Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum | 32nd Anniversary | Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Welcome Family and Friends to the 32nd Anniversary of “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum”!

For all of us who are part of what we call the “Cleo Village” this is an extraordinary time. “Granny” is 32 years old – and we’re both joyous and humble that we are here to celebrate with each of you! Those of you who’ve made the magical journey to “Granny’s” beautiful home during the past 32 years, and those of you experiencing the magical Island of Karamazaam for the very first time - we’re so happy to welcome all of you to this wonderful adventure that we know brings peace and healing to the heart, mind, and spirit.

The production’s one hundred+ cast, musicians, directors, staff, crew, and volunteers share both anticipation and exhilaration - behind the scenes, on stage, with the audience and our extended dance family. An incredible amount of work goes into this show with planning sessions, technical installations, and rehearsals integrating all elements of the magic. For over three decades, all that time and effort has brought “Granny” to the stages of Denver’s most iconic theatres, most recently returning to our own historic theatre in Five Points historic Shorter AME Building where the show was originally created and performed. Who knows what Karamazaam will look like once we break ground in Spring 2024 for our expanded offices, studios, and theatre set to open in 2025. This beautiful space we’re in right now will soon double in size! Our Capital Campaign is on-going, so we invite you to visit our website at www.cleoparkerdance.org to learn more and join us in the vision as we bring the dream to reality.

In 2020, during the 50th Anniversary Season of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD), amidst the upheaval of the pandemic, we knew it was vital to keep this show alive as our way to strengthen and maintain community! “Granny” entered a digital reality of green screen technology, multiple camera shoots, and days of editing – enabling “Granny” to visit homes all over the world. In 2021, the dancers and actors were able to perform live on stage, but for the first time in the history of the show, our amazing Granny Band recorded the music in the studios of the Lamont School of Music, under the direction of our musical director, Mark Caldwell, who’s been with the show for over 20 years and written much of the music. We moved the entire band into the studios and in four days, we recorded the entire score! In 2022, the “Granny” Band joined the dancers again live in this theatre, and the production felt whole again.

“Granny” has always been a work of legacy. My sister-friend, colleague, dancer, and rehearsal director of over thirty-eight years, the incomparable Ms. Marceline “Marcy” Freeman, for whom I created the title role, always connected us with the profound strength of the human heart, right up until her passing. Her final “Granny” performances as the Ancestral Spirit in 2010, inspired us as she, even though blind, demonstrated the dignity of a true artist. Veteran actor, Ms. Margarita Taylor, who has now portrayed Granny for 15 seasons, says one of the greatest gifts she’s been given, when she assumed the role, was receiving Marcy’s blessing.

Of course, the Angels of the Rainbow are central to “Granny’s” story. Veteran Ensemble member Cedric D. Hall, who portrayed our Junkanoo King for ten seasons, returns for his seventh season as Griot: The Storyteller, following in the honored footsteps of Vincent C. Robinson, who portrayed this memorable character for twenty-five years. Vince’s impact on “Granny” is timeless and we remain forever grateful for his continued generosity and kindness, both on-stage and off.

CPRD Senior Ensemble Manager, Chloé Grant Abel, after twelve seasons as a member and rehearsal director of the Ensemble, celebrates her tenth season in the role of Cantadora the Dreamweaver. Ensemble member Samiyah Lynnice returns for her sixth season as Nakia the Granddaughter and Melvin Sutton, now in his second season with Cleo II, makes his debut in the role of TiSean the Grandson.

I am honored to portray Shakti (Granny’s Guardian Angel), a role that never ceases to elevate my spirit, even after 32 years! I feel the presence of our most extraordinary Angel on stage with us – my beloved husband and soulmate of 52 years, Tom Robinson, who joined the Ancestors in April of 2022. Tom was always the greatest advocate for the importance of sharing this story, and amidst all of the challenges of mounting the production, would always ask the most important question – “Are you having fun yet?”

Our Technical Director, Trey Grimes, has guided the complex technical requirements of the show for over 20 years, while Rhetta Shead, Vice President of Theatre Operations, has shouldered the enormous responsibilities of Production Director and Stage Manager for nine years (with both of her daughters having performed in the production). Mary Hart, Director of Bookings and Touring, has supported script revisions, playbill editing, as well as volunteer and vendor coordination, throughout her nearly 23-year tenure with CPRD. In this historic 53rd ANNIVERSARY SEASON, the mission and vision of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, through the outstanding leadership of our President and CEO, Malik Robinson - and the perseverance of our Ensembles, Staff, Faculty, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board – grows ever stronger. With the support of generous individuals, businesses, corporations, and civic organizations, we continue to advance our artistic and educational vision into an ever-expanding community of students and audiences.

For me, our touring season this year felt as though we were truly traveling the world right alongside “Granny”. I had the great privilege of traveling to Lagos, Nigeria with my CPRD co-founder, Schyleen Qualls, and I could truly feel the welcoming spirit of the Baobab tree and the joy of the Fanga, just as we had in 1977 when the US State Department sent us to be part of the FESTAC Festival that brought 70 nations of the African Diaspora together. We were honored to make a documentary titled Family Reunion: Americans at FESTAC. I flew from Lagos straight to Detroit to join the Ensemble as they performed with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) at the Detroit Music Hall

last month, and I was reminded of our scene depicting the creation of tap dance as people journeyed from rural America to the great urban centers. And when again joined NOJO to perform our powerful collaborative work “Sacred Spaces?” for the community at the East Alabama Performing Arts Center in Opelika, AL, the strength of the church community and the impact of those “beautiful church sermons” was so uplifting! As “Granny” says, “The Spirit was in the house!”

