Adapted choreography: Uta Takemura and the ensemble Rehearsal Assistant and Swing: Amy Bauman
Music: J S Bach - Suite No 3 for Unaccompanied Cello (Bourrée I and II)
Performed by Colin Guan
Al Turner II, Carol Enseki, Harold Clinton, Helen Weisman, Indra Nunez, Irene Benson, JS Tan, Liz Levy, Lucy Miller, Manny Torrijos, Marie Tobias, Patricia Beilman, with Ariel Reich, Jackie Bernard, Janet Weeks, Judy Dean, Loretta Thomas
Volition
Choreography: Billy Smith
Music: Original Score, Written & Performed by Tracy Yang
Annabel Rayner, Arlo Zolov, Ash Kerr, Isla Caruso, Jane Harris, Laliv Ben-Eli, Lily Maurer, Maxine Uretsky, Noa Salas Adam, Paige Johnson, Phoebe Stearns, Prudence Rusch, Sam Burley
I Don’t Make the Rules, I Just Break Them
Choreography: Abby Dias
Music: Original Score, Written & Performed by Howard Britz
Performed by Gregory Fanor, Piterson Georges, Jean E. Montina, and Wilgainson Toussaint
Ash Kerr, Amelie Borges, Annabel Rayner, Arlo Zolov, August Kaiser, Chloe Robohm, Cosima Croquet, Eloise Lipp, Ginger Aitcheson, Isla Caruso, Jae Hyun Reiss, Jane Harris, Jessamyn Maneri, Laliv Ben-Eli, Lily Maurer, Maisie Sexton, Maxine Uretsky, Nina Lewin, Noa Salas Adam, Paige Johnson, Phoebe Stearns, Prudence Rusch, Raya Dougherty, Sam Burley, Simone Parra
Below Blue
Choreography: Aria Roach
Music: Andrew Bird – “Ethio Invention no. 1”
Alexis Alamo, Amalia Hanna, Anju Valladares, Avery Buford, Chizara Anosike, Dior Garba, Emmeline Chinn, Esta Schmidt, Eva Tuneva Pezua, Josephine Ulmann-Dorf, Liam McMellon, Liani Vega, Luna Snyder, Matilda Murdoch, Nola Nichols, Sofia Syauta, Sylvie Sobo, Tatiana Goldstein, Violette Averman
Sensationally Suave
Choreography: Savion Trice
Music: Chris Brown ft. Davido and Lojay – “Sensational”
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Swizz Beats –“I Can Transform Ya”
Nichelle Gordon, Shirely Hipo, Ofure Vincent, Savion Trice, Sariya White
Northwest
Choreography: Mark Morris
Music: John Luther Adams – Excerpts of “Five Yup’ik Dances”
(Shaman’s Moon Song, Juggling Song, It Circles Me)
Performed on piano by Colin Fowler
Alexis Alamo, Amalia Hanna, Anju Valladares, Avery Buford, Chizara Anosike, Dior Garba, Emmeline Chinn, Esta Schmidt, Eva Tuneva Pezua, Josephine Ulmann-Dorf, Liam McMellon, Liani Vega, Luna Snyder, Matilda Murdoch, Nola Nichols, Sofia Syauta, Sylvie Sobo, Tatiana Goldstein, Violette Averman
Numerator
(Excerpts: Gending and Bowl Bells)
Choreography: Mark Morris
Music: Lou Harrison – Varied Trio for violin, piano and percussion
Performed on piano by Colin Fowler
Amelie Borges, Annabel Rayner, Arlo Zolov, Ash Kerr, August Kaiser, Chloe Robohm, Eloise Lipp, Ginger Aitcheson, Isla Caruso, Jae Hyun Reiss, Jane Harris, Jessamyn Maneri, Laliv Ben-Eli, Nina Lewin, Paige Johnson, Phoebe Stearns, Prudence Rusch, Raya Dougherty
Program Red
Saturday June 6, 2:00pm and Sunday June 7, 4:00pm
Knots and Threads
Choreography: Pamela Quinn
Rehearsal Assistant: Jackie Bernard
Music: Kronos Quartet – "Tabú" & "El Sinaloense"
Al Turner II, Carol Enseki, Indra Nunez, JS Tan, Manny Torrijos, Pamela Quinn, Patricia Beilman, Susan March, Vicki Bogard, with Jackie Bernard, Judy Dean, Rachel Anne Abrams, Selinda Qiu
Knots and Threads is a tribute to the connections that Parkinson's forges: deep bonds that protect and sustain us, but at times also constrain us. How can we draw closer to one another while holding on to who we are?
Pamela Quinn
Knots and Threads was commissioned for the Opening Ceremony of the 7th World Parkinson Congress, held in Phoenix, Arizona, May 24–27, 2026.
