2023 KAATSBAAN SPRING FESTIVAL FRIDAY, JUNE 2– JUNE 18
A multidisciplinary festival featuring dance, live music, film screenings, nature walks, culinary conversations, and a visual art installation curated by Hilary Greene.
Friday, June 2: VISUAL ART OPENING RECEPTION.
Saturday, June 3 + Sunday, June 4 : LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY + AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY.
Friday, June 9: ETHEL.
Saturday, June 10: CURTIS STEWART + ETHEL.
Sunday, June 11: STORING AND SAVING: THE FOUNDATION OF GREAT COOKING WITH TAMAR ADLER.
Sunday, June 11: TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY, NEW JERSEY BALLET + RODERICK GEORGE | KNONAME ARTIST.
Friday, June 16: MOVE ME SERIES PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH HUDSY.TV.
Saturday, June 17: GUIDED TOUR WITH WILD GATHER.
Saturday, June 17 + Sunday, June 18: WE, AN EVENING-LENGTH COLLABORATION BETWEEN EMILY COATES + EMMANUÈLE PHUON.
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is a 153-acre artist sanctuary located on New York’s Hudson River in the charming village of Tivoli. As an incubator for creativity and presenter of world-class artists in dance, theater, music, film, spoken and written word, and culinary and visual arts, Kaatsbaan provides artists with extraordinary studios, an indoor black box theater with a performance floor the size of the Metropolitan Opera, two outdoor stages, and housing at The Dancers’ Inn and Artist Gatehouse. Our facilities make for a breathtaking and idyllic country home for creative action and achievement. The mission of Kaatsbaan is to offer an extraordinary environment for cultural innovation and excellence by providing artists at any stage of their careers with creative residencies at state-of-the-art facilities, and presenting audiences and communities with annual outdoor festivals, educational programs, and seasonal events.
Thank you for attending!
Please support the work we do.
www.kaatsbaan.org
FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 2023
Visual Art Exhibition Opening 5 pm – 7 pm
Curated by Hilary Greene
SATURDAY, JUNE 3 + SUNDAY, JUNE 4
The Limón Dance Company and American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
6 PM
The Mountain Stage
THE LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
CHACONNE
Choreography: José Limón (1942)
Staging and Direction: Logan Frances Kruger
Music: J.S. Bach, Chaconne from Partita #2 in D Minor for Unaccompanied Violin
Original Lighting Design: Steve Woods
2022 Lighting Design: Al Crawford
Violinist: Chris Nelson
Dancer: Savannah Spratt
The Chaconne as a dance form originated in Mexico during the Spanish occupation. Bach employed the strict musical form of the Chaconne but enriched it with powerful emotional implications. Limón has tried to capture in his dance both the formal austerity and the profound feeling of the music. First performed by José Limón on December 27, 1942 at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theater, New York City.
THE MOOR’S PAVANE
Choreography: José Limón (1949)
Music: Henry Purcell (arranged by Simon Sadoff)
Staging and Direction: Logan Frances Kruger
Costume Design: Pauline Lawrence
Lighting Design: William Brown
Dancers:
The Moor: Eric Parra
His Friend: Joey Columbus
His Friend’s Wife: Mariah Gravelin
The Moor’s Wife: Savannah Spratt
A world-renowned masterpiece, The Moor’s Pavane is a masterpiece that, two thirds of a century after its premiere, continues to be in demand around the world. In a way that could only be achieved in dance, we watch Nobility, Deceit, Seduction, and Innocence play out their tragedy. Based on the story that Shakespeare used to create his magnificent Othello, Limón created a work still relevant to society, with gestures pared to the essential, and with musicality and design working together to carry its inexorable tragedy forward. José Limón’s The Moor’s Pavane is one of the great works of the 20th century, in any art form. Addressing the power of rumor and racism, it is as relevant today as when it was made. First performed by the Limón Dance Company on August 15, 1949, at the American Dance Festival.
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY (ABT)
SATURDAY, JUNE 3 PROGRAM
TCHAIKOVSKY PAS DE DEUX
Choreography: George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust
Staging: Deborah Wingert
Music: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Original Costume Design: Karinska
Dancers:
Sylvie Squires and Brady Farrar
The performance of Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, a Balanchine® Ballet, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique®. Service standards established and provided by the Trust.
DO YOU CARE?
Choreography : Aleisha Walker
Music: Johannes Bornlöf (“Nocturnal Waltz”)
Dancer: Madison Brown
Do You Care? was a winner of the Young Creation Award at the Prix de Lausanne competition in February 2023.
CONCERTO (Pas de Deux)
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Staging: Stella Abrera
Music: Dmitri Shostakovich (“Piano Concerto No.2, op. 102: Andante”)
Original Costume Design: Santo Loquasto
Dancers: Kyra Coco and Finnian Carmeci
TATUM POLE BOOGIE
Choreography: Daniel Ulbricht
Music: Art Tatum (“Tatum Pole Boogie”)
Dancer: Takumi Miyake
BRIEF PAUSE
KNIFE’S EDGE
Choreography: Houston Thomas
Music: Johannes Goldbach
Costume Design: Keto Dancewear
Commissioned by ABT Studio Company
Dancers: Madison Brown, Kayke Carvalho, YeonSeo Choi, Kyra Coco, Takumi Miyake, Sylvie Squires, Alejandro Valera Outlaw
SUNDAY, JUNE 4 PROGRAM
FLAMES OF PARIS (Pas de Deux)
Choreography after Vasily Vainonen
Staging: Sascha Radetsky
Music: Boris Asafyev
Dancers: Madison Brown and Takumi Miyake
DO YOU CARE?
Choreography: Aleisha Walker
Music: Johannes Bornlöf (“Nocturnal Waltz”)
Dancer: Alejandro Valera Outlaw
Do You Care? was a winner of the Young Creation Award at the Prix de Lausanne competition in February 2023.
BRIEF PAUSE
…if it ain’t BA-ROQUE
Choreography: Hope Boykin
Music: Agostino Steffani, George Frideric Handel, and Antonio Vivaldi; recorded by Cecilia Bartoli
Assistant to Choreographer: Martina Viadana
Costume Styling: Hope Boykin
Stitcher: Maggie Drake
Costume Consultant: Mark Eric
Commissioned by ABT Studio Company
Music: Agostino Steffani (“Stabat Mater: Eja Mater, fons amoris…Fac, ut ardeat…Sancta Mater…Tui nati vulnerati) George Frideric Handel (“Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu”); Antonio Vivaldi (“Griselda: Agitata da due venti”) from “Queen of Baroque” featuring Cecilia Bartoli. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises.
