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2018–19 ESSENTIAL SERIES

Humans

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Humans

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Private Peaceful “Heart-warming, as well as wrenching. A timely reminder of the heroic sacrifices that were made by those involved in the conflict.”

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Making Tracks

UT alumna Cassie Shankman shares her experiences as Biomedical Music™ composer.

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Student Spotlight Sophmore Brenda Stanfill discusses the affect of performing arts on Human Development.

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Alumna Neha Sukumar ’18 shares her family’s historical role in India’s Independence.

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Making Tracks Former Texas Performing Arts student employee (’13) Cassie Shankman has always been a busy woman with many talents and interests.

As a young girl, Cassie loved the arts. She frequented the theater, was an active jazz band member, and loved going to the movies.

Simultaneously, she enjoyed learning about science. Her early interest in different sound frequencies resulted in qualifying for the state science fair competition, earning her the attention of multiple universities.

Now, as a leading Biomedical Music™ composer, she combines both her passions of music and

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science to help others learn to walk again with the Movement Tracks Project.

Together with an amazing team of music therapists, patients, musicians, and engineers, Cassie creates music that integrates with biomedical systems and devices that makes walking possible for patients. Many of these patients include people that have Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, children with cerebral palsy, and other neurologic conditions.

“As a musician, it’s amazing to know that every day I am helping people get better with my music,” said Cassie. “I feel incredibly lucky for this opportunity.”

With Executive Producer Hope Young’s vision, the Movement Tracks Project creates pieces for patients with neurologic conditions that are helping people move better through texasperformingarts.org

Patterson at Texas Performing Arts who taught her the skills necessary for working in event and program management, Cassie feels lucky to have had so many great mentors.

“As a musician, it’s amazing to know that every day I am helping people get better with my music.”

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Cassie Shankman conducts a small orchestra for a churchhouse recording.

much research and testing.

This ground-breaking project has also caught the attention of SXSW, where Cassie recently spoke on the topic and her team became an Official 2018 SXSW Interactive Innovation Awards Finalist. It’s an honor that she credits hard work as well as her education at The University of Texas at Austin.

“While at UT, I met a lot of people, learned professional skills, and was consistently inspired! I had access to visiting artists and shows that I still can’t believe, and I went to several performances a week,” she said.

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“My most-influential mentor was my professor Yevgeniy Sharlat.

He inspired me to get a Bridging Disciplines Program (BDP) certificate in film studies and study film, which led me to meet so many people that I still collaborate with today,” said Cassie.

She gained confidence with speaking film lingo with film and music professionals through her internship in the BDP program with composer Hanan Townsend, which in turn led her to make connections with other industry professionals.

“The best part of my job, whether it be scoring music to the human body or to film, is continuously learning and collaborating with other professionals,” Cassie said.

“I love creating a new industry and seeing results with the patients!”

When she isn’t working on The Movement Project, Austinites can find her DJ’ing at local events under the stage name DJ CASS&RA. She considers herself fortunate to be able to be a part of multiple projects and stresses new graduates to be flexible with their career journey.

“Don’t be afraid to go with what life throws at you,” she said. “I assumed I’d get a job doing film music but it’s been a wild trip to get to this career. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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The music and movement elements were the most memorable.

WHAT DID YOU ENJOY MOST ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE?

WHICH EXPRESSION OF ART IS YOUR FAVORITE?

Dance is amazing!

I loved the storyline!

I love music!

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Student Spotlight At Texas Performing Arts, we professionally involve students in every aspect of our organization. Having the opportunity to show, connect, and inspire our students to be the next generation of arts leaders is one of the most important things we do.

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Brenda Stanfill Class of 2021 Texas Performing Arts Receptionist Human Development & Family Services (HDFS) Sociology

e sat down with Brenda Stanfill to talk about the performing arts, her studies in Human Development, and her time as a valued student employee.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY SERVICES SOUNDS LIKE AN INTERESTING MAJOR. TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.