Earlier this year, our 28th Annual International Summer Dance Institute (ISDI), the region’s finest summer intensive program, was a great success under the guidance of Victoria Shead Johnston, Senior Academy Manager. Detailed information for our upcoming ISDI in Summer, 2024 will be posted to our website www.cleoparkerdance.org soon – and you can reserve your space now! Both ISDI and our year-round Academy offer a diverse and intriguing range of classes, with the physical, mental, and emotional health of our students and teachers remaining our highest priority. There’s an incredible variety of classes to appeal to all ages and abilities! Give yourself or a loved one a special “Granny” gift - check our website for the latest information on our classes, Make it possible for a young person – or even a not-so-young one - to follow their dream!

“Granny” has always brought a sense of stability and healing to our community – and we’re so glad to bring ALL of the elements of the show back on stage LIVE this year! We hope you’ll follow ‘Granny’s” wonderful example throughout the year – sing out loud, dance with joy, nurture your mind, body, spirit and emotions, explore your culture and traditions, share your stories…. And let us welcome Peace throughout the World in the New Year! And remember – Granny Loves You – now and always!

In the Spirit of Dance,

Cleo (Shakti)

The original “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” was conceived, co-directed and cowritten by Cleo Parker Robinson based on stories from Opalanga Pugh’s audio tape “Festivals of Light”, an odyssey of stories and songs about holiday celebrations worldwide. The original concept evolved through the creative energies of former Ensemble member and choreographer Gary Abbott, actors Marta Barnard and Jaime Lujan, directors Buddy Butler and Michael R. Durn, musical directors Paul Conly, Carlton Bacon, and Reverend Hayward Hobbs, percussionist Bataki Cambrelen, costume designer Lara Kirksey, and technical director / lighting designer Keith W. Rice. In subsequent years, a myriad of diverse artists has contributed time and talent to the production, offering audiences new incarnations of Granny’s memories.

The journey of “Granny” started over thirty years ago while Cleo Parker Robinson was visiting two former company members in Washington, D.C. The young couple had a children’s book in their nursery titled “The Dancing Granny”, retold and illustrated

by Ashley Bryan. The book was, in essence, a story of the special and unique gifts we are given throughout the year, the wonderful blessing of family and friends. Cleo began to reminisce about her own family and the stories her grandmothers would share, including those told by her own “Mama Cleo” for whom she is named.

Cleo herself is now grandmother to three wonderful grand-children and the spirit of the work feels even more familiar, a beautiful reminder of how rich our lives are. “I wanted to create a piece that would bring families, friends, and communities together in celebration of our unique gifts, traditions, and cultures.

It is even more perfect for the dancers of the Ensemble and Cleo II, who often begin to feel a bit blue during holiday time, being away from their families.

“Granny” is a perfect way to encourage everyone to count their blessings. For me, “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” lets us experience a greater understanding and respect for all cultures – and a greater reason to dance. We are one - “Harambee.”

Thank you, Granny! Together, as one family, let us celebrate our World of Cultures and the community of Spirit, Heart, and Mind to which we all belong!”

OUR MISSION CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE – INSPIRING MOVEMENT! Currently celebrating its 53rd Anniversary Season, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is an international performing arts and educational institution rooted in African American traditions and the Diaspora, dedicated to excellence in providing cross-cultural performances, and enrichment programs - empowering all our communities by cultivating healthy mind, body, and spirit development for intergenerational students, artists, and audiences. Viewing dance as a universal language of movement that transcends boundaries of culture, class, and age, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance is committed to honoring diversity and inclusiveness throughout the global community.

CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE Located in Denver’s Historic Five Points District 119 Park Avenue West, Denver, Colorado 80205 Ph # 303 295 1759 | Fx # 303 295 1328 www.cleoparkerdance.org

Cleo Parker Robinson is founder and artistic director of the 53-year-old Denverbased artistic institution, CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE (CPRD), leading a professional Ensemble (CPRDE), Cleo II (her 2nd company), a Youth Ensemble, an Academy of Dance, an International Summer Dance Institute, a 240-seat theatre, and numerous community outreach programs nationally and internationally. She has received honors and awards from corporate, civic, community, and artistic entities world-wide, bringing CPRDE to myriad organizations and venues for performances, teaching residencies and community engagement programming. A master teacher/choreographer and cultural ambassador, she and CPRDE have performed nationwide and throughout Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, and the African continent, with their most recent international tours taking them to Bogota, Colombia in Spring of 2019 and Mexico in Fall 2019.

Ms. Parker Robinson’s awards and honors include the Colorado Governor’s Award for Excellence (1974), Denver Mayor’s Award (1979), induction into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame (1989) and the Blacks in Colorado Hall of Fame (1994).

Recognized in Who’s Who in America Colleges and Universities she holds an Honorary Doctorates from Denver University (1991), an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Colorado College (2003), an Honorary Doctorate of Public Service from Regis University in Denver (2008), an Alumni Award from University of Denver (2021), the 2020 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters, Honous Causa from CU Boulder, and was named an Honorary Member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (2021).

In 1991, Ms. Parker served on the task force creating a permanent location for the Denver School of the Arts (DSA), Denver’s first performing arts magnet school, and was subsequently honored In September 2017 at their 7th Annual Fall Gala, in recognition of her long-term commitment to excellence in arts education. She is also co-founder of the National Bahamian Dance Company, based in Nassau. In 2011, Ms. Parker Robinson was voted an Honorary Lifetime Trustee of the Denver Performing Arts Complex, in recognition of her longtime commitment and lasting impact. In June 2017, she received the highly prestigious DanceUSA Honor Award and in September 2017, the Randy Weeks Arts Leadership Award from the Denver School of the Arts. In March 2023, Ms. Parker Robinson, along with the other four founders of the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), was honored at the White House as the IABD received the 2021 National Medal of the Arts.

Ms. Robinson has served on NEA panels on Dance, Expansion Arts, Arts America, and Inter-Arts panels for the USIS, and for the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts as well as other national task forces, boards, and committees on the arts. In April 1999, she was appointed by then-President William Jefferson Clinton, with Senate confirmation, to serve for four years on the National Council on the Arts, a 14-member panel advising the Chairman of the NEA on agency policy and programs, evaluating and making recommendations on grant applications.