Dancers: Madison Brown, Finnian Carmeci, Kyra Coco, Brady Farrar, Takumi Miyake, Sylvie Squires
TATUM POLE BOOGIE
Choreography: Daniel Ulbricht
Music: Art Tatum (“Tatum Pole Boogie”)
Dancer: Kayke Carvalho
BRIEF PAUSE
THE GO BETWEEN
Choreography: Gemma Bond
Music: Domenico Scarlatti
Costume Design: Lauren Starobin
Commissioned by ABT Studio Company
Music: Selected sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti: “Keyboard Sonata in C Major, K. 86;” “Keyboard Sonata in A Major, KK. 114;” “Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K. 241;” “Sonata in D Minor, K. 32: I. Aria;” “Sonata K. 98 in E Minor”
Dancers: Finnian Carmeci (pas de deux), YeonSeo Choi, Kyra Coco (pas de deux), Brady Farrar, Ayami Goto, Lilia Greyeyes, Vince Pelegrin, Sylvie Squires, Alejandro Valera Outlaw
LIMÓN DANCE COMPANY
FOUNDERS
José Limón and Doris Humphrey ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Dante Puleio
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michelle Preston ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Logan Frances Kruger
Limón Dance Company (LDC) has been at the vanguard of dance since its inception in 1946. The first dance group to tour internationally under the auspices of the State Department, and first modern dance company to perform at Lincoln Center in New York, it has performed twice at The White House. The José Limón Dance Foundation, with Company and Institute, is the recipient of a 2008 National Medal of the Arts. José Limón has a special place in American culture for a social awareness that transcended distinct groups to address how we all search for commonality. It is with this ethos that we continue to commission works by critically acclaimed and emerging international voices 50 years after Limón’s passing. His works continue to influence the evolution of the art form with their arresting visual clarity, theatricality, and rhythmic and musical life. www.limon.nyc
FOUNDERS
JOSÉ LIMÓN (Founder/Choreographer, 1908–1972) electrified the world with his dynamic masculine dancing and dramatic choreography. One of the 20th century’s most important and influential dance makers, he spent his career pioneering a new art form and fighting for its recognition. Born in Culiacán, Mexico in 1908, he moved to California in 1915, and in 1928 came to New York where he saw his first dance program. Limón enrolled in Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman’s dance school and performed in several of their works from 1930 to 1940. In 1946, with Doris Humphrey as Artistic Director, Limón formed his own company. Over the next 25 years, he established himself and his company as a major force of 20th-century dance. Limón created a total of 74 works, including The Moor’s Pavane, Concerto Grosso, and Missa Brevis
DORIS HUMPHREY (Founder/Choreographer, 1895–1958) is recognized as a founder of American Modern Dance. She developed a distinctive movement approach based on the body’s relationship to gravity and the use of weight. The company she formed with Charles Weidman produced great dances as well as outstanding performers, José Limón among them. When physical disability ended her career as a dancer, she became the Artistic Director for José Limón and his company, creating new works for him and for The Juilliard School.
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP
DANTE PULEIO (Artistic Director, He/Him), a widely respected former member of the Limón Dance Company for more than a decade, Puleio was appointed the sixth Artistic Director in the Company’s 77-year history, a position that originated with Doris Humphrey. After a diverse performing career with the Limón Dance Company, touring national and international musical theatre productions, television and film, he received his MFA from University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on contextualizing mid-20th-century dance for the contemporary artist and audience. He is committed to implementing that research by celebrating José Limón’s historical legacy and reimagining his intention and vision to reflect the rapidly shifting 21st-century landscape.
LOGAN FRANCES KRUGER (Associate Artistic Director, She/Her), an Atlanta, Georgia native, received her early training from Annette Lewis and Pala Jones-Malavé, and went on to receive a BFA from The Juilliard School. Her extensive performing career has included work with renowned artists such as Shen Wei, Jonah Bokaer, and Adam H. Weinert. Logan was a principal dancer with the Limón Dance Company for nine years, and was the Company’s Rehearsal Director for four years before being appointed Associate Artistic Director in 2021. Logan has taught master classes and workshops across the globe, and is a reconstructor of Limón’s repertory.
THE COMPANY
Natalie Clevenger, Joey Columbus, Terrence D. M. Diable, MJ Edwards, Mariah Gravelin, Johnson Guo, Deepa Liegel, Eric Parra, Nicholas Ruscica, Frances Lorraine Samson, Jessica Sgambelluri, Savannah Spratt, Lauren Twomley
JOEY COLUMBUS (Dancer, He/Him) began his dance training in the Chicagoland area before obtaining his BFA in dance from the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program. He has performed with companies such as RIOULT and Company XIV as well as at the Metropolitan Opera.
MARIAH GRAVELIN (Dancer, She/Her) joined the Limón Company in 2019 where she has performed and taught nationwide. She holds a BFA from Alvin Ailey/Fordham University (2018). She is on faculty for the Limón Institute and can be found with her camera in hand photographing when not dancing.
ERIC PARRA (Dancer, He/Him) is a first-generation Colombian-American artist hailing from Union City, NJ. Parra graduated from Montclair State University with a BFA in Dance Performance. Eric is currently a performing artist for Limón Dance Company and Camille A. Brown & Dancers.
SAVANNAH SPRATT (Dancer, She/Her) joined Limón in 2016. Hailing from Rochester, PA, she holds a BFA from UNCSA and collaborates often with Helen Simoneau Danse and the Merce Cunningham Trust. Savannah is a licensed GYROKINESIS Level 1 Apprentice who enjoys knitting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Ivan Sacks - Chair
Andres Mata Osorio - Secretary + Treasurer
Paula Carriço
Kurt Douglas
Tina Evans
Sonia Garcia-Romero
Sylvia Ann Hewlett
Jonathan Leinbach, M.D.
Robert A. Meister - Past Chair
Cecilia Picón
STAFF
Dante Puleio, Artistic Director
Michelle Preston, Executive Director
Logan Frances Kruger, Associate Artistic Director
Lena Lauer, Director of Limón Institute
Kathryn Alter, Associate Program Director
Louise Brownsberger, Production + Touring Manager
Elizagrace Madrone, Development Manager
Donnell Williams, Licensing Manager
Imani Kane, School Administrator
Bill Schaffner, Stage Manager
William Brown, Lighting Supervisor
Quinn Czejkowski, Wardrobe Supervisor
Aaron Selissen, Company Fitness Trainer
JOSÉ LIMÓN DANCE FOUNDATION
The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. is supported with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York State Council on the Arts; and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. Additional support is generously provided by the following institutions: Henry and Lucy Moses Fund; The Howard Gilman Foundation; Miriam and Arthur Diamond Charitable Trust; The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation; Hispanic Federation, the City of New York, and the Department of Youth and Community Development; UMEZ Cultural Fund Aid III; Jody and John Arnhold; The Varnum De Rose Charitable Trust; The Shubert Foundation; West Harlem Development Corporation; The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.; Mex-Am Cultural Foundation; Withers Bergman LLP; The Harkness Foundation for Dance; Bank of America Charitable Foundation; The Jerome Robbins Foundation; WQXR.
Limón Dance Company is a member of Dance/USA, Dance/NYC, Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Western Arts Alliance, National Association of Schools of Dance, the Arts + Business Council, and the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce.