Volition
Choreography: Billy Smith
Music: Original Score, Written & Performed by Tracy Yang
Amelie Borges, August Kaiser, Chloe Robohm, Cosima Croquet, Eloise Lipp, Ginger Aitcheson, Jae Hyun Reiss, Jessamyn Maneri, Maisie Sexton, Nina Lewin, Sam Burley, Simone Parra, Raya Dougherty
Tidal Shift
Choreography: Julia Ramirez
Music: Original Score, Written & Performed by Yukiko Konishi
Benji Goldberg, Bernice Hittinger, Charlotte Rayner, Elsie Eleazer, Iris Essling, Jacqueline Rabinovich, Margot Heide, Maya Feldman, Micaela Robles-Molina, Naomi Cecil, Pia Jolly-Dubreuil, Pia Ward Hernandez, Vivian Cohen, Vivian Sobo, Zola King
Med(ley)ling Roots
Choreography: Véronëque Ignace
Music: Kriyol Dance! Collective Drum Ensemble
Performed by Gregory Fanor, Piterson Georges, Jean E. Montina, and Wilgainson Toussaint
Ash Kerr, Amelie Borges, Annabel Rayner, Arlo Zolov, August Kaiser, Chloe Robohm, Cosima Croquet, Eloise Lipp, Ginger Aitcheson, Isla Caruso, Jae Hyun Reiss, Jane Harris, Jessamyn Maneri, Laliv Ben-Eli, Lily Maurer, Maisie Sexton, Maxine Uretsky, Nina Lewin, Noa Salas Adam, Paige Johnson, Phoebe Stearns, Prudence Rusch, Raya Dougherty, Sam Burley, Simone Parra
Below Blue
Choreography: Aria Roach
Music: Andrew Bird – “Ethio Invention no. 1"
Alexis Alamo, Amalia Hanna, Anju Valladares, Avery Buford, Chizara Anosike, Dior Garba, Emmeline Chinn, Esta Schmidt, Eva Tuneva Pezua, Josephine Ulmann-Dorf, Liam McMellon, Liani Vega, Luna Snyder, Matilda Murdoch, Nola Nichols, Sofia Syauta, Sylvie Sobo, Tatiana Goldstein, Violette Averman
Sensationally Suave
Choreography: Savion Trice
Music: Chris Brown ft. Davido and Lojay – “Sensational”
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Swizz Beats – “I Can Transform Ya”
Nichelle Gordon, Shirley Hipo, Ofure Vincent, Savion Trice, Sariya White
Choreography: Mark Morris
Music: John Luther Adams – Excerpts of “Five Yup’ik Dances” (Shaman’s Moon Song, Juggling Song, It Circles Me)
Performed on piano by Colin Fowler
Alexis Alamo, Amalia Hanna, Anju Valladares, Avery Buford, Chizara Anosike, Dior Garba, Emmeline Chinn, Esta Schmidt, Eva Tuneva Pezua, Josephine Ulmann-Dorf, Liam McMellon, Liani Vega, Luna Snyder, Matilda Murdoch, Nola Nichols, Sofia Syauta, Sylvie Sobo, Tatiana Goldstein, Violette Averman
Numerator
(Excerpts: Gending and Bowl Bells)
Choreography: Mark Morris
Music: Lou Harrison – Varied Trio for violin, piano and percussion
Performed on piano by Colin Fowler
Amelie Borges, Annabel Rayner, Arlo Zolov, Ash Kerr, August Kaiser, Cosima Croquet, Eloise Lipp, Ginger Aitcheson, Jessamyn Maneri, Laliv Ben-Eli, Lily Maurer, Maisie Sexton, Maxine Uretsky, Noa Salas Adam, Paige Johnson, Phoebe Stearns, Prudence Rusch, Sam Burley, Simone Parra Northwest
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO THE
2026 DANCE CENTER SHOWCASE!
Congratulations to our 2026 graduating seniors:
Amelie Borges
Arlo Zolov
Ash Kerr
August Kaiser
Eloise Lipp
Jessamyn Maneri
Laliv Ben-Eli
Paige Johnson
Phoebe Stearns
Prudence Rusch
Shirley Hipo
We are so proud of you, and will be cheering you on during all of the chapters to come! Please know that the Dance Center will forever be your dance home.
You will be missed!
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June 29-August 14: Summer Camps (ages 6-12)
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Mark Morris Dance Group Staff
Mark Morris – Artistic Director
Nancy Umanoff – Executive Director
Education & Community Engagement Staff
Bianca Golden - Director of Education
Calvin A. Rollins II - Community Engagement Programs Manager
Lily Khan - School Manager
Carol Alvarez - School Administrator
Billy Smith - Student Company Rehearsal Director
Paula Sim Sventy – Adult Programs Manager
Dance for PD Staff ®
David Leventhal – Director
Maria Portman Kelly – Programs & Engagement Manager
Randy Miles – Programs Coordinator
Amy Bauman – Programs Assistant
Abigail Stobin – Program Intern
Dance Center Operations Staff
Elise Gaugert - Dance Center Director
Tiffany McCue-Frenzel - Dance Center Operations Manager
Henry Lombino - Events and Operations Manager
Showcase Production Team
Jamal Barry - Technical Supervisor / Audio Engineer
