UR FREE Theatre & Dance Presents 39th Annual Dance Concert, 3/01 -3/03/24

The University of Richmond and the Department of Theatre & Dance present

MOVING BODIES | BODIES MOVING University Dancers 39th Annual Concert Artistic Director: Anne Norman Van Gelder* Founder and Director of Dance Emerita: Myra Daleng* Costume Design: Johann Stegmeir*± Lighting Design: Gretta Daughtrey & Alex Broening* Scenic and Projection Design: Emmy Weldon Stage Manager: Keira Vogel Technical Direction: Phil Hayes* & Robby Williams*

Costume Construction: Heather Hogg* University Dancers: Kris Atamaniuk, Dana Carskadden, Hannah Contessa, Maggie Crowe, Zara DuBoyce, Brooke Gibson, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer*, Annie Hamilton, Imman Kajtazović, Tessa Katz, Mary Kimbrough, Julia Mirelez, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Caroline Perry, Ariana Sosa, Katie Weispfenning, Hannah Zaheer (Fall 2023: Patryk Czescik, Auden Wilson)

Company Captain: Ariana Sosa Faculty Choreographers: Alicia Díaz*, Angelica Burgos, Eric Rivera, Anne Van Gelder* Guest Choreographers: Ephrat Asherie, Larry Keigwin, Takehiro Ueyama Guest Artist: Joe Seaton * Member of ALPHA PSI OMEGA, the national dramatic honorary society ± Represented by UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS, Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees

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The Department of Theatre & Dance warmly welcomes you to MOVING BODIES | BODIES MOVING University Dancers 39th Annual Concert!

One of the most humbling and rewarding aspects of engaging in Dance is the opportunity to share before a live audience, the dances that have been created, learned, and rehearsed for months. We are delighted to share with you today, these dances that were created especially for this concert! Members of University Dancers have had the rare opportunity to learn from professional faculty artists and acclaimed guest artists from throughout the world who bring diversity to our community in numerous ways. Through these unique experiences, students have come to see dance within an ever-broadening context and community. In this our 39th year, we once again feature student work alongside the work of guest artists and faculty. One can observe in the program notes that our student performers and designers are artist-scholars whose academic majors include the arts, humanities, sciences, leadership, and business. Collaboration, daily fine-tuning of craft, as well as opportunities for reflection and critique are integral features of all stage performance. Bringing talent, prestige, and international experiences are three guest artists who created new works on the Richmond students in artist residencies in the fall and spring that extended from six to eight days. Ephrat Asherie has trained her entire life in multiple genres of dance, but identifies the styles of breaking, hip hop, and house as her choreographic vocabulary. Asherie's artistic aesthetic utilizes urban social dance as a means to educate and engage community.

Larry Keigwin is the founder and artistic director of Keigwin + Company, a troupe known for its electrifying brand of contemporary dance. Mr. Keigwin’s choreography is theatrical, witty, and smart, engaging audiences with his refreshing vision of dance. Take Ueyama draws creative inspiration from his Japanese heritage as well as his athletic prowess as a baseball player in his youth. His repertoire has been inspired by the beauty in nature, the duality of darkness and light in the universal human condition, and the humanity and compassion in day-to-day living. Aligning with the department’s mission, the creative work by Asherie, Keigwin and Ueyama each utilize contemporary dance to educate and engage community. Angelica Burgos, Alicia Díaz, Eric Rivera, and I have created new pieces that will premiere at this concert. As always, integral to each phase of the process, including the performance that you will see, are the important roles of faculty and guest design artists Johann Stegmeir, Gretta Daughtrey, and Emmy Weldon. Producing this concert involves the collaboration of choreographers, designers, and technicians. I would like to acknowledge the valuable contributions of so many who have made this concert possible. My special thanks go to my colleagues in the Department of Theatre & Dance for their generous spirit of collaboration and to the technical staff who literally make the production happen! And finally, to you, the audience, may you feel enlivened by the dance, music, and choreography and reminded of the scope and sweep of the creative imagination, as well as the power of dance to arouse convictions, to strengthen covenants, and to build community. As we say nearly every day in UD, “we are lucky.” Today, we are lucky to have you with us to share in the joy of MOVING BODIES|BODIES MOVING! Thank you for your support! I hope you enjoy the concert.