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE STUDIO COMPANY (ABT)
AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Susan Jaffe
CEO + EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Janet Rollé
ABT STUDIO COMPANY
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Sascha Radetsky
MANAGING DIRECTOR Claire Florian
REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Yan Chen
DANCERS
Madison Brown, Finnian Carmeci, Kayke Carvalho, YeonSeo Choi, Kyra Coco, Brady Farrar, Ayami Goto, Lilia Greyeyes, Takumi Miyake, Vince Pelegrin, Sylvie Squires, Alejandro Valera Outlaw
ABOUT ABT STUDIO COMPANY
ABT Studio Company, the junior company of American Ballet Theatre, is currently made up of 12 rising stars of the ballet world between the ages of 16 and 21. ABT Studio Company prepares these outstanding young dancers, who hail from all over the globe, to enter American Ballet Theatre or other leading ballet companies worldwide. Eighty percent of current dancers in American Ballet Theatre are alumni of ABT Studio Company, including 14 Principal Dancers and 8 Soloists.
ABT Studio Company serves as an ambassador for American Ballet Theatre by engaging with communities in a range of venues worldwide. The dancers perform masterworks of the classical and neoclassical canons, alongside contemporary and newly created works. Each season, ABT Studio Company commissions new ballets from emerging and/or established choreographers, with a special focus on female choreographers.
To learn more about ABT Studio Company, visit www.abt.org/abtstudiocompany or follow ABT Studio Company on Instagram at @abtstudioco.
American Ballet Theatre recognizes the following donors for their extraordinary giving in support of ABT Studio Company: Sofia Elizalde, Patricia R. Morton, James M. and Nora C. Orphanides, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund. Additional support provided by Edward “Chip” Beam in loving memory of John and Jack, Sandra and Charles Carmeci, Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin, The Agnes Varis Fund, Constance A. Woo, and four anonymous donors. ABT gratefully acknowledges Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey for their leading support of ABT’s Apprentice Program.
Commissions and presentations of new work by women choreographers are supported by the ABT Women’s Movement. Champion support for the ABT Women’s Movement is provided by Jenna Segal. Additional leadership support provided by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation.
Leadership support of ABT’s New Works initiatives is provided by Mark Casey and Carrie Gaiser Casey, The Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund, and through an endowed gift from the Toni and Martin Sosnoff New Works Fund.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9
ETHEL
Signature Sessions
7 PM
In joyful celebration of a return to in-person performances, ETHEL presents a program packed with their favorite pieces from nearly 25 years of making brilliant, original music. With their sense of engaging personality, ongoing interest in cultural exchange, and explosive creativity and authenticity, ETHEL has an unmistakable signature, to which commentators refer, when they describe other performers as, “like ETHEL.”
The four themes, or sessions, in this eclectic program are presented in discrete modules: World Tour, including celebrated selections from South Africa’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Brazilian pianist/ composer Marcelo Zarvos; At the Movies, with masterpieces by Philip Glass and Ennio Morricone; Circus, featuring highlights drawn from ETHEL’s evening-length collaboration with The Ringling Museum, Circus: Wandering City; and ETHEL Rocks, inspired by icons like Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin.
This program has something for everyone, from quiet inspiration to dancing in the streets, all delivered with ETHEL’s signature passion, compassion, and virtuosity.
Program order subject to change.
Module I: World Tour
Arrival by Marcelo Zarvos
Tomten Kommer by Mikael Marin, arr. Kip Jones
TSOMA by Kip Jones
Vul’Inhiziyo by Ladysmith Black Mambazo, arr. Dorothy Lawson
Module II: At the Movies
The Poet Acts and Escape from “The Hours” by Philip Glass, arr. ETHEL
Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles, arr. Ralph Farris
Suite from The Mission by Ennio Morricone, arr. Ralph Farris
Module III: Circus
Rednosology by Kip Jones
The Breakaway by Ralph Farris
Seat 47C by Corin Lee
Moment of Truth by Dorothy Lawson
Module IV: ETHEL Rocks
Jay-Red by Kip Jones
Sweet Janis, arr. Ralph Farris, after Janis Joplin
Valedictorian by Dan Friel, arr. Kip Jones
Kashmir by Led Zeppelin, arr. Ralph Farris
ABOUT ETHEL
Established in New York City in 1998, ETHEL quickly earned a reputation as one of America’s most adventurous string quartets. Nearly 25 years later, the band continues to innovate, blending uptown, conservatory musicianship with downtown genre-crossing. ETHEL has been described as “indefatigable and eclectic” (The New York Times), “vital and brilliant” (The New Yorker), and “infectiously visceral” (Pitchfork.) ETHEL has released nine feature recordings, premiered 225+ compositions, performed as guests on 40+ albums, won a GRAMMY® with jazz legend Kurt Elling, and appeared in 14 countries, 45 states, and 250+ cities.
At the heart of ETHEL is a collaborative ethos—a quest for a common creative expression that is forged in the celebration of community. The quartet creates and tours rich, often multimedia, productions; conducts innovative community engagement activities; collaborates with a range of exciting creative partners; composes and arranges for themselves and collaborators; programs and produces groundbreaking live and digital events; and commissions new works.
ETHEL is the Resident Ensemble at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Petrie Court Café, and Ensemble-in-Residence at Denison University. ETHEL is Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Corin Lee (violin).
www.ethelcentral.org @ethelcentral
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
Curtis J. Stewart + ETHEL
7 PM
of Love.
“of Love.” is a through-composed collection of works to cherish life, time, and lifetimes…
Recorded in the childhood apartment inherited after his mother’s passing, Curtis’s original compositions for strings, electronics, and voice weave between a single poem of prayer and songs Curtis’s visionary mother taught him—meditative recompositions of Alice Coltrane, Johannes Brahms, Duke Ellington, Greek Folk Song, Jazz standards, Karol Szymanowski, and Purcell. These works flow directly from the impulses of holding and loss—a caregiver’s sonic grappling with grief that entangles music and identity—in hopes to hold onto this love just a bit longer.
Dedicated to my mom, the brilliant violinist, composer, and educator Elektra Kurtis Stewart 3/16/55 – 9/7/2021
ABOUT CURTIS J. STEWART
Praised for “combining omnivory and brilliance” (The New York Times), three-time GRAMMY Award-nominated violinist and composer Curtis Stewart translates stories of self-determination to the concert stage. As a solo violinist, composer, Artistic Director of the American Composers Orchestra, professor at The Juilliard School, and member of award-winning ensembles PUBLIQuartet and The Mighty Third Rail, he realizes a vision to find personal and powerful connections between styles, cultures, and musics. Learn more at www.curtisjstewart.com
ETHEL is Ralph Farris (viola), Kip Jones (violin), Dorothy Lawson (cello), and Corin Lee (violin)
Located in the heart of Dutchess County, Millbrook Winery sits atop a 130-acre estate with gorgeous views of the Hudson Valley. During your visit, we invite you to partake in one of our guided wine tastings and sample a variety of our award-winning wines. On summer and fall weekends, come enjoy lunch from a Food Truck and a glass of wine by the pond, or wine on tap and a cheese plate in our Vineyard Taproom. The Wine Country Experience is all here...waiting just for you. (845) 677-8383 www.MILLBROOKWINE.com
SUNDAY, JUNE 11
Culinary Conversation: “Storing and Saving: The foundation of great cooking,” facilitated by Tamar Adler
2 PM
This discussion will focus on the importance of saving and utilizing scraps—stems, peels, rinds, and bones in cooking and scraps of other materials in life and art—and how this practice is rooted in various cultural traditions around the world. Panelists include:
Sarah Nsikak, a Nigerian-American artist and designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. She is the founder and creative director of La Réunion, a womenswear brand that uses strictly deadstock, antique, and vintage fabrics from around the world to craft its signature clothing pieces. La Réunion draws from many influences including the vibrant stories of the African diaspora, post colonial art and photography, reclaimed beauty, identity, color, joy, and inviting oneself back to what’s been central all along. These are also amongst the themes that she applies in her fine art practice, using applique and patchworking to create folkloric tapestries.