We’re a small group with just over 550 students which is about 1% of the total number of undergrad students at the university. We study every form of development across the lifespan such as emotional, social, and relationship development.

Some students also study biological and psychological development.

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Our goal is to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities from infancy to old age.

I’m really enjoying learning about everything so far.

AS A STUDENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HOW DO YOU FEEL THE PERFORMING ARTS IMPACTS STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE?

As students, we can get caught up in our routines; classes, work, homework, and hang outs with

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It’s almost something personal because the actor, actress, dancer, or comedian is right there on the stage, giving a unique artistic performance each night. It allows us to make a personal connection with something new and lowers our stress level.

WHAT ABOUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC? HOW DO YOU FEEL THE ARTS IMPACT OUR SOCIETY?

I think the arts are important for both the artists and the audience. Art is an expression of what it means to be human and it reflects our lives. The artist expresses important issues or personal experiences. For the audience, it can connect us through emotion and bring us together in times of uncertainty.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTS?

I’m a really big fan of stories—written or heard. I love the stories that performances tell with dialogue, music, and the combination of storytelling through music. Considering my major, I love seeing cause and effect interactions, especially in a production. We watch a story unfold because the actions of one character affected another character in a certain way. Real life is a lot harder, but the idea of chaos from miscommunication is the same. The way we communicate can affect another person’s emotions and how they feel about themselves. texasperformingarts.org

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Nov 13, 2018

Bass Concert Hall

Humans

By Circa Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble

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Yaron Lifschitz, Director Jason Organ, Technical Director Libby McDonnell, Costume Designer

This performance is made possible in part by the Topfer Endowment for Performing Arts Production and Applied Materials Foundation.

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Due to the nature of circus performance, the individuals in the Circa Ensemble are subject to change. A current and accurate list of acrobats involved in the performance will be available closer to the performance date.

CIRCA is represented by David Lieberman / David Lieberman Artists’ Representatives

Commissioned by MA scène nationale - Pays de Montbéliard. Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

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ESSENTIAL SERIES This performance is made possible in part by the Topfer Endowment for Performing Arts Production and Applied Materials Foundation.

Dorrance Dance ETM: Double Down

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“One of the most imaginative tap choreographers working today.” —The New Yorker PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Texas Theatre and Dance and KUT-FM

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ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM Yaron Lifschitz (Director) is a graduate of the University of New South Wales, University of Queensland, and National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA), where he was the youngest director ever accepted into its prestigious graduate director’s course. Since graduating, Yaron has directed over 60 productions including large-scale events, opera, theatre, physical theatre, and circus.

His work has been seen in 39 countries and across six continents by over one million people and has won numerous awards including six Helpmann awards and the Australia Council Theatre Award. His productions have been presented at major festivals and venues around the world including Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Barbican, Les Nuits de Fourvière, Chamaleon and all the major Australian festivals. His film work was selected for the Berlin and Melbourne Film Festivals. He was founding Artistic Director of the Australian Museum’s Theatre Unit, Head Tutor in Directing at Australian Theatre for Young People and has been a regular guest tutor in directing at NIDA. He is currently Artistic Director and CEO of Circa, Creative Director of Festival 2018: the arts and cultural program of the 21st Commonwealth Games. In 2018, Yaron directed four new Circa creations, and a new production of Idomeneo which opened in Lisbon at The Teatro Nacional de São Carlos.

Jason Organ (Technical Director) graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 1988. He has worked as a technician, rigger, texasperformingarts.org

lighting designer and production manager. During this time he has lit all manner of productions from pantomimes and product launches to ballet, festivals, military tattoos, circus and live television; contemporary dance and circus being his favourites. Jason was the co-founder of JLX productions, a lighting design and technical consultancy, based in Brisbane. Since January 2010, Jason has been working exclusively with Circa, lighting and production managing their international tours.

