her own work with artistic partner Michael Rioux. Still her heart belonged in the Pacific Northwest and she returned home July 4, 2014. Meg Fox has been designing lights since 1977. She is well seasoned.. While she works at Cornish, her love is designing lights for folks like Mark, who push her and make her laugh. This Bitch Don’t Fall Off makes music for dance. Here’s some.
Thank yous!!! Thank you to all of my collaborators and in no particular order the folks at OTB, Risk/Reward, Trevor Noah, Jessica Williams, Mykki Blanco, Don Glover, Laura Aschoff, Vanessa DeWolf, Andre 3000, The Roots, Carla Negrete Martinez, Gavin Reub, Barry Sebastian, Angela Brown and Michael Wiley
STUDIO FRI 8PM | SAT & SUN 5PM
NANCY ELLIS Nancy’s NANCY Created and performed by Nancy Ellis Music by Calexico, Ella Fitzgerald (Les Brown & Ben Homer, music with Bud Green, lyrics), the Propellerheads Lights originally designed by Robin Greenwood Projected rehearsal video of Yanira Castro’s (fetus)twin fet(us)twin: performers Nancy Ellis and Pamela Vail; costumes by Liam O’Rourke; lighting by Kathy Couch and set by Charles Houghton Bios Nancy Ellis graduated from Smith College with degrees in Theater and in French. She began dancing professionally in 1994 with the St. Louis Muny Opera and with Gash Voigt Dance Theater of St. Louis. In New York in 1995, Nancy became a founding member of both Yanira Castro + Company and Maura Nguyen Donohue/inmixedcompany. With these and other artists, including Annie-B Parson and Paul Lazar/ Big Dance Theater, Nancy has performed throughout the U.S. and in Russia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica and South Korea. Since moving to Portland, she has worked with Jennifer Monson (TBA 2006), Hand2Mouth Theater, Tahni Holt, Linda Austin, Katherine Longstreth and Dawn Stopiello. She is a 2015 Alembic Resident at Performance Works NW and will perform next week in Linda Austin’s solo relay (un) made. Nancy is also a professional arts administrator and fundraiser, and a parent of the extraordinary Elodie Ellis Anderson. Several humans, their lives and their art, inspired Nancy’s NANCY, including Yanira Castro, Pamela Vail, Kenneth Speirs (1964-2013), Annette Ellis and Elodie Ellis Anderson. Nancy’s NANCY was made possible through support from Subashini Ganesan/N.E.W. Residency, the phenomenal Eric C. Anderson, and you.
For the 11th year in a row, photographer Tim Summers generously offered his time and talents to the festival artists.
OtB THANKS OUR FESTIVAL SPONSORS
Check out some of his photos in the festival brochure.
THANK YOU, TIM!
The Sitting Room (next door to OtB) is the unofficial hangout for the festival. Stop by for a perfectly blended cocktail or snack and bask in the European ambience. And be sure to stop by for the post-performance parties on Sunday evenings. See you there!
MAINSTAGE SAT & SUN 8PM
LED Barbarian Princess Concept: Lauren Edson and Andrew Stensaas Choreography: Lauren Edson Music: Andrew Stensaas Projection Design: Kyle Morck Costume Design: Michelle Lesniak Dancers: Lauren Edson, Sayoko Knode, Yurek Hansen, Jason Hartley, Jessica Liu and Evan Stevans Musician: Andrew Stensaas Barbarian Princess is inspired by the life and art of Zelda Fitzgerald.
Bios Lauren Edson, born in Boise, Idaho, is the Artistic Director of LED, a collaborative arts organization formed with her husband, Andrew Stensaas and based in Boise, Idaho. She received her training at North Carolina School of the Arts and The Juilliard School. Her past professional experiences include: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and Trey McIntyre Project. Her choreography has appeared at Jacob’s Pillow’s Inside/Out Series, The Kennedy Center, The McCallum Theatre, On the Boards and the Ailey Citigroup Theatre, to name a few. She is honored to have received several choreographic awards, fellowships and commissions from across the nation. Andrew Stensaas, born in Mason City, Iowa, is the Creative Director of LED, a collaborative arts organization formed with his wife, Lauren Edson and based in Boise, Idaho. He demonstrated from a very early age an interest in music and the natural talent to pursue a professional career. He moved to Portland, Oregon to find his own musical voice. He and his band Sons Of Sirens performed throughout the West coast and Canada, aired videos with MTV, and were invited to perform a showcase for Geffen records in L.A. Sons Of Sirens disbanded in 2009, and Andrew returned to Boise to pursue music education, sound design, and his own musical compositions. Kyle Morck is a filmmaker and digital designer from Boise, Idaho. His projection design credits include Trey McIntyre’s Ways of Seeing (2012) and Pass, Away (2013) along with HomeGrown Theatre’s production of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2014). He’s produced and directed one feature film and many short films, most recently working as producer and cinematographer on the upcoming feature-length documentary Ma Maison. Michelle Lesniak, winner of Project Runway Season 11 and recent All Stars competitor, wowed judges and viewers alike with her strong aesthetic and quick wit. Self-taught in both garment design and leather working, her love of art, print, texture, and music manifests itself through her designs. Michelle is committed to staying in her hometown of Portland. Her dedication to local manufacturing and ethical business practices is playing a key role in shaping and growing the Portland Fashion Industry. Special Thanks to our families, the incredible artists who have been paramount in the creation of this work, the Boise community, everyone who has supported us throughout this amazing journey, and On the Boards.