Efren Hernandez, the Executive Chef of both Rivertown Lodge and Casa Susana, where he cooks the regional cuisine of Jalisco, Mexico.
Aditi Goswami, the chef and owner of Calcutta Kitchens, in Kingston.
Selha Graham, head buyer for Rolling Grocer 19 in Hudson. Mother of seven children, serial entrepreneur, Selha currently owns and operates two businesses of her own on top of her other duties to RG19. Chicken owner and encourager, enthused by all that food, nature, and love have to offer.
SUNDAY,
JUNE
11
Trisha Brown Dance Company
New Jersey Ballet
Roderick George | kNoname Artist
4 PM
The Mountain Stage
New Jersey Ballet
Artistic Director: Maria Kowroski
PURCELL SUITE
Music: Henry Purcell
Choreography: Harrison Ball
Costume design: Zac Posen
Dancers:
Emily Barrow, Rebekka Dizdar, Lilli Etheredge, Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Raleigh Ledford, Risa Mochizuki, Denise Parungao, Abigail Robison, Eunice Suba, Catherine Whiting, Caroline Baggs*
Dido and Aeneas/Act I - Overture
Lilli Etheredge, Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Raleigh Ledford, Denise Parungao, Abigail Robison, Eunice Suba
Dido and Aeneas/Act 2 - Glitter Ground - A Dance
Lilli Etheredge, Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Raleigh Ledford, Denise Parungao, Abigail Robison, Eunice Suba
Dido and Aeneas/Act 2 - Oft She Visits - Ritornelle
Lilli Etheredge, Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Raleigh Ledford, Denise Parungao, Abigail Robison, Eunice Suba
Distress’d Innocence, Z. 577: III.
Emily Barrows, Rebekka Dizdar, Risa Mochizuki, Catherine Whiting, Caroline Baggs*
Distress’d Innocence, Z. 577: IV.Air
Bonduca, Z. 574: II. Air I
Dido and Aeneas/Act 2 -Ritornelle Thanks to these lonesome vales
Timon of Athens, Z.632 / The Masque Curtain Tune On A Ground
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III: When I am Laid in Earth (Sung by Leontyne Price) ENSEMBLE
ARTIST BIOS
HARRISON BALL was born in Houston, Texas and began his dance training at the age of four at The Charleston Ballet Theatre in South Carolina. Mr. Ball began studying at the School of American Ballet, the official school of New York City Ballet (NYCB), as a full-time student in the fall of 2007. In June of 2011, he became an apprentice with NYCB, and in July of 2012, he joined NYCB as a member of the corps de ballet. Mr. Ball was promoted to soloist in February 2017 and later to principal in 2022. Since joining New York City Ballet, Mr. Ball has performed featured roles in ballets by George Balanchine, Peter Martins, Kyle Abraham, Jerome Robbins, William Forsythe, Justin Peck, Mauro Bigonzetti, and many more. Mr. Ball is the recipient of the Mae L. Wein Award and the Janice Levin Award. Purcell Suite is Mr. Ball’s first choreographic commission.
ZAC POSEN is an internationally acclaimed fashion designer and cookbook author who appeared as a judge on six seasons of the Emmy-nominated Project Runway. Posen launched his eponymous collection in 2001 with a vision for modern American glamor that married couture technique with striking innovation. Raised in New York, Zac began his design training early. He attended London’s Central Saint Martin’s University in the womenswear program. Zac is known globally for his technique in artisanal craftsmanship, anatomical construction, and textile manipulation. His daywear, suiting, and red-carpet evening wear are infused with his bold sophistication, sexy femininity, and distinctive glamor.
For the 2021 Met Gala, Posen designed a custom gown for American icon Debbie Harry, featuring a hoop skirt overlaid with silk swirls in red and white, echoing the furling stripes of the US flag and a denim jacket that he repurposed from his own jeans. He additionally created a custom look for Paloma Elsesser. Posen showcased his 3D collection of gowns for the 2019 Met Gala, dressing Jourdan Dunn, Nina Dobrev, Katie Holmes, Deepika Padukone, and Julia Garner. Posen served as a costume designer on The Outfit, a gripping and masterful thriller from the Academy Award-winning writer of The Imitation Game (Graham Moore), which premiered in theaters in March 2022. He appeared in Warner Bros’ Ocean's Eight and designed exclusive pieces for the film, as well as for the blockbusters Sex and the City, seasons 1 and 2. Posen, a lover of food and an inventive chef, gained an enormous following on Instagram where he showcases his cooking (#cookingwithzac), which led him to create his first cookbook Cooking With Zac, published by Rodale in October 2017. The documentary, House of Z, chronicling Posen’s career, premiered at the 2017 TriBeCa Film Festival to critical acclaim. Along with his consistent support of St. Jude’s, the LGBTQIA community, and City Harvest, amongst others, Zac Posen also is an Ambassador for The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation and CARE.
TRISHA BROWN DANCE COMPANY ROGUES (2011)
Original Music: Alvin Curran, Toss and Find (excerpts)
Choreographic Assistant: Carolyn Lucas
Costumes: Kaye Voyce
Lighting Design: John Torres
Dancers: Patrick Needham and Jennifer Payán
Rogues is a poignant study in rhythm, timing, and kinesthetic transmission. Accompanied by an original score by Alvin Curran, the duet’s simple form marks a return to Brown’s exploration of unembellished gesture and pedestrian Physicality.
Rogues was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Art’s National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and additional funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Brooklyn Academy of Music; the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; Harkness Foundation for Dance and The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; The Shubert Foundation and The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. Rogues was created during Brown’s year as a Mentor with the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative.
ABOUT THE DANCERS
PATRICK NEEDHAM is an LA native living in New York City, where he earned his BFA in Dance and Choreography from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Along with being a current member of the Trisha Brown Dance Company, he has enjoyed collaborating with choreographers such as Anneke Hansen, Netta Yerushalmy, and Kendra Portier, among others. McGrath has performed experimental dance theater with Company SBB and HOLDTIGHT. Teaching highlights include summer dance intensives at the ASWARA School of Dance in Malaysia and WESTSIDE Dance Project in Southern California. Needham’s most recent endeavor has been teaching for the Trisha Brown Dance Company’s Education programs, all while pursuing his performance career. Currently, he is thrilled to be focusing on a new chapter of creating his own choreography repertoire for future performances and events.
JENNIFER PAYÁN is a Dominican American dance artist originally from the Bronx, NY. She holds her BFA in dance from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Upon graduating, Jennifer performed for Pam Tanowitz Dance, Netta Yerushalmy, UNA Productions, Yara Travieso, Jasmine Hearn Collaborates, Maleek Washington, Bobbi Jene Smith, among others. Currently, Jennifer is the Associate Artistic Director and performer for Company SBB and at times appears as a Guest Artist in Punch Drunk’s SleepNoMore.