Anne Van Gelder Faculty, Department of Theatre & Dance Director of Dance Artistic Director, University Dancers

The Company Kris Atamaniuk Hometown: Kolomyia, Ukraine Class: 2026 Major: Leadership Studies Minor: Entrepreneurship (Concentration: Management)

Dana Carskadden Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Class: 2025 Major: Business Administration (Marketing) Minor: French

Hannah Contessa Hometown: Guilford, CT Class: 2027 Major: Leadership Studies & Political Science Minor: Dance

Maggie Crowe Hometown: Hazlet, NJ Class: 2025 Major: Dance & American Studies Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Zara DuBoyce Hometown: Davidsonville, MD Class: 2024 Major: Dance & Global Studies (Concentration: Development and Change)

Brooke Gibson Hometown: Chesapeake, VA Class: 2025 Major: Biology & Psychology (Concentration: Neuroscience) Minor: Health Studies

The Company Katherine Goldbach Ehmer Hometown: Suffolk, VA Class: 2024 Major: Environmental Studies Minor: Dance

Annie Hamilton Hometown: Andover, MA Class: 2026 Major: Biology/Pre-Physician Assistant Minor: Health Studies

Imman Kajtazović Hometown: Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina Class: 2027 Major: Economics & Political Science

Tessa Katz Hometown: Cranbury, NJ Class: 2027 Major: Education

Mary Kimbrough Hometown: Powhatan, VA Class: 2027 Major: Political Science & English Minor: Dance

Julia Mirelez Hometown: Edina, MN Class: 2027 Major: Political Science

The Company Sarah Noorbakhsh Hometown: Vienna, WV Class: 2025 Major: PPEL (Concentration: Political Science) Minor: Dance

Caroline Perry Hometown: Little Rock, AR Class: 2027 Major: Dance & Theatre Minor: History or Art History

Ariana Sosa Hometown: Miami, FL Class: 2024 Major: Biology & Healthcare Studies Minor: Leadership Studies

Katie Weispfenning Hometown: Ridgewood, NJ Class: 2027 Major: Undeclared

Hannah Zaheer Hometown: West Newbury, MA Class: 2025 Major: PPEL (Politics) Minor: Dance & Health Studies

The Program To Touch a Dark Dream II Choreography by Anne Van Gelder* with the dancers Music: "Violin Concerto No. 1, Movement 1", composed by Philip Glass, performed by Adele Anthony and the Ulster Orchestra Design by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey Dancers: Dana Carskadden, Zara DuBoyce, Tessa Katz, Julia Mirelez, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Hannah Zaheer To Touch a Dark Dream premiered February 28, 2008 at the Modlin Center for the Arts. This piece is dedicated to the 2008 and 2024 casts with gratitude for their willingness to explore during the creative process.

Por el Tiempo Choreography by Eric Rivera Music: "Sobre Las Palmas" by Anna Murtola & Venla Llona Blom; “La Llama” by Anna Murtola & Hilda Länsman; “Djelem Djelem”

by Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer Orchestra; “Ritmo de Aledrías” by El Junco; edited by Eric Rivera Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey Dancers: Dana Carskadden, Brooke Gibson, Katie Weispfenning

The Program Where We’re From...

Artistic Direction by Alicia Díaz* Choreography, Bio Poems, and Paintings by Maggie Crowe, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer*, Imman Kajtazović Music: “Sevdah I” performed by Andrea Krux Costume Facilitation by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey Scenic Design by Emmy Weldon Dramaturgical Consultation by Patricia Herrera

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Sound Engineering by Robby Williams* Dancers: Maggie Crowe, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer*, Imman Kajtazović In telling our stories we recognize our shared humanity. Please share yours in our Bio Poem Community Board in the lobby! May love replace all fear.

May peace replace all violence. May all beings be happy.

Fleet Choreography by Maggie Crowe Music: "Slow Water", composed and performed by Brian Eno; "Infra 5", composed and performed by Max Richter, edited by Alex Broening* & Robby Williams* Costume Design by Maggie Crowe, mentored by Johann Stegmeir*±

Light Design by Alex Broening*, mentored by Gretta Daughtrey Scenic and Projection Design by Maggie Crowe, mentored by Emmy Weldon Faculty Mentor: Alicia Díaz* Dancers: Zara DuBoyce, Mary Kimbrough, Caroline Perry, Katie Weispfenning Generous support for Fleet was provided by the A&S Undergraduate Research Committee “Time and tide wait for no man.” - Geoffrey Chaucer

The Program Transition Choreography by Takehiro Ueyama Rehearsal Director: Anne Van Gelder* Music: "Still Life" by Ryuichi Sakamoto Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir*±

Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey Scenic Design by Emmy Weldon Dancers: Hannah Contessa, Maggie Crowe, Zara DuBoyce, Brooke Gibson, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer*, Annie Hamilton, Caroline Perry, Ariana Sosa, Katie Weispfenning, Hannah Zaheer Generous support for Transition was provided by a Cultural Affairs Grant