MAINSTAGE SAT & SUN 8PM
TRAVIS CLARKE & BENJAMIN KAMINO THE JOURNEY IT TAKES .- -. -.. / ... .- -.-- / -.. . ... .. .-. . -.. / .... --- .--
Travis Clarke, Artist (trvsc.com) Benjamin Kamino, Dancer (vimeo.com/benkamino)
MAINSTAGE SAT & SUN 8PM
MEMBERS OF SEATTLE IRISH DANCE COMPANY Performance/choreography: Carlye Cunniff Performance/choreography: Margery Pulkkinen Performer: Alice Tilton Bios Made up of professional Irish dancers, The Seattle Irish Dance Company creates choreography that embraces the joyful tradition of Irish dance and pushes the limits of the art form. The company has performed with local stars such as Geoffrey Castle and Molly’s Revenge, as well as Gaelic Storm and the Chieftains. From tiny stages like the famous spiegeltent in Teatro Zinzanni to large theaters like The Paramount and The Washington Center for Performing Arts, the Seattle Irish Dance Company has enjoyed great success in the Seattle community. The Seattle Irish dance company and Alice Tilton (fiddle) recently toured Ireland and hope to continue working together. Special thanks to the Irish music community in Seattle for supporting traditional Irish dance and music. Thank you to the Scoil Rince Slieveloughane school of Irish dance for giving us world class training and support.
MAINSTAGE SAT & SUN 8PM
JESSICA JOBARIS & GENERAL MAGIC A Great Hunger Created by Jessica Jobaris in collaboration with the performers Performed by Laura Aschoff, Ariel Burke, Neil Coffey, Sruti Desai, Jason Franklin, Miguel Aguilar, Alianna Jaqua, Nikolai Lesnikov, Pol Rosenthal, David Verkade, Hendri Walujo Music: The Acid, Shubert, Annie Get Your Gun, Jorge Benjor, Joy Division, Lil’ Jon and DJ Snake, Lou Harrison/Gamelan Pacifica, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Swans, Tchétchénien Sufi prayer Film: Miguel Aguilar Light Design: David Verkade “And most of all beware, even in thought, of assuming the sterile attitude of the spectator, for life is not a spectacle, a sea of grief is not a proscenium, a man who wails is not a dancing bear...” - Aime Cesaire Bios Jessica Jobaris (Director) has been choreographing/performing for over 20 years, throughout the EU, and across the US and Canada. She’s lived/worked in Berlin, SF, and NYC, but calls Seattle home. A Great Hunger has been in the making for 15 years, since the suicide of Jessica’s close friend Eric Dustin Campbell. (Tief und Schnell Eric.) Visit generalmagicjjo.com for info about our work. Visit afsp.org for info on suicide statistics in America and prevention. Visit indiegogo.com/projects/jessica-jobaris-general-magic-a-great-hunger/x/951659#/ funders to support our cause/outreach, our tour, and an evening length version of this work, late Winter 2016. There is till time to contribute, and it’s tax deductible (offer ends 6/17). Laura Aschoff is a movement, sound and body artist who doesn’t really believe in bios. For more info see Laura in person or...SEE Laura’s videos: vimeo.com/user33385672 & HEAR Laura’s music: soundcloud.com/use-her1979 Ariel Burke is an actress, singer/songwriter and dreams in dance. Neil Coffey’s movement training began in the field as an iron-worker and finished at Cornish College of the Arts, studying dance. His back is sore, and he’s a liar, a scoundrel, and a low down dirty cheat. Sruti Desai is thrilled to be working with Jessica Jobaris/General Magic again! She has also worked with various other Seattle-based choreographers, including Pat Graney, Mark Haim and KT Niehoff. Jason Franklin of Franklin C&C, arts educator, drama therapist.