Roderick George | kNoname Artist
THE MISSING FRUIT
Choreography: Roderick George
Original Music: Slowdanger
Generously supported by Rockefeller Brothers Fund and YoungArts
Cast: Stefano Gallelli, Roderick George, Kelsey Lewis, Rachel Lockhart, Nouhoum Koita, Elijah Labay, and Xavier Williams
Live Musician: Slowdanger (Taylor Knight and Anna Thompson)
The Missing Fruit explores how the manifestation of racial and public health violence affects Black Americans and other Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)communities through an interdisciplinary artistic production rooted in contemporary dance. First conceptualized during the most recent #BLM protests, The Missing Fruit examines the experiences of BIPOC communities, particularly addressing their struggles to combat oppression and death, financial insecurity, and health vulnerabilities while making space for Black joy to thrive.
THE COMPANY: KNONAME ARTIST
kNoname Artist is a Berlin-founded, New York City-based company created in 2015 by Roderick George. George drives the company through a balancing experiment of soft and aggressive elements, stillness and virtuosity. Its unique movement style is cultivated by layering and blending a multitude of dance forms ranging from classical ballet to breakdance to acrobatics. Social commentary, diverse histories, traditions, and cultures intersect and integrate to create a singular movement expression that is physically virtuosic and emotionally evocative, seeking to provoke thought and challenge the viewer’s senses.
RODERICK GEORGE
Artistic Director, kNoname Artist
Choreographer, The Missing Fruit
Roderick George was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He spent his formative years training at Ben Stevenson’s Houston Ballet Academy, The Alvin Ailey School, and the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA). George was a bronze winner of the Youth American Grand Prix in 2005 and a YoungArts Winner and Presidential Scholar of the Arts in 2003. He has danced for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Basel Ballet/Theater Basel, GöteborgsOperans Danskompani, and The Forsythe Company. He has performed the work of choreographers such as Marie Chouinard, Peeping Tom, Jorma Elo, Jacopo Godani, William Forsythe, Johan Inger, Jírí Kylian, Sharon Eyal, Ohan Naharin, Benoit Swan-Pouffer, and Richard Wherlock.
George’s choreographic work has been shown at Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, the DanceLab at Ballett Basel, the Ballett Basel School, and The Suburbia project with the GöteborgsOperans Danskompani. He was nominated as a choreographer and performer at the Emerging Choreographer Series for the 2012 YAGP and was selected as an Emerging Choreographer for Springboard Danse Montréal 2013. George has been commissioned by dance companies and institutions, including Bodytraffic, Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company, Ballett Basel, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, SUNY Purchase, University of Utah, and Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre.
Eager to delve into deeper creative explorations with a growing group of close artistic collaborators, George founded kNoname Artist in 2015. The unique movement style of George and his NYC-based company is cultivated by layering and blending a multitude of dance forms ranging from classical ballet to breakdance to acrobatics. At the same time, the work explores social commentary, diverse histories, and intersections of identity, culture, and tradition. kNoname Artist has performed at festivals such as Festival Quartiers Danses, Suzanne Dellal, Zurich Tanzhaus, Hollins University, New York Live Arts, Pavilion Noir | Ballet du Prejlocaj, Sophiensæle Festspiele, Pocantico Art Center, and Fall for Dance North/ NIGHTSHIFT. Most recently, George was a YoungArts Fellow Winner for the 2021–2022 season, allowing him to further develop The Missing Fruit, an upcoming evening-length kNoname Artist production set to premiere in 2023–2024.
Move Me
The HUDSY Original Series Move Me showcases the region’s most inspiring dancers, choreographers, and performers, taking a deep dive into the soul behind the artists, allowing each to tell their own unique story, detailing their creative process and where their inspiration comes from. Episodes feature Anna Librada Georges, the Creative Director of the Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival; Livia Vanaver, a Co-Founder, CoArtistic Director, and Performer at the Vanaver Caravan that performs original, world-infused choreography and music, both locally and internationally; and electric-hip hop dancer, singer, and choreographer, Ralph M’Vore, founder of MVORENATION, a community of artists, models, performers, entrepreneurs, and entertainers out of Newburgh, NY.
HUDSY is a community-inspired platform with a mission to bring our region closer together online and in-person through the power of storytelling—fostering connection in innovative, collaborative, and unique ways in order to counteract the disconnection rampant in this digital world.
Move Me - Livia Vanaver - Co-Founder at the Vanaver Caravan that performs original, world-infused pieces near and far.
Starring - Livia Vanaver + Miranda Wilde Way
Executive Producer - HUDSY
Directed by - Jesse Brown
Produced by - Andrea Cordaro
Associate Producer - Laura Kandel
Camera Operators - Jesse Brown, Angel Gates, Tyson
Charles, Jesus Velasquez, Colt Kirwan
Edited by - Christopher Greffrath
Aerial Footage - Angel Gates
Animation - Paul Willis
Graphic Design - Madeline Friedman
Assistant Editor - Michael Guardino
Locations - Stone Mountain Farm, Opus 40, Rail Trail Cafe
Musicians - Gabriel Dresdale, Brian Festa, Bill Vanaver, Livia Vanaver, Gabriel Vanaver
SummerDance Faculty - Ariana Brisport, Nina Jirka, Rafal Pustelny, Brian Lawton, Anna Librada Georges
Archival Footage + Photos - The Vanaver Caravan
Move Me - Anna Librada Georges - passionate flamenco dancer and the Creative Director of the Hudson Valley Flamenco Festival.
Starring - Anna Librada Georges
Executive Producer - HUDSY
Directed by - Jesse Brown
Produced by - Laura Kandel
Camera Operators - Jesse Brown, Angel Gates, Natasha
Scully, Colt Kirwan
Edited by - Christopher Greffrath
Aerial Footage - Angel Gates
Animation - Jared Williams
Graphic Design - Madeline Friedman
Assistant Editor - Michael Guardino
Locations - Safe Harbors, Unison Arts, Whitecliffe Vineyard
On Location Sound - Carl Welden
Musicians - Andreas Arnold, Mario Rincon, Barbara Martinez
Dancers - Ania “La Candela”, Elisabet Torras
Anna’s Costumes - Joanne Jackson of My Flamenco Closet
Special Thanks - Lacey Seidman, Deirdre Towers, Jessica
Melville, Desiree Hashke, Bebhinn Dugan, Livia Vanaver, Noelia Jimenez De la Rosa
Archival Footage + Photos - The Vanaver Caravan
Move Me - Ralph M’Vore - electric-hip hop dancer, singer, and choreographer who founded MVORENATION out of Newburgh, NY.