Since 2011, Ms. Parker Robinson has significantly returned to her greatest passion as a choreographer, creating and presenting Dreamcatchers: The Untold Stories of the Americas and the world premiere of her Romeo and Juliet, in collaboration with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. Her work On the Edge… Reaching to Higher Ground premiered in October of 2014 in answer to resurging racial and human rights infractions world-wide. In Spring 2017, she re-staged two works, melding classical and jazz composition with the power, passion and beauty of modern dance – Romeo and Juliet and Porgy and Bess. Fall 2017 saw the premiere of Copacetic: A Tribute to Jonathon “JP” Parker, honoring her late father. In Spring of 2018, she premiered Lark Ascending in collaboration with the Boulder Philharmonic. Her Rhapsody in Black, created in collaboration with CPRD Associate Artistic Director, Winifred R. Harris, premiered at the Newman Center for the Performing Arts, University of Denver. In January 2019, in collaboration with the Denver Brass, she choreographed an innovative interpretation of Bernstein’s On the Town and Spring 2019 saw a collaboration with the Colorado Ballet entitled The MOVE/ment as

part of the Tour de Force series at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, Denver Center for the Performing Arts. In 2019, she traveled to UMKC, Kansas City, to set a work on the students of CPRDE alum Gary Abbot, entitled Check Cashing Day in tribute to the jazz genius of Bobby Watson and Milt Abel. In August 2021, she premiered Standing On the Shoulders, a work commissioned by the Vail Dance Festival. September 2021 saw the debut of her work Freedom Dance, created in collaboration with jazz icon Dianne Reeves and CPRD co-founder and poet, Schyleen Qualls and in October 2021, she premiered R.I.Power, an original work commissioned by the Colorado College Fine Arts Center in Colorado Springs. Her newest work, Sacred Spaces?, set to an original score by Adonis Rose, Director of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, premiered in September 2022 at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. September 2023 saw the reprise of her innovative interpretation of The Firebird, set amidst the pantheon and legacy of Hawaiian culture. In October 2023, she choreographed and co-produced a production of Mozart Requiem Evermore in collaboration with Dr. Dennis Law. As part of its mission and vision to preserve the legacy of Black Dance in America, the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble also proudly holds within its extensive repertoire the works of many of the icons of American dance, including those of Katherine Dunham, Donald McKayle, Alvin Ailey, and Eleo Pomare.

Cleo Parker Robinson continues to be dedicated to celebrating the human experience and potential through the Arts and Education. Her life-long vision of “One Spirit, Many Voices” remains strong and steadfast, expanding to welcome, embrace, and sustain all people.

Ms. Taylor began dancing in her birthplace, Port-of-Spain Trinidad, under the direction of the late Astor Johnson. Upon moving to New York, she studied with Leni Wylliams, Rom Pratt, Lyn Simmonson, Phil Black, John Hatchett of The Broadway Dance Center, as well as the Jeffory Ballet, and the Jeannett Neil Dance School of Boston.

She danced with the Mafata Dance Company of New York, the Impulse Dance Company of Boston, and ensemble roles in “Cinderella”, “Romeo and Juliet”, and “The Wizard of Oz” with the Wheelock Family Theatre.

She graduated from Wheelock with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, and while there directed Ntozake Shange’s “For Colored Girls who have considered suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf” and Robert Harling’s “Steel Magnolias”. Her roles with a myriad of companies include the village woman in Derek Walcott’s “Steel”, and the Denver Brass production of “Jump kn da Line”.

She has been a dance teacher in after-school programs for the Denver Public School system, and for Children’s Creative Movement, and Adult Modern classes at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. She served as Children’s Rehearsal Director for “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum” in 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Ms. Taylor is also a teacher with Denver Public Schools. In January 2020, she had the pleasure of performing with Nu-World Contemporary Danse Theatre.

This is Ms. Taylor’s nineteenth season with “Granny” and her fifteenth season in the title role, fulfilling a long-time dream with the blessing of Ms. Marceline Freeman, the production’s original “Granny”. Ms. Taylor dedicates her performance to her son, Rommel Quincy Taylor.

A Kansas City native, Ms. Abel trained for twelve years under full scholarship at the Kansas City Ballet School. She studied in New York at the Ailey School as a Fellowship recipient, and received her BFA in Dance, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Dance. Her professional career includes performances with Quixotic Performance Fusion, the Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey, the Owen/Cox Dance Group, Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company and as an Apprentice with the Kansas City Ballet. Following twelve seasons as a member of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble (also as Ensemble Rehearsal Director from 2017 - 2023), Ms. Abel is now Senior Ensemble Manager. This is her tenth season as “Cantadora the Dreamweaver”.

First dancing with the Cleveland Contemporary Dance Theatre’s CONSORT Youth Dance Training and Development Program, Mr. Hall later became a full company member. He was featured in numerous musicals including “The Wiz”, “West Side Story” and “Footloose”, and has worked with renowned choreographers Terrance Greene, Dianne McIntyre, Gary Abbott, and Kevin “Iega” Jeff. After twelve seasons with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Mr. Hall is now an integral member of the CPRD Education Outreach program. He also remains on faculty with the Cleo Parker Robinson Academy of Dance and is Cleo II Rehearsal Director. This is his seventh season as “Griot / Preacher”, following in the footsteps of 25-year “Granny” veteran, Vincent C. Robinson.