INTERMISSION Out-Side-In (ReDux) Choreography by Ephrat Asherie Rehearsal Director: Angelica Burgos Music: "Sus’m out" by Donovan Dorrance and Hip Love by FaltyDL (edited by Donovan Dorrance) Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey Scenic Design by Emmy Weldon Dancers: Kris Atamaniuk, Hannah Contessa, Maggie Crowe, Zara DuBoyce, Brooke Gibson, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer*, Annie Hamilton, Imman Kajtazović, Tessa Katz, Mary Kimbrough, Julia Mirelez, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Caroline Perry, Ariana Sosa, Katie Weispfenning, Hannah Zaheer

The Program In Changing, We Stay Choreography by Hannah Zaheer Music: "Six (Instrumental)" and “Eight (Instrumental)”, composed and performed by Sleeping At Last; “Heart of Glass (Crabtree Remix)”, composed by Philip Glass, performed by Blondie & Philip Glass; edited by Hannah Zaheer Costume Design by Hannah Zaheer, mentored by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Alex Broening*, mentored by Gretta Daughtrey Faculty Mentor: Alicia Díaz* Dancers: Maggie Crowe, Brooke Gibson, Tessa Katz, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Ariana Sosa Generous support for In Changing, We Stay was provided by the A&S Undergraduate Research Committee

Las Dos/The Two Choreography by Angelica Burgos Music: "Burning Bed" by Elliot Goldenthal; “Por Tí Mi Corazón (Poema Frida)” by José Reinoso, Carlos Muñoz, & Flora Martinez; “La Pasión según San Marcos: 28. Silencio” by Orquesta La Pasion & Maria Guinand; “Pena Salada” by Sílvia Pérez Cruz; “Après la pluie II” by René Aubry; edited by Angelica Burgos Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey

Scenic & Projection Design by Emmy Weldon Dancers: Annie Hamilton, Ariana Sosa The present work is influenced by the renowned painting “The Two Fridas” by Frida Kahlo, which portrays the interdependence and duality of the human experience and the multifaceted nature of our own dual personalities.

The Program Are You There?

Choreography by Zara DuBoyce Music: "3 Pieces in Old Style: No. 1 Aria” by Krzysztof Penderecki, performed by Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra; “The Sea Ranch Songs Elements: I” by Aleksandra Vrebalov and Kronos Quartet; “Les Berceaux, Op. 23, No. 1” by Gabriel Fauré, performed by Mischa Daria Hovora Costume Design by Zara DuBoyce, mentored by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Alex Broening*, mentored by Gretta Daughtrey Scenic Design by Zara DuBoyce, mentored by Emmy Weldon Faculty Mentor: Alicia Díaz* Dancers: Dana Carskadden, Annie Hamilton, Julia Mirelez, Hannah Zaheer Guest Artist: Joe Seaton Generous support for Are You There? was provided by the A&S Undergraduate Research Committee

Parade Choreography by Larry Keigwin in collaboration with the dancers Rehearsal Director: Angelica Burgos Original Music: "Canvas” by Adam Crystal; “Animal” by Curtis Macdonald Costume Design by Johann Stegmeir*± Light Design by Gretta Daughtrey Scenic Design by Emmy Weldon Dancers: Kris Atamaniuk, Dana Carskadden, Maggie Crowe, Zara DuBoyce, Brooke Gibson, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer*, Annie Hamilton, Imman Kajtazović, Julia Mirelez, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Caroline Perry, Ariana Sosa, Katie Weispfenning, Hannah Zaheer

Artistic Staff ANNE VAN GELDER, Faculty, Department of Theatre and Dance, Director of Dance, and Artistic Director of University Dancers holds a B.A. from Virginia Intermont College and an M.F.A. from the University of Utah, in Performance, Choreography, and Pedagogy. Ms. Van Gelder performed and served as ballet master in companies in Virginia and Utah. As a dancer, Ms. Van Gelder worked with a variety of educators and choreographers from all over the world including LiChou Cheng, Alun Jones, Conrad Ludlow, Richard Munro, Tom Pazik, and Stanley Zompakos. At the University of Richmond, Ms. Van Gelder has worked with artist-scholars Francesca Harper, Stefanie Batten Bland, Charlotte Boye-Christensen, Alexandra Damiani, Kanji Segawa, Jacqulyn Buglisi, and Stephanie Martinez, among others. Her choreography has been performed in collaboration with the Grammyaward winning sextet, Eighth Blackbird. She has taught all levels of classical ballet technique at the University of Richmond, the University of Utah, Virginia Intermont College, and the Willam F. Christensen Center for Dance. Ms. Van Gelder has been invited to create or restage choreographies for various institutions including the Saratov Academic Youth Theatre, W&L Repertory Dance Company, Theatre Bristol, Park City Shakespeare Festival, and the Ogden Symphony. Ms. Van Gelder has created works for Department of Theatre & Dance productions including the department’s dance concerts, The Tempest, Wings, Fiddler on the Roof, Funny Girl, and The Chairs and The Bald Soprano directed by Italian director and filmmaker, Paolo Landi. In Utah, she served as Dance Instructor and Choreographer for gymnasts who were members of the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Team. She has been invited to lecture on dance history at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and regularly teaches master classes at the American College Dance Association annual conference. Her study of dance is ongoing, including professional conferences in Italy, Boston, and New York City, where she enjoys studying historic dance. At UR, Ms. Van Gelder teaches Text & Performance, Dance History-Theory I and II, and all levels of ballet and pointe technique. Ms. Van Gelder serves on the Board of Directors of CORPS de Ballet International and is a member of the Membership and Outreach committee. She serves on the Advisory Board of Conflux Dance Theater. She is a member of Golden Key International Honour Society and Alpha Psi Omega Dramatic Honorary Society.