Starring - Ralph M’Vore + Jazzy M’Vore
Executive Producer - HUDSY
Directed by - Jesse Brown
Associate Producer - Laura Kandel
Camera Operators - Jesse Brown, Natasha Scully
Edited by - Christopher Greffrath
Graphic Design - Madeline Friedman
Locations - The Party Palace, The Hodge Podge, Newburgh Free Library
Dancers - Ralph M’Vore, Manni M’Vore, Meme M’Vore, Ty Berry M’Vore, Prince Gabe M’Vore, Jazzy M’Vore, Golden M’Vore, Dev M’Vore, Deshon M’Vore, Mone
M’Vore, Robert Harley, Nick Edward, Thishanna Cohen, Tiffany McPhail, Nicole Wells, Lilly Gayle, Aaron Labbay
SATURDAY, JUNE 17
2 PM
Wild Gather Nature Walk
Mandana Boushee and Lauren Giambrone
Wild Gather co-founders Mandana Boushee and Lauren Giambrone invite the public to join a 90-minute nature walk through the beautiful 153-acre campus of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park.
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 + SUNDAY, JUNE 18
4 PM + 7 PM
We
Emily Coates + Emmanuèle Phuon
Program A starts indoors (Phuon) and ends outdoors (Coates) Total Run Time: 69 min
Program B begins outdoors (Phuon) and moves indoors (Coates) Total Run Time: 68 min
Program A
June 17, 4 pm + June 18, 4 pm
Indoors
Conceived and choreographed by Emmanuèle Phuon
Directed by Vincent Dunoyer
Performed by Emmanuèle Phuon, Amelia Sanders, and Chumvan Sodhachivy (film)
Voice over: Tom Wessels
Original lighting design by Kelly Martin
Lighting design adapted for Kaatsbaan Cultural Park by Leo Janks
Special thanks to Tom Wessels and professor Matthew P. Ayres for sharing their passionate and deep knowledge.
Outdoors
Conceived and choreographed by Emily Coates
Directed by Ain Gordon
Performed by Emily Coates, Derek Lucci, and Charles Burnham, with a special guest scientist
Music by Charles Burnham
Program B
June 17, 7 pm + June 18, 7 pm
Outdoors
Conceived by Emmanuèle Phuon and choreographed by Emmanuèle Phuon with Amelia Sanders.
Directed by Vincent Dunoyer
Performed by Amelia Sanders and Emmanuèle Phuon, with the gracious participation of our volunteers
Sound design by Zai Tang
Voice over: Kathleen Chalfant
Dresses: Sofie D’Hoore
Knitted Masks: Emeline Peuple, Marie-Clemence Delpierre, Héloïse Coune.
Indoors
Conceived and choreographed by Emily Coates
Directed by Ain Gordon
Performed by Emily Coates, Derek Lucci, and Emmanuèle Phuon with music by Charles Burnham
Miomandre text in section 3 read by Pierre Fortier
Expanding Universe dress designed and reimagined by Harriet Jung and Reid Bartelme
Original lighting design by Kelly Martin
Lighting design adapted for Kaatsbaan Cultural Park by Leo Janks
19th-century laboratory stools and observatory stairs fabricated by Kevin Malenda
With gratitude to actor Joan MacIntosh for her early involvement in the development process.
Special thanks to Richard Kremer, Professor Emeritus in the History of Science at Dartmouth College.
EMILY COATES (choreographer, performer, writer) has performed internationally with New York City Ballet, Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, Twyla Tharp, and Yvonne Rainer. Highlights include duets with Baryshnikov in works by Erick Hawkins, Mark Morris, and Karole Armitage; principal roles in works by George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins; and Rainer’s work from 1961 to the present. Her choreographic projects have been commissioned and presented by the Baryshnikov Arts Center, Guggenheim Works + Process, Wadsworth Atheneum, Quick Center for the Arts, Hopkins Center for the Arts, University of Chicago, Danspace Project (NYT Critic’s Pick 2017, NYT Fall Dance to Watch 2018), Performa (Best Dance 2019), and most recently in Hard Return at the Neuberger Museum, among other venues, with funding and fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Center for Ballet and the Arts, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and Yale’s Poorvu Award for Interdisciplinary Teaching. She is professor in the practice and director of dance at Yale University, where she created the dance studies curriculum. With physicist Sarah Demers, she co–authored Physics and Dance (Yale University Press, 2019). emilycoates.art
EMMANUÈLE PHUON (choreographer and performer), MFA, is a dancer, choreographer, and educator based in New York and Brussels. Phuon has performed internationally with the Elisa Monte Dance Company, Martha Clarke, Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project, and Yvonne Rainer. Her choreographic work has been commissioned and presented at the Baryshnikov Arts Centre, New Haven’s Festival of Arts and Ideas, Spoleto Dance Festival Charleston, Guggenheim Works + Process, Singapore Da:ns festival, Hong Kong International Dance Festival, Danspace Project in New York (NYT Critic’s Pick), and the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Among them, Khmeropedies III / Source: Primate earned the support and endorsement of His Majesty King Sihamoni. Ms. Phuon is the recipient of a Richard Porter Leach fellowship, a Baryshnikov Arts Center’s Martha Duffy Memorial Fellowship, and a 2019 New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dance Research Fellowship. On faculty at Montclair State University and NYU Tisch, she has contributed a chapter, “Postmodern Dance: Laboratory of Rupture,” to Milestones in Dance in the USA (Routledge 2022) and has authored the 2022–2023 Winter issue of Dance Index. emmanuele-phuon.com
AIN GORDON (direction and dramaturgy) is a three-time Obie Award-winning writer/director/actor, a two-time NYFA recipient and a Guggenheim Fellow in Playwriting. Gordon’s current project Relics And Their Humans is being developed with Arizona Arts Live, Wexner Center (OH), and Krannert Center (IL). Previous works presented at BAM Next Wave, New York Theatre Workshop, Soho Rep., Public Theatre, 651 ARTS, Dance Theater Workshop/NYLA, PS 122/PSNY, Poetry Project, Baryshnikov Arts Center, and HERE (all NY); Mark Taper Forum (CA), George Street Playhouse (NJ), UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance, Flynn Center (VT), Quick Center, Arts + Ideas, and Connecticut College (all CT), MASS MoCA, William Way LGBTQ Community Center (PA), DiverseWorks (TX), Jacob’s Pillow (MA), and the Painted Bride (PA), among many others. Director of Pick Up Performance Co.
VINCENT DUNOYER (direction and dramaturgy) began his professional career in 1989 as a dancer with Wim Vandekeybus, then joined Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker’s company Rosas from 1990 to 1996. In 1997/98, he conceived, performed, and toured internationally Three solos for Vincent, choreographed for him by The Wooster Group, Steve Paxton, and De Keersmaeker. Since 1998, he has worked as a freelance performer as well as a choreographer, and collaborated with theater companies and visual artists such as Berlinde de Bruyckere. He lives in Brussels and works wherever he can. vincentdunoyer.com
CHARLES BURNHAM (musician), is a NY-based musician who has been a participant in the American music pageant for the past 50-plus years. He began his professional career as a teenager, focusing on the violin as his main instrument. In 1982, Charles joined James Blood Ulmer’s Oddessey Band, which brought him to the attention of international critics and music lovers. Since that time, Burnham has performed around the world with such luminaries as Cassandra Wilson, Henry Threadgill, Wynton Marsalis, Nora Jones, and many more. He has become known for his blue approach to violin playing, particularly for his use of the wah-wah pedal when playing electric violin. Currently, Mr.Burnham can be heard playing both original songs and classic repertoire with his own band, The Charlie Burnham Trio, and with Martha Redbone, We Free Strings, The Human Language Quartet, and Smokey’s Roundup.