Samiyah Lynnice is a Florida native. She began her training at Academy of Ballet Arts and Artz 4 Life Academy, Inc. in the Tampa Bay Area, Fl. Miss Lynnice is a graduate of New World School of the Arts and has a BFA in dance from The Hartt School in Hartford, CT. She toured the United States as a principle dancer with DunDu Dole West African Ballet in her youth and starred in the Chocolate Nutcracker as ‘Claire’ and ‘The Dream Princess”. She has performed works by Martha Graham, Jose Limon, Doug Varone, Norbert DeLaCruz, Donald McKayle, Manuel Vignoulle, Brian Arias, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Amalia Viviana Basanta Hernandez, and Katherine Dunham. Her sophomore year of college, she performed at the Joyce Theater during the Jose Limon International Dance Festival. She has performed with Anita Baker for The Songstress tour, at the American Dance Festival premiering the commissioned work Resist by Micaela Taylor in 2019, and the Vail International Dance Festival where she premiered Standing on the Shoulders by Cleo Parker Robinson in 2021. Having been nominated for a Princess Grace award Ms. Lynnice began her sixth season with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble of Denver, Colorado, performing the role of “Firebird”. This is also her sixth season in the role of “Nakia the Grand-daughter”.

Born in Raleigh NC, Mr. Sutton holds a B.S in Rehabilitation Studies & Human Services from Winston-Salem State University and is a 2022 MFA (DANCE) graduate from the University of The Arts.

Beginning his dance studies under the direction of Susan Hill and Lisa Wilder, he has trained in a wide range of styles, performing and touring with Theatre of Movement, directed by Duane Cyrus, North Carolina Black Repertory Company’s Black Nativity, directed by Mable Robinson, and more. He has studied with numerous luminaries including Shani Collins, Baba Chuck Davis, Karen Mcdonald, Debbie Allen, and Milton Myers. Mr. Sutton performed at the Special Olympic World Games in 2015 with artists Stevie Wonder, Becky G and J Balvin and has worked with international recording Gospel artists Walt Wittman in 2012. In 2021, he made history as one of the first male cheerleaders for the Carolina Panthers 2021-2022 season! Mr. Sutton continues to share his passion for the arts with the next generation, extending his choreographic service through MelLOWmovement, creating a blend of dance styles from contemporary, hip-hop, and jazz forms. Continuing to seek more knowledge about dance and its connection with life and all cultures, Mr. Sutton lives by the quote “You have nothing to prove and EVERYTHING to share.” This is his second season as a member of Cleo II and his first in the role of TiSean.

Cleo Parker Robinson

Founder / Artistic Director / Producer

Director / Choreographer Winifred R. Harris

Associate Artistic Director

Rhetta Shead VP of Theatre Operations / Production Director Stage Manager Mark Caldwell

Musical Director

Cedric D. Hall

Cleo II Rehearsal Director

Jessica Horton

Youth Ensemble Director

Jasmine Francisco

Children’s Ensemble Director

Lara Kirksey

Original Costume Design

Joey Santos

Costume Design

Alex J. Gordon

Costume Design

Leticia Tanguma

Set Design

Ralaya S. Goshea

Wardrobe Mistress

Gabriela Maduro

Props Mistress

Gabriella Shead

Assistant Stage Manager

Trey Grimes Conor Morford Anastazia Coney Paulina Nunez Eli lynch Jaron Van Horne Xavier Russell

Technical Director Associate Technical Director / Digital Audio Design Senior Technician / Lighting Design Lead Camera Operator / Audio / Video Operator Technician Lead Deck Crew Deck Crew

Jody Gilbert

Playbill Design

Mary Hart

Playbill Editor

Amelia Dietz-Rowe

Media Design

Micah Bursh David Andrews Stan Obert

Group Sales Coordinator Archival Videographer CPRD Photographer

MARK CALDWELL

Musical Director / Composer / Arranger

Mr. Caldwell has been part of the Granny production for twenty-three years, seventeen of which have been as the Musical Director. As composer for the show, Mr. Caldwell has written most of the production’s music including Butterfly in memory of Marceline Freeman and the musical tour de force Granny Boom Boom. When not working with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Mr. Caldwell performs in other productions and with several local bands. He is very active teaching guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele and general music.

EVAN BALLINGER

Keyboards

Mr. Ballinger has been the keyboardist for the Granny Band since 2016. He enjoys performing and collaborating with many different groups around Denver, and occasionally teaches piano, drums, and music theory to students of all ages. Mr. Ballinger also studied computer science at MSU Denver.

YVONNE BROWN

Vocals

Ms. Brown balances a professional career as a singer, songwriter, vocal coach, and producer.

Her diverse performance and recording credits include contributions to Andrew Woolfolk, Darren Rahn, Eric Darius, Wayman Tisdale, Bobby Wells, Nina Storey, and String Cheese Incident. She is currently performing with Tunisia.

FELICIA GALLEGOS PETTIS

Vocals

A third generation Colorado native, Ms. Gallegos Pettis has been performing professionally for 30 years. She is a Denver-based creative whose skills include vocalist, lyricist, actor, playwright, and educator. She is honored to be working with this production for her 3rd year. Ms. Gallegos Pettis is also the lead singer of the Song of Pueblo Ensemble which tells the history of Pueblo, Colorado in song; written by Daniel Valdez.

CHRISTOPHER HARRIS

Bass Guitar

Joining the Granny Band for his sixteenth season, Mr. Harris comments “I go where others have gone before, to seek out and explore new forms of expression and the sharing of new musical moments and ideas.”

JOSLYN “JoFoKe” FORD KEEL

Vocals (Dec 8)

From classical to gospel to jazz through to rock, blues, pop, funk and soul, Ms. Keel navigates with ease with a genuine authenticity in each. A Denver native with three Grammy nominations as a contributing vocalist, she is a proud alumna of Denver East High School, Fisk University and the world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers. She is honored to be a Dazzle Denver’s “Artist in Residence” with her band “Same Cloth”. On and off stage, she reminds audiences of their own joy, advocates for suicide prevention, and seeks to remove the stigma attached to mental illness and therapy. In addition to performance, Ms. Keel is a session vocalist, music educator, songwriter, vocal producer, musical director, clinician, and talent contractor.