Artistic Staff ALICIA DÍAZ joined UR’s Department of Theatre and Dance in 2011, where she teaches contemporary dance, improvisation, composition, and community-engaged courses on dance for social change. As a Puerto Rican contemporary dance artist in the diaspora Alicia’s work speaks to issues of memory and identity, migration, colonialism, and the legacy of slavery. Her recent award-winning dance film Entre Puerto Rico y Richmond: Women in Resistance Shall Not Be Moved, weaves stories of anti-colonial and feminist activism through the history of tobacco in Puerto Rico and Virginia. Trained in modern dance at The Ailey School and later in postmodern dance at Movement Research in NYC, Alicia has performed nationally and internationally with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Andanza: Puerto Rican Contemporary Dance Company, Donald Byrd/The Group (The Harlem Nutcracker), Joseph Holmes Chicago Dance Theatre, Maida Withers Dance Construction Company, as well as numerous independent choreographers including Marion Ramírez, Sally Silvers, and Alejandra Martorell. She co-directed Rubí Theatre, a Latinx, intergenerational theater ensemble in New York City; en la brega dance company, with Puerto Rican dance artist Ñequi González; and Agua Dulce Dance Theater, with movement artist Matthew Thornton, creating works for concert dance, museums, and site-specific locations. Her collaborations with percussionist Héctor “Coco” Barez engage Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba as an embodied form of resistance, healing, and liberation. Her work has been presented in the United States, Spain, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Argentina, and Mexico. Alicia serves on the Board of Pepatián: Bronx Arts ColLABorative, an organization that supports Latinx, Black, Afro-Latinx, Caribbean, Latin American, and indigenous artists. Alicia's work is featured in the recent publication Inhabiting the Impossible: Dance and Experimentation in Puerto Rico, the first book of its kind to survey the field of Puerto Rican experimental dance across four decades. The book was selected as the 2023 Dance Studies Book by the Dance Studies Association.

Artistic Staff ANGELICA BURGOS is of Dominican-Armenian heritage. She has received her M.F.A. in choreography from Jacksonville University in Florida; she also has a Bachelor of Arts degree from LEAP Program with Saint Mary’s College of California, and is an ABT Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed all of ABT Teachers National Training Curriculum. Over the 16 years of her performing career, she has danced with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago under Gerald Arpino, Sacramento Ballet under artistic directors Ron Cunningham and Carinne Binda, Ballet Hispanico under founder Tina Ramirez and in the West Side Story on Broadway revival in 2010. She has worked with artists such as Pedro Ruiz, Margo Sappington, Ramon Oller, John Clifford, Annabelle Ochoa Lopes, Val Caniparoli, Trey McIntyre, Septime Webre, Dwight Rhoden, Graciela Daniel, Sergio Trujillo and Ron Cunningham. In 2022, she became co-director of Conflux Dance Theater. Additionally, she has taught for Western Kentucky University for three years and University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Burgos’s choreography has been commissioned by the Western Kentucky University spring performance and Virginia Commonwealth University Freshman Repertory course show, University of Richmond, Fullerton University, and Duke University Dance Program. Her choreography has competed at the 2020, 2021 and 2022 Youth America Grand Prix and Universal Ballet Competition. Burgos’s television credits include PBS’s Setting the Stage, 2007; NBC’s 20th Hispanic Heritage Awards; and PBS’s documentary Pedro Ruiz Coming Home, 2011. She is also fluent in Spanish, Russian, Armenian, and English languages. ericrivera5678.wixsite.com/angelicaburgo GRETTA DAUGHTREY has designed with several local theatre companies, area schools, and universities. Gretta has been a regular guest designer for VCU School of Dance and Choreography as well as JMU School of Theatre and Dance. Gretta also works in System Integration designing Theatrical Lighting Controls at Barbizon Capitol.

