NEW WORKS Cincinnati Ballet
REGARDS World Premiere CONCEPT AND CHOREOGRAPHY Taylor Carrasco MUSIC Are You Having Any Fun? by Elaine Stritch, People Will Say We’re In Love by Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones, An American in Paris/S’Wonderful/I’ve Got Rhythm by MGM Studio Orchestra and Johnny Green, Send in the Clowns by Frank Sinatra LIGHTING DESIGN Sharon Huizinga COSTUMES PROVIDED BY Cincinnati Ballet Costume Shop
PROGRAM NOTES
Thank you to my parents for supporting my queer artistic voice from a young age, and to my sister for being my first and best friend. Thank you to Dale Shields, my in-studio eyes by proxy, and to my dancers who feel more like family. Thank you to Victoria Morgan, for trusting me and allowing me the space to express all facets of myself. Thank you to my partner, Gabriel, for listening to countless hours of brainstorming. Finally, thank you to the Cincinnati Ballet audience. This is an extremely personal work, and I am grateful that we are able to open our hearts to each other, especially in these difficult times.
CREATIVE TEAM
TAYLOR CARRASCO
CHOREOGRAPHER & COMPANY DANCER
Taylor Carrasco is a corps de ballet member at Cincinnati Ballet. He trained with the New Mexico Ballet Company and School of American Ballet and has taken summer intensives with Boston Ballet, Ballet Chicago, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. He joined Cincinnati Ballet Second Company in the 14–15
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Season and was promoted to Apprentice for the 15–16 Season. With the company, he has performed works by Ji í Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Trey McIntyre, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and more. He was recently the recipient of the MacDowell Artist Grant from the Cincinnati MacDowell Society, and given the opportunity to choreograph for Cincinnati Ballet’s 2018 and 2019 The Kaplan New Works Series. Carrasco is extremely proud to be a part of the Cincinnati Ballet Family.