RONNY NOEL

Percussion

Ronny Noel is a Master Djembe’ drummer and accomplished lead vocalist. Originally from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies, Mr. Noel has traveled extensively promoting his cause of music in service of world peace, spiritual harmony, and unity. He has been performing before enthusiastic live audiences in Trinidad and Tobago, Las Vegas NV, New Mexico, and Colorado. His strong social convictions, belief in humanity, and spirituality meld uniquely with his performances. Mr. Noel is an unstoppable force in World Music.

JOHN OLSSON

Drum Set

A drummer for over 30 years, Mr. Olsson joins the Granny Band for his ninth season. Having been a Cleo Parker Robinson Dance (CPRD) academy accompanist since 2009, he has also instructed drumming classes and performed in numerous CPRD productions, including Ms. Parker Robinson’s Madiba’s River. Holding a professional music degree in jazz performance / production / music business from Berklee College of Music in Boston, he has traveled often to West Africa for in-depth studies of the culture and roots of rhythm and is a board member of the non-profit Koffi Togo Cultural Center Foundation. Mr. Olsson performs in pit orchestras in local theaters, including the Denver Center for Performing Arts, and is a band member at numerous C.S.L. churches in the Denver area. He also plays with numerous local bands, as well as teaching both privately and at area schools and community centers.

REX PEOPLES

Vocals

Mr. Peoples has been praised as “one of the sweetest voices in Colorado”. In 2014, he was awarded “Best Blues Singer” by the Colorado Blues Society. He has been singing since age two and professionally for over thirty-five years as a singer, songwriter, educator, and nationally renowned recording artist. In addition to teaching at The Music Lesson Place, he also teaches at Golden Music Center, and has been a member of the Colorado Blues Society and Blues in the Schools educator for over 12 years.

ALEX TRIPP

Drum Set (Dec 8, 9, 10)

A professional drummer and educator from Denver, Colorado, Mr. Tripp began playing at age 13, having been influenced by his dad who was a piano player, as well as other musicians and drum teachers in the area. He was in the All-City Jazz Band at CEC his senior year of high school. While playing in the Adams State College big band, he won an Outstanding Soloist award when the band went to the UNT Jazz Festival. He later studied at Berklee College of Music, graduating with a Performance Degree in 2013. During his time at Berklee, he studied a variety of styles with some of the industry’s best, even traveling to Ghana to study African drumming. While living in New York, he taught and played in various groups before moving back to Denver in 2014 to establish his career as a musician. Subsequently, he has taught music clinics in Mexico, and is currently teaching private lessons. He also records and performs as a freelance musician and with his own group.

ACT I SCENE I THE MAGICAL JOURNEY TO KARAMAZAM “Butterfly” Original music and lyrics by Mark Caldwell “Spirit of the Drum” Original music and lyrics by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djordie Vasovic Granny Margarita Taylor The Angel Shakti Cleo Parker Robinson The Angel Cantadora Chloé Grant Abel The Angel Griot Cedric D. Hall Nakia (The Grand-daughter) Samiyah Lynnice TiSean (The Grand-son) Melvin Sutton Yemanja (Water Deity) Ralaya S. Goshea Agwe (Water Deity) Tyveze Littlejohn Dancers Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble Invocation Little Granny “Dreamtime” Coyote Deer

The Granny Village Jasmine Francisco ACT I SCENE II STORYTIME Original music by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djordie Vasovic Zinnia McKenna Violet Sterling

“Granny’s Lament” “Fanga” Griot Dancers

ACT 1 SCENE III SALANGO “Ancestor’s Message of Love and Joy” Original music and lyrics by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djordie Vasovic West African Traditional Welcoming Dance Cedric D. Hall Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, and The Granny Village

ACT I SCENE IV NATIVE AMERICAN WINTER SOLSTICE Honoring our future as we honor our past Co-author Vianney Gonzalez Slave Parents Ralaya S. Goshea, Lamar D. Rogers Slave Children Chloe James, Eliana Yelpaala Slaves Little Granny, Nakia, TiSean, Michael Battle, Gabriela Maduro Native Maidens Meneka Hickock, Nayeli Taranjo Native Woman Ximalma Gonzalez Robinson, Village Children Children’s Ensemble The Four Winds TThe Four Winds Youth Ensemble and Children’s Ensemble Eagle Sadie Sandoval Bear Devrae “DJ” Jefferson / William Davis Coyote Zinnia McKenna Deer Violet Sterling Grandmother Spider

Grandmother Spider’s Story Caeli Blake / Tyveze Littlejohn

ACT I SCENE V YULE TIME Original music and lyrics by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djordie Vasovic

“Lament of the Moon” “Sun and Moon Jig” The Moon The Sun African Slaves Irish Servants Great Migration Tappers

Original music by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djordie Vasovic Gabriela Maduro / Sadie Sandoval Tyveze Littlejohn / Devrae “DJ” Jefferson Ralaya S. Goshea, Lamar D. Rogers Zinnia McKenna, Ellie Peoples Corey Boatner, Jasmine Francisco, Samuel Gaines Jr., Zinnia McKenna, Sadie Sandoval, Amelia Nelson-Steinhoff, Molly Maier, Naturelle Garcia Taylor

ACT I SCENE VI LA SENDA A BELEN Mexican Nativity Processional Our Lady of Guadalupe Lauren Slaughter Dancers Cleo II, Youth Ensemble and Children’s Ensemble Children with Gifts Solana Brown, Diego Fonacier Dancers

Invitaados de Navidad

Nakia, TiSean Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble and The Granny Village

ACT I SCENE VII THE CHURCH The Preacher Griot Mary and Joseph Nakia and TiSean The Innkeeper Corey Boatner The Choir and Congregation Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble, Cleo II, The Granny Village INTERMISSION (15 Minutes)