Artistic Staff HEATHER HOGG is a professor and a professional costumer and principal dressmaker/tailor for theatre and film. She’s been designing costumes for the Department of Theatre & Dance since 2007 and has designed for professional theatre companies in the Richmond vicinity for over 20 years. She earned accolades such as the Omicron Delta Kappa award for Outstanding Contributions at the University of Richmond and the Award for Graduate Excellence from VCU. Through a Partners in the Arts grant she devised and co-directed an original production called James River Anthology with the students of Seven Hills School. She was also commissioned by Collegiate School to write Amelia’s War, a play based on the novel by Ann Rinaldi. Her work can be seen in movies such as Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, Ithaca, the AMC series Turn, the PBS series Mercy Street seasons 1 and 2, and the Showtime series The Good Lord Bird. Her latest professional work can be seen in the movie The Black Phone.

ERIC RIVERA, a native of Puerto Rico, earned his MFA in Choreography from SUNY Purchase College. During his performing career, he danced with Ballet Hispanico of New York for 13 seasons, where he helped create over 20 original works. He performed with Minnesota Ballet as a principal dancer, Ballet Theater of Pennsylvania, Ballet Teatro Municipal de San Juan P.R., Danza Jazz de San Juan, and West Side Story's European tour. He has appeared as a guest artist in companies such as Connecticut Ballet, Thomas Ortiz Dance, Ballet Concierto de Puerto Rico, Bradley Shelver Contemporary Dance Theater, Westchester Ballet, and Brooklyn Ballet. Eric had the pleasure of performing choreographies of Ann Reinking, Mark Morris, José Limon, Kenneth McMillan, Margot Sappington, Graciela Daniel, Kevin Wynn, Vicente Nebrada, Talley Beatty, and George Balanchine. His works have been presented by Ballet Contemporáneo de Camagüey in Cuba, EDANCO Dance Festival in the Dominican Republic, Ciudad Interior in Mexico, Dance Iquail, Ashani Dance, Convergence Ballet, Owensboro Dance Company, CSU Fullerton, University of Mississippi, Western Kentucky University, University of Richmond, Orange County College, Purchase College, Goucher College, W&L University, Jacksonville University, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, L2 Dance Theater, New England Dance Theater, ACDA South, ACDA Baja Region, ACDFA Gala at Little Rock, AR, NY Summer Stage, and the show They Called it Rock. His television appearances include PBS' Setting the Stage, NBC's 20th Hispanic Heritage Awards, Hispanic Day Parade with Brenda Blackmon, Puerto Rican Day Parade with Ernie Anastos, and the documentary Pedro Ruiz Home Coming, among others. Mr. Rivera is the recipient of Best Ballet choreography 2019 and Best choreographer of the year 2021 by RVA Dance Awards. In his creative work, as well as in his teaching, he is continuously exploring ways in which to share his Hispanic heritage. Mr. Rivera is an ABT Certified Teacher who has completed the ABT Teachers Training Intensive in Primary through level seven of the ABT National Training Curriculum.

Artistic Staff JOHANN STEGMEIR has designed costumes for Opera, Theatre, Dance, Feature Films and TV. Johann has designed for leading opera companies including, Carnegie Hall, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, LA Opera, Washington National Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Opera San Jose, Glimmerglass Opera. Most recently, Johann designed costumes for the premiere of Kaiserrequiem at Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Sicily.

He was the Assistant Costume Designer for Wildcat! about Flannery O’Connor directed by Ethan Hawke, with Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Liam Neeson, and Steve Zahn. Johann collaborated with acclaimed director Bruce Beresford on costumes for the feature film Peace Love and Understanding starring Jane Fonda, as well as We Shall Remain: Tecumsah's Vision, a documentary for PBS directed by Ric Burns. Johann was the Assistant Costume Designer for the PBS Civil War Series Mercy Street with Richmond, Virginia and the surrounding area as its backdrop. Johann received the prestigious TCG/ NEA Designer Fellowship allowing him the opportunity to further develop his design skills and expand artistic boundaries. He has worked at Covent Garden, Teatro Real (Madrid), La Scala, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, The Rome Opera, The New Israeli Opera, Savonlinna Festival (Finland), Theatre des Westens (Berlin). Johann’s work has been on exhibition for World Stage Design 2009 in Seoul, South Korea, World Stage Design 2013 in Cardiff, Wales, World Stage Design 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan and in Costume at the Turn of the Century 1990-2015 at the A.A. Bakhushin State Central Theatre Museum, Moscow. Upcoming projects in Vienna and Rome. Member USA 829.