Miguel Aguilar is an award winning film/TV editor and filmmaker. When not involved in a film project, he’s found hiking long distance trails across the US. www.knivesandspoons.com Alianna Jaqua wants you to check out her band: verbal-tip.com Nikolai Lesnikov is a student of contemporary movement practices who also makes images and sounds in various media. some of his art spillingvase.com. Pol Rosenthal artofmulata.com David Verkade has been lighting up Seattle since ‘91. David’s very excited to be part of NWNW (again) & to be working with Jjo & General Magic for the first time. Now if we could all learn to merge at light speed, his life would be perfect. Hendri Walujo loves to move in Jakarta, Dallas, Seattle, Tacoma, Ecuador, Paris, NYC, for friends, nephews, nieces, for pure joy, for all, for Haim, Neare, Sandstrom, Hapke, Niehoff, Barragan, Kinoshita, GenderTender, DeWolf, Shores, Pe|Mo, and now Jobaris. Let’s keep movin’ and make magic! Love.
Jessica Jobaris & General Magic would like to thank: Banya 5, Janis Betten, John Boylan, Lauren Brazell, Rachael Brody, Bryon Carr, Ezra Cooper, Satya Curcio, Michelle de la Vega, Vanessa de Wolf, Tom Douglas, Jed Dunkerley!, Bobbi Ewing, Jeffrey Froome, Taffy Frost! and the Yoga Tree, Carolina Gentili, Alice Gosti, Bryn Gribben, Andy Groome, Peter Gross, Dayna Hanson, Kristin & Patrice Hapke!, Joe Holberg, Lila Hurwitz, Winfield Hobbs, Erin Jorgensen, KT Niehoff & Kirby Kallas-Lewis/OOLA Distillery, Jess Klein, Jay Kuehner, Dr. Jared Kohler, Joanna Laina, Carolyn Lee, Chris Liles, Brett Love, Hilary Macgregor & Dan Whitmore, Magali Messac/White Cloud Studios, Lucia Neare, Amy Thone & New Century Theater, Our Ohio contingency: Matt Sears! Mary Kay Eblin, Brad Ratliff,Josh Sears, Nate Sowder, David Stump, Nicholas Stokes, the AWESOME Staff & Tech crew of OTB, Open Flight/Paige Barnes/Anna Connor, Alysha O’Classen, Peggy Piacenza, John Paulsen, Lady Rizo!, Darcy Rubel/Scarlatta Chocolates, Molly Scott and Jarrad Powell, Erica Solange, Mason Sherry/Darren Nowicki/Ted Dowling of STG!! Brian Stricklan, Sivie Suckerman, Tim Summers, Alia Swersky, Christian Swenson, Bruce Tom,Sean Tomerlin, The Virginia Inn, Rosa Vissers, Jens Wazel, Carolynne L. Wilcox, Markeith Wiley, Deborah Woodard & David Karp, Ann Zitzmann, and a very VERY special thank you to CLIFF MALM!
15/16 PROGRAM PHILIPPE QUESNE PARIS | THEATER
PAT GRANEY SEATTLE | DANCE
EMILY JOHNSON
SARAH RUDINOFF SEATTLE | THEATER
600 HIGHWAYMEN NYC | THEATER
BONUS EVENTS TAYLOR MAC
NYC | THEATER/MUSIC
TANYA TAGAQ NUNAVUT | MUSIC
MINNEAPOLIS | DANCE
FINDLAY//SANDSMARK NYC/STAVANGER | DANCE/THEATER
DEGENERATE ART ENSEMBLE
SEATTLE | MUSIC/THEATER/DANCE
ZAHER | FRACÉ | YOUSEFZADEH SEATTLE | THEATER
RABIH MROUÉ BEIRUT | THEATER
CHRISTIANE JATAHY SEATTLE | DANCE
DANA MICHEL
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MONTREAL | DANCE
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THANK YOU, OtB DONORS! INSTITUTIONAL & COMMUNITY PARTNERS 100,000+ | The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts 50,000+ |The Boeing Company, New England Foundation for the Arts (National Dance Project, National Theater Project, and FUSED) 25,000+ |ArtsFund, National Performance Network, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs 15,000+ | 4Culture, French American Cultural Exchange (FACE), Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation/Southern Exposure, The Seattle Foundation 10,000+ | The Glenn H. Kawasaki Foundation, Kreielsheimer Remainder Foundation, Microsoft 5,000+ | Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Breakwater Investment Management, CEC ArtslLink, The