Libby McDonnell (Costume Design) works across disciplines as a designer, choreographer, director and performer and has an Associate Degree (dance) from the Queensland University of Technology. Libby has co-directed for Ballet Theatre of Queensland and has been resident choreographer and designer for Blue Roo Theatre Company. As Associate Director with Circa, Libby has designed costumes for all of Circa’s major creations since 2010 and has show directed and managed tours in Australia and abroad.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS Caroline Baillon discovered circus when she was just seven years old, and from that point could never imagine doing anything else.

In 2009, she moved to Quebec City where she studied in the professional circus program at the prestigious Ecole Nationale de Cirque. She studied hand-to-hand and banquine, and specialized in multicorde.

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Caroline to a number of countries.

Caroline joined the Circa ensemble in 2017, and performed in the premiere season of Spanish Baroque. She has toured with Circa since, including performing the UK tour of Depart, and Humans at Edinburgh Fringe.

Nathan Boyle has been a natural performer his whole life. After terrorizing his parents at a young age with handstands and cartwheels, his parents saw his passion for performing and acrobatics and enrolled him in gymnastics. His passion for acrobatics took him to sports acrobatics where he represented and won titles for New South Wales at many national championships.

After accepting his position at the National Institute of Circus Arts, Nathan specialized in cloud swing, adagio, bungee trapeze and teeterboard. A memorable moment for Nathan whilst at NICA was performing at an International Circus Festival in Auch, France in 2009.

Nathan joined Circa as a full time ensemble member in 2011 and have since entertained audiences nationally and internationally. Some highlights for Nathan so far has been creating and world premiering S at Brisbane Festival and traveling around Australia on the CIRCA National Tour in 2012.

Piri Goodman began his circus journey at age eight after following his older sister through the doors of Warehouse Circus in Canberra. Here he learnt important life skills such as spinning crockery on a stick and how to balance dining chairs on his face.

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a Bachelor of Circus Arts at the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne. During his career, Piri has co-devised and performed multiple works which have toured both nationally and overseas, creating circus that surprises audiences and challenges conventional perceptions of the art form. Piri joined the Circa Ensemble in 2018.

Keaton Hentoff-Killian was born straight into a circus family, and circus has always been part of his life.

Since the young age of one month old, Keaton has been on stage.

Unlike his siblings, circus didn’t come naturally to him. Growing up he was very adamant he wanted to be a librarian or something else equally as relaxing. However as the years went by his other interests just couldn’t keep up with his growing passion for circus.

Keaton graduated high school a year early so he could attend Ecole Nationale de Cirque, where he specialized in tight wire with complementary disciplines in hoop diving and Chinese pole. He has worked with different companies including Circus Flora, Cirque du Soleil, Cirque Jean Coutu, Circus Harmony, Zoppe Circus and many more.

Keaton joined Circa just after he graduated in June 2016. He has performed in numerous shows and creations including What Will Have Been and Humans.

Rowan Heydon-White started flying around on a trapeze at an early age. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Physical Theatre, she decided she wanted to actively delve further into circus and so moved to New texasperformingarts.org

Zealand to also complete a Diploma in Circus Arts.

Over the years, she has performed widely around both Australia and overseas for various events ranging from corporate & private functions, to festivals and many contemporary circus productions. Her highlights so far include touring with Circus Oz, Legs on the Wall, Awkward Productions, and Catcher.

Rowan became a full time Circa Ensemble member in 2013, and has participated in the creation of many Circa shows including The Physical Impossibility of Disappearing and Beyond, which Rowan has toured to Australia and Europe as a performer.

Todd Kilby from the New South Wales coastal city of Newcastle was born into the life of surfing and all things beach. He is a black belt in taekwondo and has both trained and performed with Circus Avalon and Hands Free Physical Theatre with whom he won a CONDA for stunt choreography.

Todd joined the National Institute of Circus Arts in 2008 and whilst there worked with the Tangentyre Council in Alice Springs teaching in

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Bridie Hooper tumbled into Spaghetti Circus at the age of 11, where her imagination became entirely unleashed. She was taught to bend, fly and dream, and at 16, Bridie ventured south to the banks of the Murray River to join the Flying Fruit Fly Circus.