EMMY WELDON, an Assistant Professor of Scenic Design at the University of Richmond, is an accomplished production designer known for crafting immersive environments across a spectrum of mediums, including theatre, film, television, and events. With a profound belief in the power of storytelling, Emmy approaches each design as a narrative canvas, leveraging every visual element to enrich and amplify the underlying story. Their passion lies in creating productions that fearlessly confront difficult truths, advocate for social justice, and envision a future of inclusivity and shared prosperity. Their recent design credits include the scenic design for Fairview at the University of Richmond, scenic and projections design for Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till produced by the Emmy Award-Winning theatre company Collaboraction at The DuSable Museum in Chicago, and production design for the feature film Good Guy with a Gun, which was awarded Best Set Design at the Edinburgh Film Festival International 2023.

Student Artists ALEX BROENING (Student Lighting Designer) is a third-year student majoring in German Studies and Political Science. As a lighting designer, Alex has designed for professional and student works, including Conflux Dance Theater (Dir. Angelica Burgos and Miguel Perez), Theater Aspen Education, and previous UR dance concerts.

Alex’s recent work as a stage manager includes stage managing fast | FORWARD for UR and spotlight stage managing for Richmond Ballet’s Dracula. As a theater electrician, Alex has previously worked at Theater Aspen, Event Revolution in Baltimore, and Richmond and Henrico Public Schools, and currently works for the electric crew at the UR Department of Theatre and Dance. Alex is excited to present the result of his collaboration with the three student choreographers this year. Alex thanks his co-designer and mentor Gretta Daughtrey, the entire design team, and Anne Van Gelder for their collaboration and advice.

MAGGIE CROWE (Student Choreographer) is a junior majoring in Dance and American Studies with a minor in WGSS. She began dancing at eighteen months old at Middletown Dance Academy in Middletown, NJ, and continued her training at New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble (NJDTE) in Summit, NJ, under the direction of Nancy Turano. Maggie joined University Dancers in the fall of 2021, and is excited to share her Student Dance Project, Fleet, in this year's concert. The costumes and projections for this work were made possible through a research grant awarded by the Undergraduate Research Committee. Maggie would like to thank the Department of Theatre & Dance faculty and staff for their unwavering guidance and encouragement, the Undergraduate Research Committee for their generous support, and her brilliant cast for their willingness to (literally) dive headfirst into the process of creating this piece!

ZARA DUBOYCE (Student Choreographer) is a senior majoring in Dance and Global Studies with a concentration in Development and Change. She started dancing at three years old and at the age of 10, she began training at the Ballet Theatre of Maryland. This is Zara’s second year with University Dancers, and she is excited to present her Senior Thesis Capstone Are You There? at this year’s concert. The costumes and set were made possible through a grant from the Undergraduate Research Committee. Zara would like to thank her faculty mentor, professor Alicia Díaz for her support through this creative process. She would also like to acknowledge others in the department who offered guidance and support: Professors Anne Van Gelder, Johann Stegmeir, Emmy Weldon, and Eric Rivera as well as her artistic collaborator for lighting design, Alex Broening. Zara extends heartfelt gratitude to her cast for their patience, trust, and kindness. Are You There? is dedicated to her grandmother and mother.

Student Artists HANNAH ZAHEER (Student Choreographer) is a junior majoring in PPEL with a Politics concentration and minors in Dance and Health Studies. She began dancing at The Dance Place in Newburyport, MA and continued her training at Berwick Academy and New England Dance Project in South Berwick, ME. Hannah joined University Dancers in the fall of 2021 and is excited to present her Dance Project, In Changing, We Stay, in this year’s concert. The costumes for this work were made possible by a research grant awarded by the Undergraduate Research Committee. Hannah would like to thank her faculty mentor, Alicia Díaz, for her continued guidance and support, her costume and lighting designers, and her incredible cast for their hard work and dedication to the piece.

Guest Artist JOE SEATON Joe started dancing through the Royal Ballet's Chance to Dance and Junior Associate programs. He then went on to train at Tring Park School and at the San Francisco Ballet School. Joe has danced professionally with BalletMet, Oklahoma City Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Charlottesville Opera, Charlottesville Ballet, and Richmond Ballet, and has performed leading roles in works by choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Nacho Duato, George Balanchine, Ben Stevenson, Ma Cong, and Val Caniparoli, among others. Joe completed his 200 Hour YogaWorks training in 2017 and his NCCPT Personal Training certification in 2019. Joe now teaches Dance, Yoga and Strength and Conditioning across the greater Richmond Area.

