LANG ARTS
SENIOR CAPSTONE PRODUCTION 2024
April 5-6, 2024
John L. Tishman AuditoriumLighting Design: Joe Levasseur
Stage Management: Stacey-Jo Marine
Faculty Advisor: Neil Greenberg
I’ve Seen My Mother Cry Once
Created and Performed by: Juliannie Mateo
Music by: Raulin Rodriguez, Poppurry Porque Tengo Ganas (En Vivo); Ethel Cain, Televangelism
Costume by: Natalia Fernandez
Additional Sound: Voices of Juliannie Mateo & Esther Torres; from the Dining Table of Maria Torres
Ma. Mami. Mija.
Three generations in one body. Like mother, like daughter.
“You’re starting to sound like Susi” (my mother), said to me by Ma, my grandmother.
Hasta aquí llegan los ciclos.
Witness Me
Choreographed and Performed by: Ella Kuether
Music by: Petit Biscuit, You, performed by Ella Kuether; Berlioz, Wash My Sins Away, performed by Ella Kuether
“Witness Me” represents the ways we can creatively channel and unlock our personal energies in my mind, out loud, in the shower
Choreography and Visual Design by: Noëlle Nations
Original score composed by: Bruno Bak
Performed by: Keb Barshack, Layla Greene, Bella
Lynch, Noëlle Nations, Aja Wells
INTERMISSION
Dear Hermes
Created by: Ruby Perez
Music by: Cody Fry, Underground; The Score, Can You Hear Me; Cody Fry, Eleanor Rigby; Tinashe, Indigo Child, Woodkid
Voice Actors: Aiden Clarkson, Jax Vaughn
This work draws from the Hermes archetype as conceptualized by Carl Jung.
Echoes
Created and Performed by: Morgan Juric
Music by: Mitski, Abbey; Julianna Barwick, Prizewinning
Imogen Heap, Have You Got It in You; Mitski, I Guess
To Tilt the Slipping Plane
Choreographed and Performed by: Cassie Brey
Music by: David Bowie, Time; Prince, I Would Die 4 U, Rone, Human
A third place, a liminal ether, and a box purchased at a now-shuttered Van Heusen This piece asks what, if anything, separates body and object? It is also an homage to the modern shopping mall’s creator, Victor Gruen, and a nod to what might exist beyond the labyrinth of capitalism - the third place Gruen originally envisioned.
THANKS
From Cassie:
I would like to thank my parents, the faculty of the Lang dance department and the guest choreographers I have been fortunate to work with, and the wonderful friends I’ve made along the way The plane wouldn’t be able to be tipped without you.
From Ella:
Thank you to my professors for this opportunity and 4 years of growth at The New School Thank you to my friends and family encouragement and support. Thank you to everyone who came to watch this weekend!
From Juliannie:
Gracias to the pillars of this work, Mami, Ma, and Auntie Judy: No sería la mujer que soy sin ustedes. Gracias Papi por tu apoyo, te quiero. Thank you to my family, my chosen family, and friends. Special thanks to my support system: Catherine, Sydney, and Ariana Thank you to the Theater and Dance program faculty I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of crossing paths with And finally, gracias to Latina women everywhere, especially our mothers.
From Morgan:
Thank you to my mother Michele and step father Michael for always believing in me and encouraging me to express myself. Thank you to my dear friends and family for your being, I wouldn’t want to know this life without you. With all my heart, I love you. And last but not least, a very special thanks to my Professor, Neil, for encouraging me to create this piece and to embrace “finding out” through performance.
From Noëlle:
Thank you to Nia Love, Juliette Mapp, and Chelsea Ainsworth. These women have given me the courage necessary to create. Thank you Bruno Bak for collaborating with me Thank you Darby Tobin for viewing my ever-changing self with love, compassion, and patience. Thank you to the people in my life who inspire me with their movement, I hope you see yourself tonight. And finally, thank you to the people on stage with me. Without you, I would not have been able to create what I did.
From Ruby:
Thanks to my team who stuck with me.
BIOGRAPHIES
Joe Levasseur (Lighting Designer) has collaborated with many artists including: Meredith Monk, Pavel Zuštiak/Palissimo, John Jasperse, Sarah Michelson, Jodi Melnick, Jennifer Monson, Neil Greenberg, and Beth Gill He lit both Wendy Whelan's 2013 breakout Restless Creature, and her subsequent collaboration with Brian Brooks Some of a Thousand Words (2016). He has received two ‘Bessie’ awards (including one with Big Dance Theater) and a Knight of Illumination Award for his work on Meredith Monk’s Cellular Songs. When not designing, Levasseur also engages in a visual art practice. Instagram: @sirjoelevasseur www.joelevasseur.com
Stacey-Jo Marine (Stage Manager) has traveled to all 50 states and to over 35 countries working as a stage manager in the performing arts and for corporate and private events. She also designs lights for the Bessie nominated work by Colleen Thomas, "Light and Desire" most recently in Lublin, Poland. She is grateful for this opportunity to work on the 2024 Lang Senior Capstone Projects and offers best wishes to all of the art makers!
Lang Arts Program Directors, Spring 2024
Arts Chair: Danielle Goldman
Arts in Context: Zishan Ugurlu
Contemporary Dance: Neil Greenberg
Contemporary Music: Ivan Raykoff
Theater: Cecilia Rubino
Visual Studies: Soyoung Yoon
Rafael Muñoz, Associate Director of The Arts
Ariana Guerra, Production Manager for The Arts