Dancers

ACT II SCENE L KWANZAA Seven-Day African American Celebration Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble

“Family Trio” African Parents African Child

The African Family Original music by Mark Caldwell Jasmine Francisco and Corey Boatner Chloe James / Eliana Yelpaala

Kwanzaa Parents Kwanzaa Child

The Kwanzaa Family Ralaya S. Goshea, Lamar D. Rogers Mission Buckley / Sidney Browne

Women’s Trio Antiochus The Macabee The Syrian Soldiers Dancers

Dancers

Dancers

ACT II SCENE II HANUKKAH Festival of Lights Caeli Blake, Gabriela Maduro, Sadie Sandoval Men’s Dance

Corey Boatner TiSean, Michael Battle Tyveze Littlejohn, Devrae “DJ” Jefferson

Dreydl Children’s Game Women’s Trio and Children’s Ensemble ACT II SCENE III DIWALI East Indian Festival of Light Renunciation

Shakti, Nakia, Granny Ralaya S. Goshea, Lauren Slaughter / Sadie Sandoval Bhangra

Nakia and TiSean Gabriela Maduro and Devrae “DJ” Jefferson Caeli Blake and Samuel Gaines, Jr.

“Christmas Rap” Choreographers Dancers

ACT II SCENE IV CHRISTMAS RAP Original music by Mark Caldwell Cedric D. Hall, Melvin Sutton Griot, Cleo II, Youth Ensemble, Children’s Ensemble

“Shishimai Dance” Storyteller Dancers

ACT II SCENE V JAPANESE NEW YEAR Original music by Mark Caldwell Cantadora Granny, TiSean, Nakia and Youth Ensemble

Dancers “Dragon Dance” “Dreaming” Acrobats Dragonettes Dragon

ACT II SCENE VI CANDOMBLÉ Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble ACT II SCENE VII CHINESE NEW YEAR Original music by Mark Caldwell Original music by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djordie Vasovic Sydney Browne, Mission Buckley, Amirah Byrd Mireya Dillon, Ximalma Gonzalez Robinson Katie Carothers, Naturelle Garcia Taylor, Zinnia McKenna William Davis, Youth Ensemble

ACT II SCENE VIII JUNKANOO The Caribbean Celebration of Christmas “Granny Boom Boom” Original music and lyrics by Mark Caldwell Co-arranged with Djoride Vasovic The Junkanoo King Corey Boatner Dancers Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble and The Granny Village Remember Always…. Granny Loves You!!

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Cleo Parker Robinson Founder / Artistic Director Malik Robinson President and CEO Rhetta Shead Vice President of Theatre Operations Hillary Harding Vice President of Development Shelby Jarosz Vice President of Educational Programs Tohbias Juniel Director of Advocacy and Engagement Mary Hart Director of Booking and Touring Dina Escobedo Executive Assistant Amelia Dietz-Rowe Marketing Manager Micah Bursh Marketing Communications Specialist Kollin Payne Grants Manager Victoria Shead Johnston Senior Academy Manager Kylie Straub Academy Manager Amandine Aubertot Academy Administrative Assistant Michael Battle Academy Administrative Assistant Gabriela Maduro Academy Administrative Assistant Kayla Massey Academy Administrative Assistant Trey Grimes Technical Director Conor Morford Associate Technical Director Anastazia Coney Senior Technician Patricia Smith OnTarget Public Relations ARTISTIC STAFF Winifred R. Harris Associate Artistic Director Chloé Grant Abel Senior Company Manager Cedric D. Hall Cleo II Rehearsal Director Jessica Horton Youth Ensemble Director Jasmine Francisco Junior Youth Ensemble Director BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gwen Brewer, Chair Cleo Parker Robinson *Founder / Artistic Director Malik Robinson, Executive Director Tyrone Gant, Treasurer | Debbie Herrera, Vice Chair | Shale Wong, Vice Chair Lisa Levin Appel, Toni Baruti, Christopher Cardenas, Darryl Collier, Tim Davis, Demesha Hill, Lisa Hogan, Matt Keeney, Kelli Kelly, Robert Thompson, J. Matt Thornton, Josett Valdez, Alfred Walker, Jennifer Wozniak EMERITUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Judge Raymond Dean Jones J.D.* Chairman Emeritus, Les Franklin, Les Franklin / Helen Franzgrote / Marceline Freeman / Henry Lowenstein Nancy McClosky /Dawn Nakamura-Kessler / Edmond “Buddy” Noel * Schyleen Qualls Brown * / Tom Robinson * Lester Ward / Faye & Reggie Washington *Founding Members of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance

Cleo Parker Robinson Margarita Taylor THE CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE ENSEMBLE Michael Battle / Caeli Blake / Corey Boatner / Jasmine Francisco / Samuel Gaines Jr. Ralaya S. Goshea / Devrae Jefferson* / Tyveze Littlejohn / Samiyah Lynnice Gabriela Maduro / Lamar D. Rogers / Sadie Sandoval* / Lauren Slaughter* *Apprentice to the Ensemble

CLEO II Cedric D. Hall – Director Katie Carothers / Williams Davis / Naturelle Garcia Taylor** / Kayla Massey Molly Maier** / Zinnia McKenna** / Melvin Sutton / Jasmine Valencia** *Apprentice to the Ensemble

THE YOUTH ENSEMBLE Jessica Horton - Director Amirah Bryd / Rhylee Dixon / Ximalma Gonzales-Robinson Meneka Hickock / Carlen Holmes / Bella Lockhart / Eloise Peoples Constanza Reyes Atencio / Violet Sterling / Nayeli Taranjo THE CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE Jasmine Francisco - Director Moriah Bass / Solana Brown / Sydney Browne / Mission Buckley Amelie and Mireya Dillon / Diego Fonacier / Gianna “Gigi” Garcia / Elizabeth Hyer Chloe James / Phoebe Lapham / Amelia Nelson-Steinhoff / Taylor Sinclair Leilani and Samara Walker / Eliana Yelpaala THE GRANNY BAND Mark Caldwell - Musical Director Evan Ballinger / Yvonne Brown / Joslyn “Jofoke” Ford Keel Felicia Gallegos Pettis / Chris Harris / Ronny Noel / John Olsson Rex Peoples / Alex Tripp