Guest Choreographers LARRY KEIGWIN is a native New Yorker, choreographer, and curator who has danced his way from the Metropolitan Opera to downtown clubs to Broadway and back. Keigwin is celebrated for his electrifying and refreshing vision of dance that embodies a theatrical sensibility of wit, style, and heart. He founded KEIGWIN + COMPANY (K+C) in 2003 and as Artistic Director, Keigwin leads the company as it performs at theaters and dance festivals around the world on a myriad of stages including The Kennedy Center, The Joyce Theater, New York City Center, and others. Keigwin has created 24 works for K+C, in addition to the large-scale community project, Bolero, which has been commissioned in 16 communities nationwide. Commissions include Paul Taylor Dance Company, Royal New Zealand Ballet, The Martha Graham Dance Company, among others. His work in musical theater includes Tales of the City (2011) at ACT in San Francisco and the offBroadway’s Rent, for which he received the 2011 Joe A. Callaway Award. In 2013, Keigwin choreographed Broadway’s If/Then, starring Idina Menzel. Keigwin has choreographed special events including Fashion’s Night Out: The Show, which was produced by Vogue and featured 150 of the industry’s top models. As Covid-19 shifted the world of dancemaking online, Keigwin created acclaimed virtual works in 2020/2021 with high-profile commissions from The Juilliard School, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, and Fire Island Dance Festival. Vogue heralded Bolero Juilliard, which brought together 100+ dancers, musicians, singers, actors, faculty, and alumni, as “One of the 9 Best Ballets to Come Out of Quarantine.”

Keigwin is also the Director of Dance and a co-founder of the Green Box Arts Festival in Green Mountain Falls, CO, a multi-disciplinary festival designed to increase cultural opportunities in the region.

Keigwin is also the Dance Editor of ArtDesk, a quarterly publication devoted to contemporary art, dance, performance, and thought. www.keigwinandcompany.com EPHRAT ASHERIE Ephrat "Bounce" Asherie is a NYC-based director, choreographer, performer and b-girl and a 2016 Bessie Award Winner for Innovative Achievement in Dance. Asherie has received numerous awards to support her work including Dance Magazine's Inaugural Harkness Promise Award and two National Dance Project Awards. In 2019 she was the recipient of a NYFA Fellowship and was a Jerome Hill Artist Fellow from 2021-2023. As Artistic Director of Ephrat Asherie Dance (EAD), Asherie's work has been presented on stages nationally and internationally with commissions from companies including Malpaso, Philadanco! and Parsons Contemporary Dance and additional commissions from Vail Dance Festival, Fall for Dance, River to River Festival, Firatàtrrega, Works & Process at the Guggenheim and the Kennedy Center….

Guest Choreographers EPHRAT ASHERIE (cont.)

Additional directorial work includes UNDERSCORED: On Screen at Lincoln Center, FLOORISH, Solo Chini: Un Dia en Nueva York and In the MOment: A Drawing Dance (New York Premiere at Dance on Camera Lincoln Center). Asherie is honored to have been mentored by Richard Santiago (aka Break Easy) and to have worked and collaborated with Michelle Dorrance, Doug Elkins, Rennie Harris, Bill Irwin, Gus Solomons jr, and Buddha Stretch, among others. Asherie earned her BA from Barnard College, Columbia University in Italian and her MFA from the University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee where she researched the vernacular jazz dance roots of contemporary street and club dances. She is a co-founding member of the all-female house dance collective MAWU and is forever grateful to NYC’s underground dance community for inspiring her to pursue a life as an artist. Please visit www.ephratasheriedance.com or IG: @ephratasheriedance for more info.

TAKEHIRO UEYAMA Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Takehiro “Take” Ueyama moved to the United States in 1991 to study dance at the Juilliard School in New York City. Upon graduation, he was invited to join the Paul Taylor Dance Company, touring the world with them for 8 years. In 2003 Ueyama debuted his first choreographic work, Tsubasa, performed with fellow Taylor dancers at the McKenna Theatre at SUNY New Paltz, NY, and in 2005 founded TAKE Dance. Ueyama has enjoyed worldwide recognition; his Sakura Sakura was a prizewinner at the International Modern Dance Choreographic Competition in Burgos, Spain, and he was one of four choreographers selected for the 2006 Free to Rep at FSU’s Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography. In 2010 he was the first choreographer to win the S & R Foundation’s prestigious Washington Award. Ueyama received the 2015 Jadin Wong Award for Emerging Asian American choreographer by Asian American Arts Alliance. Most recently, Ueyama was awarded a 2022 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Grant. This year, he will create a new work for University of Richmond, I. M. Terrell Dance, Texas, Troy University, Alabama, Ballet X, and his own company, TAKE Dance. http://www.takedance.org/