DEREK LUCCI (performer) - 217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous, NYT Critic’s Pick at the Baryshnikov Arts Center NYC/ Los Angeles; The History of Asking the Wrong Question, Old Comedy, Classic Stage Company; Amici Ascoltate, Naked Angels; Betrothed, Ripetime; Aristophanes in Birdonia, St. Marks; Uncivil Wars, The Kitchen; Of A White Christmas; Clubbed Thumb; StendahlSyndrome; Primary Stages; Williamstown Theater Festival; The Shakespeare Theater; The O’Neill Theater Center. Adjunct faculty NYU/Tisch School for the Arts, Experimental Theater Wing; Head of Primary Actor Training NYU/Tisch/Playwrights Horizons. MFA, Yale School of Drama. Derek is the founder of Open Sky, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organized to teach conservatory actor training within the US state prison system. Open Sky began its work in New Hampshire in 2019. www.openskynh.org
AMELIA DAWE SANDERS (performer, pronouns: zie/zir) has presented zir choreography at New York Live Arts, 92Y, Snug Harbor Cultural Center + Botanical Garden, Mary Anthony’s Studio, Norte Maar’s Dance at Socrates, and Montclair State University. Zie graduated summa cum laude with a Dance BFA from Montclair State University. Amelia was a founding member of the Paul Taylor Teen Ensemble under the direction of Raegan Wood, performing at venues including The Joyce Theater and Symphony Space. Zie has performed works by Isadora Duncan with Loretta Thomas, Catherine Gallant, and Lori Belilove at venues including Jacob’s Pillow and St. Mark’s Church.
ZAI TANG (sound design) is an artist based in Singapore who works primarily with sound. His solo practice focuses on the abstraction and visualization of field recordings from natural environments as a means of responding to the specter of mass extinction. Since 2006, he has been presenting solo and collaborative work locally and internationally: 2nd Yinchuan Biennale, China (2018), Singapore International Festival of the Arts (2017), National Gallery Singapore (2017), Saatchi Gallery, London (2013), Archifest Singapore (2014) with HCFA, Esplanade’s da:ns Festival (2013/2016) with Ming Poon / Emmanuèle Phuon + Amrita Performing Arts, Kalaa Utsavam (2017) with Chowk, Esplanade’s Sacred Music Festival (2010), Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore (2014), Singapore Art Museum (2011), International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (2012) with Lucy Davis, IFA Gallery Berlin / Stuttgart, and the 52nd / 56th Venice Biennale (2007 / 2015) with Tang Da Wu and Charles Lim, respectively.
Sources:
Phuon outdoors:
Rite of Spring: Nijinsky (1913), Leonide Massine (1930), Lester Horton (1937), Mary Wigman (1957), Maurice Béjart (1959), Kenneth MacMillan (1962), Glen Tetley (1974), Pina Bausch (1975), Paul Taylor (1980), Martha Graham (1984), Mats Ek (1984), Min Tanaka (1990), Marie Chouinard (1993), Jerome Bel (1995), Bangarra Dance Theatre (1997), Molissa Fenley (1998), Angelin Prejlocaj (2001), Tero Saarinen (2002), Shen Wei (2003), Raimund Hoghe (2004), Emmanuel Gat (2004), Heddy Maalem (2004), Georges Momboye (2006), Xavier le Roy (2007), Yvonne Rainer (2007), Uwe Scholz (2008), Sasha Waltz (2013), Javier de Frutos (2013), Maria Clara Villa Lobos (2015), Compagnie Chute Libre (2015), Daniel Linehan (2017), Les Ballets C de la B Alain Platel (2018)
Coates indoors:
Collins, Michael. Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut’s Journey. New York: Farrar, Straus and Girous, 1974. Dartmouth Library Archives and Manuscripts, Rauner Special Collections Library Repository, George C. Shattuck Observatory Records.
“Thermometrical Register, Ebenezer Adams, Jr. / Nov 1827–Aug 1828.” Ebenezer Adams Jr & Ira Young Registers. DA-9, Box 2704.
“Thermometrical Register, Ebenezer Adams, Jr. / Nov 1834–June 1835.” DA-9, 2:2. Kirstein, Lincoln. Dance: A Short History of Theatrical Dancing. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1935. Miomandre, Francis de. Danse…152 illustrations. Paris, France: Flammarion Press, 1935. Page, Ruth. Variations on Euclid (1938). Chicago Film Archives website. https://www.chicagofilmarchives.org/ collections/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/16845
The presentation of We at Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how NEA grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov.
Acknowledgements:
We is a multidisciplinary, multi-sited choreographic project that has been developed with support from the Hopkins Center for the Arts at Dartmouth and the Quick Center for the Arts at Fairfield University, with additional support from Yale University, the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, Garcia Lorca Cultural Center in Brussels, and rehearsal space donated by Valda Setterfield in New York City. Emily Coates is administered by Pick Up Performance Co., with special thanks to Alyce Dissette.
KAATSBAAN CULTURAL PARK
Artistic Advisor + Board Chair Kevin McKenzie
Managing Director Tricia Reed
Artistic Associate Adam Weinert
Artistic Director, Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive Paloma Herrera
Technical Director + Site Manager Ash Umhey
Producing Director Erin Reck
Development Director Naomi Miller
Program Administrator, KBI + Community Classes Sarah Bissonnette-Adler Box Office + Administrative Manager Olivia Shea
Social Media Associate Piper Dye
Bookkeeper Sean Regan, Perfect Balance Bookkeeping, Inc.
Board of Trustees
Kevin McKenzie, Chair
Hilary Greene
Kevin Greene, Treasurer
Sonja Kostich
Sioux Logan, Secretary
Board Emeritus
Martine van Hamel
Board of Advisors
Patricia Arellano
Isabella Boylston
Jacqulyn Buglisi
Herman Cornejo
Alex Dimattia
Alessandra Ferri
Henry Greene
Merica May Jensen
Philip Kwoka
Jessica Lang
Eleena Melamed
Alice Murphy
Gillian Murphy
PJ Pascual
Justin Peck
Sascha Radetsky
Garen Scribner
Christine Shevchenko
Pam Tanowitz
Christopher Wheeldon
Wendy Whelan
James Whiteside
Irene Yoo
ABOUT KAATSBAAN
The mission of Kaatsbaan is to offer an extraordinary environment for cultural innovation and excellence by providing artists at any stage of their careers with creative residencies at state-of-the-art facilities, and presenting audiences and communities with annual outdoor festivals, educational programs, and seasonal events.
Located in the tranquility of the open countryside, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park is a 153-acre artist sanctuary located on New York’s Hudson River in the charming village of Tivoli. As an incubator for creativity and presenter of world-class artists in dance, theater, music, film, spoken and written word, and culinary and visual arts, Kaatsbaan provides artists with extraordinary studios, an indoor black box theater with a performance floor the size of the Metropolitan Opera, two outdoor stages, and housing at The Dancers’ Inn and Artist Gatehouse. Our facilities make a breathtaking and idyllic country home for creative action and achievement.