CLEO PARKER ROBINSON Founder / Artistic Director (See Featured Artists)

WINIFRED R. HARRIS Associate Artistic Director Ms. Harris, choreographer, artist, teacher, and community activist has created a significant body of work with a strong balance of technical prowess and gestural expression. Having trained under Cleo Parker Robinson, she danced professionally for ten years with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble before moving on to Dallas Black Dance Theater and a solo stint in New York and abroad. In October 1991, she relocated to Los Angeles, CA, founding her own award-nominated contemporary modern dance company. In recognition of her dedication and commitment to underprivileged youth, Ms. Harris received several awards from the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles for her teaching efforts within that community. Having served on faculty at various universities and studios nationwide, including Cal Arts (her alma mater), Cal State Los Angeles and Spelman College, she returned to Cleo Parker Robinson Dance in 2010 as Ensemble Rehearsal Director and became Associate Artistic Director in 2014. Many of her innovative works are part of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble’s repertoire.

CEDRIC D. HALL Cleo II Rehearsal Director (See Featured Artists)

JESSICA HORTON Youth Ensemble Director A native of Tuscaloosa, AL, Ms. Horton trained at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from Wright State University. Over a period of six years, she was a member of Cleo II, an apprentice, and ultimately a member of the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. This is her 11th season as part of the “Granny” production, and her 7th year as Youth Ensemble Director. While at CPRD, she taught numerous residencies at various Denver Public Schools and served as an instructor in the Academy. Ms. Horton is also a gymnastics coach and choreographer.

JASMINE FRANCISCO Children’s Ensemble Director (See Ensemble bios)

WINIFRED R. HARRIS Associate Artistic Director (See Granny Directors) MICHAEL BATTLE – Ensemble Member A native of Detroit, MI, Mr. Battle began his dance training at Detroit School of the Arts at the age of 14. In 2009, he joined the Lula Washington Dance Theatre as a company member, and in 2019, joined Ronald K. Brown/ Evidence, A Dance Company as a company member. Mr. Battle has traveled to China, Russia, Haiti, Mexico, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy-performing works by nationally and internationally acclaimed choreographers worldwide. He has performed with Grammy Award Winning and Nominated artists Kamasi Washington, Meshell Ndegeocello, Terence Blanchard, Aurturo O’Farrill, and Jody Watley. After guesting with the Ensemble in 2022, he is now in his first full season as an Ensemble member with Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.

CAELI BLAKE – Ensemble Member From Washington, DC, Ms. Blake began her formal training at BalletNova Center for Da nce in Arlington, VA. She attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts under the tutelage of Charles Augins, Sandra Fortune-Greene, & Katherine Smith. Ms. Blake has also studied with various company institutions such as Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Dance Theater of Harlem at the Strathmore, and Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive. Blake graduated from Southern Methodist University, with a BFA in Dance Performance and BS in Education & Human Development. While being a full-time student at SMU, she joined B.Moore Dance Company. She has performed in choreographic works by Katherine Dunham, Donald McKayle, Robert Battle, Christopher Huggins, Kevin Iega Jeff, Silas Farley, Nicole Clarke-Springer, and many more. Ms. Blake joined the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in 2022.

COREY BOATNER – Ensemble Member Growing up in Hammond IN, Mr. Boatner trained in multiple dance techniques at the Hammond Academy for the Performing Arts. An alum of Indiana University, he performed there in notable works including Kyle Abrahams Radio Show, Jose Limon’s Psalm, Andrea Millers Spill, Jerome Robbins Fanfare, and the original restaging of Twyla Tharp’s Deuce Coupe and Rennie Harris’ Home. He has also toured professionally with Elizabeth Shea Dance in Philadelphia and New York and performed overseas with Norwegian Creative Studios. After one season as an apprentice, Mr. Boatner is now in his fourth season as an Ensemble member.

JASMINE FRANCISCO – Ensemble Member / Children’s Ensemble Director Originally from Houston, Tx , Ms. Francisco began her training at the Fine Arts Magnet School, originally called Johnston Middle School, under Jesse Woodcock and graduated from The High School of Performing and Visual Arts as a dance major under the directions of Luanne Carter and Janie Carothers in 2012. She continued her education and received her Bachelors of Fine Arts 2016 from Point Park University while having an esteemed repertoire from Jessica Lang, Terrance Marling, Troy Powell, Bennyroyce Royon, Garfield Lemonius and MADBOOTS. In her sophomore year of 2010, her student choreography project Tales of Courage was chosen to be featured at ACDA for the University. Six months after graduating from Point Park, she joined the Lula Washington Dance Theater in Los Angeles, CA for two seasons performing works

by Kyle Abraham, Donald Bryd, Rennie Harris, Christopher Huggins and David Roussève. In the summer of 2018, Ms.Francisco moved to Denver, CO to begin her journey with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. She is now in her sixth season as a company member, serving also as the Children’s Director for Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Academy.

SAMUEL GAINES JR – Ensemble Member Originally from Washington, D. C., Mr. Gaines began his dance training at Divine Dance Institute and trained under scholarship at Dance Theatre of Harlem, Pneuma Dance Project, and in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 2020, he received his BFA in Dance and Business Management at Goucher College.

Mr.Gaines has performed as a company member with Dance Iquail!, Sound Xpressed, and Contemporary West Dance Theatre. Additionally, he performed in productions of Mary Poppins, Wonderland, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Tuacahn Amphitheater and performed in the original cast for the very first musical in Saudi Arabia, presented by the Royal family. He now joins Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble for his first season.