The Production Staff Stage Manager Keira Vogel* Assistant Stage Managers Grace Allen*, Dana Carskadden, Annabelle Zong* Run Crew Doro*, Alex Broening*, David Hensley, Tina Li, Jack Liu, Lauren Xavier, Harry Xie, Menghan Zhang, Justin Zhang Dresser Doro* Fly Crew Cameron Peterson*, Ian Murphy* Board Operators Zara Hertafeld*, Kate Mew, Farah Sertovic, Gareth Woo* Lighting & Sound Supervisor Robby Williams* Electrics Crew Alex Broening*, Michelle Pogrebetskaya, Keira Vogel* Technical Supervisor Phil Hayes* Scene Shop Staff Hope Amberger, Felicia Chen*, Jake Litman, Megan Montoya, Cameron Peterson* Scene Shop Assistant Patrick Michael Director of Costume Heather Hogg* Costume Shop Staff Jaize Francis, Martha Pinney

The Production Staff Guest Costume Artisans Tinia Crider, Karl Green, Susan Rich Production Manager Erica Hughes Poster Design Jeanne Minnix Graphic Design Poster Photograph Kim Lee Photography T-shirt Design Ariana Sosa Videographer Monarch Productions

Company Photographers Kim Lee Photography, Ethan Swift, David Van Gelder Company Class and Rehearsal Musicians James Smithson, Charles Woodson, Doris Wylee-Becker Piano Technician Ray Breakall

A message to our graduating seniors Zara DuBoyce, Katherine Goldbach Ehmer, and Ariana Sosa: We appreciate your commitment and contributions to the Department of Theatre & Dance and University Dancers, and we wish you well in the future as you explore opportunities that await you. Congratulations on your excellent work in the department including your performances on stage, responsibilities on the tech crew backstage, and leadership responsibilities as company captain! We will miss you!

- Department of Theatre & Dance Faculty and Staff

Special Thanks Tom Addonizio Dr. Joseph Boehman Dr. Linda Boland Ray Breakall Dean Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh Dr. Olivier Delers Jennifer and John Dowd Dr. Linda Fairtile Dr. Sharon Feldman Sean Ferrell Frank Foster Dr. Mia Reinoso Genoni President Kevin Hallock Kim Urba Johansen Jason Johansen Christopher Jones Stuart Landrum Mildred and Gene Norman

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We wish to recognize Tristi McMaster Robinson for her generous and enduring commitment to Dance in the Richmond community. Richmond has lost an influential dancer, choreographer, and educator.

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For additional information contact Rhonda Jackson, Administrative Coordinator, Department of Theatre & Dance at rjackso3@richmond.edu or 804-289-8592.

Department of Theatre & Dance Faculty & Staff Alicia Díaz* Associate Professor * Phil Hayes Technical Supervisor/Shop Foreman * Patricia Herrera Professor Heather Hogg* Director of Costume *^ Dorothy Holland Associate Professor Erica Hughes Production Manager Rhonda Jackson* Administrative Coordinator *# Chuck Mike Associate Professor *± Johann Stegmeir Associate Professor * Anne Norman Van Gelder Director of Dance Emmy Weldon Assistant Professor *± Maja E. White Associate Professor * Robby Williams Lighting & Sound Supervisor Olivier Delers Interim Chair Angelica Burgos, Adjunct Faculty Deandra Clarke, Pamela England, Madison Ernstes, Cheryl Pallant, Eric Rivera, Elizabeth Turner

^ Member of the STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS SOCIETY, a national theatrical labor union. ± Represented by UNITED SCENIC ARTISTS, Local USA 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees. * Member of ALPHA PSI OMEGA, the national dramatic honorary society. # Member of the DIRECTOR’S GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN.

Department of Theatre & Dance UR Players Officers Maddi Lewis* Grace Allen* Keira Vogel* Gareth Woo* Virginia Thompson Annabelle Garcia & Ian Murphy* Alex Broening* Zara Hertafeld*

Artistic Director Managing Director Secretary Historian Public Relations Social Chairs Student-Faculty Liaison Student-Theatre Liaison

Alpha Psi Omega Officers Melanie Sanchez* Will Hoffman* Katherine Goldbach Ehmer* Cameron Peterson* Aditya Narayanan*

President Vice President Secretary Business Manager Historian

Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Directed by Julie Fulcher-Davis April 18-20, 2024 | 7:30 PM April 21, 2024 | 2:00 PM Alice Jepson Theatre | Modlin Center for the Arts Ngoma African Dance Company Artistic Director: Babadunjo Olagunke March 23, 2024 | 7:30 PM Camp Concert Hall | Modlin Center for the Arts

Where We’re From…

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I am from the dogwood tree whose roots are solid and unmoving

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whose ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ (personify that natural element)

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