In 2008 Bridie bid Australian soils ‘adieu’ to complete her studies at the Montreal National Circus

School where she also had the chance to perform in the Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremony, at Festival CIRCA, and in the Montreal Completement Cirque Festival in 2010 and 2011.

Upon graduating in 2012 Bridie toured Quebec with Vague de Cirque, performed in GOP Variété Dummy and returned to Australia to work for Circa. Since then, Bridie has toured across America, Europe and Australia and has participated in several new creations for Circa, including When One Door Closes, Humans, and One Beautiful Thing.

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the local Indigenous Youth Circus Arts Centre. While specializing in Chinese pole and hoop diving he has also been trained in teeterboard, adagio, tumbling and knockabout.

Todd is a multifaceted performer with a uniquely Australian style combining circus, dance, martial arts and drama. Todd has a passion and love of performing and entertaining audiences through exploration and raw human energy.

For Todd, Circa is an elephant of awesome in the Savanna of Circus.

Cecilia Martin grew up as an only child, and with Spanish as her first language, she was engaging with her friends physically before she could communicate verbally.

She grew up surrounded by sport, music and art and found a passion for circus early on, attending Warehouse Circus in Canberra.

Cecilia went on to co-found the company Poncho Circus at the age of fifteen, where she created and performed in circus shows as part of an ensemble.

Cecilia is also a talented musician, demonstrating this by composing scores to three different circus productions. Upon graduating high school, Cecilia went on to study circus full time at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) where she specialized in dance trapeze, Washington trapeze and group acrobatics.

She joined the Circa ensemble in late 2016 and has since participated in the creation of Humans, and One Beautiful Thing.

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gymnastics training in his hometown and a few small gyms along the Queensland coastline. After high school Daniel made a decision to transition from the sport of gymnastics to a possible career in circus performance.

Daniel decided to move to Melbourne and study at the National Institute of Circus Arts, specializing in hand-balancing and aerial straps, where he gained his first experiences as a performer. He spends his spare time feeding his unhealthy addiction to video games or reading whatever he can get his hands on.

After attending NICA for three years, Daniel has fostered an immense passion for circus, honed his skills to a level that has allowed him to join Circa as an ensemble member in 2015. He has since performed in many iconic Circa works including What Will Have Been, Closer and Humans.

Kimberley O’Brien grew up competing in athletics and playing representative AFL. After seeing one of Circa’s shows, Kimberley joined the Circa youth performance troupe Circa Zoo. After two years of training and performing Kimberley was given the opportunity to be the very first member of Fast Track, a program designed for young and aspiring performers within Circa.

In 2011 Kimberley left Circa Zoo and Fast Track and became a fulltime ensemble member. Since then Kimberley has toured numerous shows in various countries and participated in the creation of many new Circa works. One of her highlights was performing Wunderkammer at the Sydney Opera House. texasperformingarts.org

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Private Peaceful

By Michael Morpurgo Directed and Adapted for the Stage By Simon Reade

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Performed by Shane O’Regan

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Character List Tommo Charlie Mr Munnings Miss McCallister Father Colonel Big Joe Jimmy Parsons Molly Pilot Molly’s Mother Mother Vicar Sergeant Major Toothless Old Women Recruiting Officer Sergeant Hanley Brigadier Captain Carney Hun Lieutenant Buckland Doctor Girl Anna

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Michael Morpurgo (Author) Born in 1943, describes himself as “Oldish.”

Married to Clare, father to three children and grandfather to six, he has written over 100 titles for children over the course of his career.

Morpurgo is noted for his magical storytelling and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or World War I. His most popular books include Why the Whales Came (1985), which was made into a film starring Helen Mirren; King of the Cloud Forests (1988), which won the Cercle D’Or Prix Sorciere (France); My Friend Walter (1988) and Out of the Ashes (2001). The Wreck of the Zanzibar (1995) won the Whitbread Children’s Book Award. Private Peaceful (2003) is set during World War I and tells the story of two brothers, Charlie and Tommo. It won the 2005 Red House Children’s Book Award and the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the 2004 Whitbread Children’s Book Award. In 2003, Michael Morpurgo became the United Kingdom’s third Children’s Laureate.