RALAYA S. GOSHEA Wardrobe Mistress / Ensemble Member Born in Detroit, Ms. Goshea trained at the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts and Oakland University, receiving her BFA. She has performed with the Brown Dance Project, Patterson Rhythm and Pace, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, SMAGDance Company and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company (DCDC). After being a member of Cleo II, she is now in her twelfth season with the Ensemble, serving also as Wardrobe Mistress for both the Ensemble’s local performances and national / international touring.

TYVEZE LITTLEJOHN – Ensemble Member After graduating in 2011 from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, Mr. Littlejohn apprenticed with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble for one year. In the Summer of 2017, he toured in the south of France touring his original work Evolution of Love. As a choreographer and teacher, he has worked with many diverse communities. In 2014, while performing with Lexington Ballet, he taught children with specific disabilities, and while touring with Ballet Palm Beach, he traveled to Cuba where he worked with the elder community. Having performed with Ballet Eddy Toussaint de Montreal, Lexington Ballet, and Ballet Palm Beach (2015-2018), with leading roles in Giselle, The Nutcracker, Midsummer Night’s Dream, Rite of Spring, and Gatsby, he subsequently returned to the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble in 2018. Touring with the Ensemble, he has performed at the American Dance Festival in 2019, the Vail Dance Festival in 2021, and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in 2022. Mr. Littlejohn is now in his sixth season with the Ensemble.

SAMIYAH LYNNICE – Ensemble Member (See Featured Artists)

GABRIELA MADURO – Prop Mistress / Ensemble Member Originally from Fremont California, Ms. Maduro began her dance training at Yoko’s Dance and Performing Arts Academy and Nor Cal Dance Arts.

She has attended Summer Intensives with the Ailey School, the Martha Graham School, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance. She is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine where she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance Performance. While at UCI, she was honored to perform as part of the distinguished Donald McKayle’s Etude Ensemble. She has performed works by Donald McKayle, Martha Graham, Darshan Singh Bhuller among others. Upon graduation, Ms. Maduro joined Cleo II, and after one season as an apprentice, joined the Ensemble, where she is now in her third season.

LAMAR D. ROGERS – Ensemble Member Mr. Rogers is a performer and choreographer hailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having graduated from The Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, he later earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from The University of the Arts under the direction of Donna Faye Burchfield. During his college career, he toured and performed with Eleone Dance Theatre under the direction and mentorship of Shawn-Lamere Williams. He has trained at various institutions throughout the Philadelphia area as a scholarship student attending Koresh School of Dance, DCNS Summer Dance Intensive and the Rock School for Dance Education. Following graduation, he joined the Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO!) as a full-time company artist. He has performed works by Sidra Bell, Kyle & Dinita Clark, Merce Cunningham, Ulysses Dove, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Helen Simoneau, Rennie Harris and other acclaimed choreographers. He now joins Cleo Parker Robinson Dance for his second season with the Ensemble.

DEVRAE JEFFERSON A native of Atlanta, GA., Devrae “DJ” Jefferson is now in his first season as an Apprentice to the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. He began his training in the Magnet Program for Visual and Performing arts at Tri-Cities HS where he focused on all genres of dance. With a special affinity for ballet, he attended summer programs including Metropolitan Ballet Theater and Lines Contemporary Ballet. Having furthered his training, he subsequently received a BFA from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem NC. Mr. Jefferson has performed with Ballethnic Dance Company and Dallas Black Dance Theater Encore. With extensive experience in coaching gymnastics and teaching a variety of dance techniques, he first joined Cleo Parker Robinson Dance as a guest artist for the holiday production “Granny Dances to a Holiday Drum.

SADIE SANDOVAL A California native and graduate of the University of California, Irvine, where she received her BFA in Dance Performance, Ms. Sandoval is in her first season as an Apprentice to the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. During her time at UC Irvine, she was fortunate enough to dance for Donald McKayle in his final Etude Ensemble, and in 2019 received the Donald McKayle Endowment for Modern Dance. She also performed as a soloist in Lar Lubovitch’s “North Star” and worked directly with Dante Puleio, Artistic Director of the Limon Dance Company. Ms. Sandoval has traveled to Israel and worked with several Israeli modern dance companies including Batsheva Dance Company, Vertigo Dance Company, and Kolben Dance Company. Prior to joining Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, she had attended the Alvin Ailey Professional Division Program and the Abraham in Motion Summer Intensive in New York City.

LAUREN SLAUGHTER A Colorado native, Ms. Slaughter is now in her first season as an Apprentice to the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble. She began dancing at a local competitive studio before moving to St. Louis to attend Washington University where she expanded her dance training and received a Minor in Dance. Ms. Slaughter performed for three years with the Washington University Dance Collective and worked with multiple MFA candidates on their thesis projects. During her time at the university, she performed works by Ting-Ting Chang, Diadie Bathily, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, and Dana Tai Soon Burgess. Following graduation, she returned to Colorado to join Cleo Parker Robinson Dance.

CLEO II Katie Carothers | William Davis | Kayla Massey | Melvin Sutton (See Featured Artists) APPRENTICE TO CLEO II Zinnia McKenna | Jasmine Valencia

Special Thanks to the Ensembles, Board of Directors, Sponsors, Donors & Foundations, Education Partners, Administrative, Artistic & Technical Staff, Youth Ensembles, Musicians, Guest Artists, Faculty, Students, Parents, Volunteers, and Marketplace Vendors of CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE and THE “GRANNY” VILLAGE We also thank the following for their extraordinary support of this production.

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In Memoriam Tom Robinson Jonathon “JP” Parker, Martha Parker, James Wallace Marceline Freeman, Robertta Freeman, Carl Bourgeois Abuelita Olga Gonzalez, Perry Ayers, Jaime Gonzalez, Bro. Ansar El Muhammad, Thedora Jackson