Founders
Gregory Cary • Kevin McKenzie • Bentley Roton • Martine van Hamel
www.kaatsbaan.org
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park mourns the passing of one of its founders Bentley Roton. He was a driving force behind the establishment of Kaatsbaan International Dance Center and instrumental in its initial development. Along with his partner and co-founder, Gregory Cary and fellow co-founders Kevin McKenzie and Martine van Hamel, Bentley pursued the vision of making Kaatsbaan an important creative force in the dance world. He will be deeply missed. We dedicate this festival to his memory.
Thank you to our current members and supporters!
Stella Abrera Radetsky • Charles + Deborah Adelman • Miriam Altshuler • Angela Amoroso • Carolynn
F Anklam • Anonymous • Sarah Arison • Michelle Auerbach • Joseph + Christine Augustine • Ballet Arts
Studio • Patrice + David Barnett • Mr. + Mrs. Steven Bassin • Laura Battle • Henry T Bear • Carolyn Belfer
• Deborah Bernstein • Cheyne Munk Beys • Rod Brayman • Lisa Bretherick • Anne Hudson Brinsmade •
Sean T Buffington • Francesco Buitoni + Michele Platt • Jane Leslie Burgin • Hedy Campbell • Sharon M
Chantiles • Roma Cherubini • Mark Chmiel • Sandy Choi • Allen Coulter • Darrell + Amy Crate • Samara
+ Lewis Daly • Chava Danielson + Eric Haas • Duke Dang + Charles Rosen • Angela Day • Johan de Meij + Dyan Machan • Timothy Dean • Cassandra Del Viscio + Edgeworx Studios • Curtis DeVito + Dennis
Wedlick • Claire Donohue • Marisa P Driscoll • Jennifer + Bob Dubraski • Sofia + Paxti Elizalde • Melissa
Elstein • Marilyn Entwistle • Zoe Evans • David Fanger + Martin Wechsler • Lynne Federman • Sarah + Peter
Finn • Juan Flores • Peter Frank • Jay Franke • Harry Franklin • Julia + Peter Gale • Julie Gardinier • Brooks
Giles • Laurie Goldberger • Mark Goldfarb • Marjorie Goldsmith • Pamela Governale • Lori Greenberg •
Kevin + Hilary Greene • Kevin Hampton • Gary Handel + Laurie Villani • Wilhemina A Haruk • Hauser
Family Fund • Carla Helmholz • Darren Henault • Isaac Hennen • Colleen Herman • Sylvia Hewlett +
Richard Weinert • Jennifer Hicks • Christine + William Hoisington • Suzanne Holzberg • Howard Gilman
Foundation • Anthon, Nina, Nina + Isabelle Huang • Samantha Hunt • Barbara Huseby • Marc Isserles
+ Shea Dean • J+R Trachtman Family Fund • JaegerSloan • Elaine Jaffe • Marilyn D Janow • Barbara
Janowitz • Joan Shafran + Robert Haimes Foundation • Roxie Johnson • James Joseph • Phillip Kasofsky •
Sharie Kazmierczak • Tom Keane • Sarah Kennedy + Marian Pompa • Karin + Paul Kingsley • Amy Klein
• Patricia Koch • Korsgaard Kalita Family Fund • Robin + Jeremy Krantz • Elisabeth Krisjanis • Lisa Kulson
• Gretchen Leff • Maurice + Leslie Lefranc • Caren + Rion LoBrutto • Sioux Logan + Peter Schenk
Londe
Alessandra Long
Sara Lopergolo
Steve MacDonald + Priscilla Derven
• David Margolis
McKenzie
Kevin
Susan A.Mathisen
Eleena Melamed
Paul Lubetkin
Joyce Gordon
Jacqueline Magid
Elena Matsuura
Natalie Merchant
Oravitz • Gregory Monfries + Chris Mooney
• Raphael Moser • Elena Mosley
Brandi Norton
Sarah
Sherry
M+T Charitable Foundation
Lisa Weisinger Manne • Jocelyn Manship
Phyllis McCabe
Wendy A. McCain • Kevin
Mertz Gilmore Foundation
Kenneth Monteiro
Pam Mullen
Jamie O’Donnell
Leo Blackman
Elizabeth Mullins
Pat Oshea
Susanna Miller
M’Lisa
Cally Moraytis Kordaris
Sarah Nassauer
Robert Ouimette
Kate Norment
Alex Payne + Nicole Brodeur
• John + Susan Pelosi
Rufus Pennington
Kara Pfaffenbach
Albrecht + Lisa Pichler
Plymouth Hill Foundation
Pomegranate Arts, Inc.
Carl Riskin
Stefan Prescott
Alison Price Becker
Erin Reck
Tricia + Foster Reed
Sage
Jeff Samberg
Schneiderman
Abbey Semel
Julia Ritchie + Michael Hoff
Nancy Sands
Robert Schulman
Martha Sherman
Leslie M. Simpson • Melissa Smith
Charitable Fund
Dina Suggs
Kallie
Abby + James Saxon
Michael Robertson
Schlather Family
Adrienne Schulte + John Froelich
Steven Siegel
Alice Linder
Patricia + Gary Soldati
Carol J Super
Joleen Roe • Cathleen
Jim Schneider
William Scott
Jeff + Dawn
John Seidman
Denise Simon + Paulo Vieiradacunha
Betsy Stark
Steven Hatfield + Patrick Riordan
Catherine Susser + Jacques Luiggi • Susan J Sutherland •
CynthiaTalley • Ted + Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund
The Alphadyne Foundation • The Blackbaud
Giving Fund
The Dancing Farmer
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation • The Heidtke Foundation
The IVM Foundation
Thendara Foundation
CalvinTsao
Ritchie + Keri Tuazon • Susan
Turner
Beth Uffner • Illiana van Meeteren
Carla Villacorta • David Wallick
Adrienne + Don Westmore • Howard Wolfson
SusanWalling • Bill Walters •
Elizabeth Yntema • Fernando + Kit Zobel
Interns
Lucy Dantz
Lily Gee
Maria Salinas Patterson
Magdalena Teisler
Lana Trinh
Volunteers
Rochelle Bartolo
Thank you to our festival interns and volunteers!
Barbara Blisko
Ray Ferrester
Beth Graziano
Carly O’Keefe-Grey
Nancy Jones
Ruth Katz
Jean King
Rhonda Koretzky
Gail Lee
Angie Mahdavian
Ann Patty
Abby Saxon
Ilona Synder
Felicia Tedesco
Anne-Marie Uebbing
Lois Walden
Francine Xavier
Thank you to our 2023 Spring Festival Sponsors
Adams Fairacre Farms
C. Cassis
Harlequin Floors, Official Flooring Provider
M&T Bank
Milea Estate Vineyard
Millbrook Vineyards + Winery
Sofia Elizalde
The Dancing Farmer
Upper Depot Brewing Co.
Experience New York’s Hudson Valley through a variety of digital itineraries carefully crafted for your unique interests. Discover everything from outdoor bliss to inspiring art and culture in beautiful Dutchess County.