Lucky Seven Foundation, The Nesholm Family Foundation, The Norcliffe Foundation, Washington State Arts Commission, WESTAF/TourWest 2,500+ | Inform Interiors/Allison Mills, Nordstrom, Nyawela Consulting/Daveda Russell, Prairie Underground/Davora Lindner & Ro Yoon, The Raynier Foundation, Snoqualmie Tribes, Tyler Engle Architects PS, US Bank 1,000+ | Baby & Company, Capezio/Ballet Makers Dance Foundation, Lane Powell, Olson Kundig Architects, Schuchart/Dow, Tomlinson Lynen Service, Wexley School for Girls, Wyman Youth Trust 400+ | Posner-Wallace Foundation INDIVIDUAL DONORS Note: Italics indicate a member of On the Boards’ 3 Year Club, who have made a multi-year commitment to support OtB; an asterisk* indicates consistent giving to On the Boards for 10 years or more. 20,000+ | John & Shari Behnke*, Richard Reel*, Merrill Wright* 10,000+ | Dionysus Giving, Michelle Ellsworth & Bruce Miller, Annette Toutonghi & Bruce Oberg, Ann Wyman 5,000+ | Team Trio, Rodney Hines, Case van Rij, Josef Vascovitz and Lisa Goodman, Judith A. Whetzel 2,500+ | Andrew Adamyk & Caroline Renard, Chap & Eve Alvord, Lea Ennis, Ariel Glassman, William Gleason, Pamela & Robert Gregory*, Lee Dicks Guice, Nancy & Joe Guppy, Steve Hoedemaker,
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Kai Fujita, Aaron Grady, Charles Kaplan, Stefanie Karlin, Vicky Lee, Sheldon & Nancy Levin, Audrey Lew, Kyle Loven, Elizabeth Lowry, Cheryl Marland, Carol McNeary, Mary Metastasio, Robert Pearlman, Igor Peev, Zoltan Pekic, Jessica Powers, Mr. Brian Rogers, Sean Ryan, Kathleen Savory, Laura Schrager, Matthew Smucker, Ilvs Strauss, Michael Thompson, Marcus Youssef, Brooke Zimmers 10+ | Anonymous (5), Anonymous, Theresa Barreras, Sally Brock, Matthew Brock, Rob & Melanie Burgess, Ian Butcher & Carol Chapman, Karen Bystrom, Carol Clifford & Jim Wilcox, Anna Conner, Julia Cross, W. Scott Davis, Kathleen Duffus, Bob Eisenman, Stephanie Ellis-Smith, William Friedman, Michael L. Furst, Erin Gainey, Marianne L Goldin, Dominique Grandmougin, Elizabeth Herlevi, Kristin Hersrud Kopp, Charlton Holland, Nancy Juhos, Leslie Katsman, John Locker, Linda Luster, Kevin Malgesini, Allison Manch, Kathy McCluskey, Kaitlin McDougal, Juliet McMains, Janice Merlino, Gabe Mayer, Molly Michal, Vicky & Zoey Moyle, Lyndsey Patterson, Tonya Peck & Alex Dunne, Beth & Rob Raas-Bergquist, Ellie Sandstrom, Lisa Schofield, Mary Jo Schreifels, Nora Sharp, Woodruff Sullivan, Karly Sapp, Jan M Trumbauer, Julie Villegas, Rosa Vissers, Lenore Waldron, Katie Watkins, Ingrid West, Carl Wigren, Jon Yoon, Igor Zaika MATCHING GIFT PROGRAMS | The Adobe Foundation, Boeing Matching Gifts Program, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Expedia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matching Gifts Program, Google Matching Gifts, Meredith Corporation Foundation, The New Foundation, Lynden Incorporated, Microsoft Matching Gifts Program, Morgan Stanley Matching Gifts Program, Union Bank IN-KIND DONORS | Caffé Vita, City Catering Company, Dave Holt/Dalla Terra Winery Direct, Deschutes Brewery, Fleurish, Jones & Associates, LLC, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines, Inform Interiors, KUOW, Malin + Goetz Apothecary & Lab, Mighty-O Donuts, Pomum Cellars, Rachel’s Ginger Beer, The Stranger, Ten Mercer, Willis Hall Wines, Windward Communications Group This list shows donors to On the Boards from June 1, 2014 through June 1, 2015. If we’ve made an error to your listing or if you would like to make a gift to support OtB, please let us know at 206.217.9886 or betsey@ontheboards.org.
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