In 1999, he was honored with a Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award, an honor rewarding significant contributions to the British arts and sciences made by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and in 2006 he was a recipient of the Order of the British Empire award.

The film adaptation of War Horse, an exceptionally poignant story of one horse’s experience in World War I, was directed by Steven Spielberg and released in 2012.

Simon Reade (Adaptor and Director) has dramatized Michael Morpurgo’s An Elephant in the Garden (Poonamallee Productions), Twist of 26

Gold (Polka Theatre, London),Toro!

Toro! (Salisbury Playhouse) and The Mozart Question (Bristol Old Vic). He produced and wrote the screenplays for the feature films Private Peaceful (BBC America) and R.C Sherriff’s Journey’s End (Good Deed Entertainment.) Other plays include: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Curtain (Theatre Royal Bath); E.M. Forster’s A Room With A View (ACT Productions); Pride & Prejudice (Regent’s Park Theatre/Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis); Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Bristol Old Vic/Polka); Jill Tomlinson’s The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark (Bristol Old Vic/Children’s Theater Charlottesville); Philip Pullman’s The Scarecrow & His Servant (Southwark Playhouse, London); Geraldine McCaughrean’s Not the End of the World (Bristol Old Vic); Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children (Royal Shakespeare Company/Apollo Harlem) and Ted Hughes’ Tales from Ovid also for the Royal Shakespeare Company where Simon was Literary Manager & Dramaturg.

Shane O’Regan (Tommo Peaceful) is an Irish actor from County Dublin.

He trained at the Gaiety School of Acting (The National Theatre School of Ireland), where he received the Gaiety Theatre Bursary.

Shane was recently nominated for Best Actor at the Irish Theatre Awards for his role as Tommo in Private Peaceful. Theatre Credits include: Renton in Trainspotting, Michael in Debris, Brennan in The Boys, Seanie/Timmy in The Spinning Heart, Tommo in Private Peaceful, Si in All That We Found Here, Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk, Hamlet in Hamlet, Laertes in Hamlet, John texasperformingarts.org

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Brook in The Wise Wound, The Fool in King Lear, Ernst in Spring Awakening, The Howie Lee in Howie The Rookie, Benvolio in Romeo & Juliet, Lodovico in Othello, Shaggy in Borstal Boy, Whiskerandos in The Critic, Malcolm in Macbeth, Snout in A Midsummers Night’s Dream.

Film Credits include: In My Darkest Moments, Inspector Jury, King Lear, Summon Her Children, The Abandoned House, Tinder, Do It Now, and MMA. Shane is the Artistic Director of the award-winning company Reality: Check Productions.

Anshuman Bhatia (Scenic & Lighting Design) designs for Theater, Opera and Dance have been seen at Beijing’s National Center for the Performing Arts, Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Soho Rep, The Public, Atlantic Theater Company, Arena Stage in Washington D.C., Dublin’s Civic Theater, The Juilliard School, HERE Arts Center, LoftOpera, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Classic Stage Company, Madison Opera, Keen Company, Pacific Symphony, The Park Avenue Armory, Bard Music Festival, Puerto Rican Traveling Theater, Virginia Arts Festival, Rattlestick Theater, Troy’s EMPAC, Infinity Theater Company, and The New School for Drama. Upcoming work can be seen at Kentucky Opera, Cleveland Playhouse and Santa Fe Opera. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University.

Jason Barnes (Sound Design) West End sound designs include Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Private Lives, Enjoy, and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. Other theatre includes Swallows and Amazons (Bristol Old 28

Vic), Canary (Liverpool Playhouse, Hampstead and UK tour), Arms and The Man (National Tour). As resident Sound Designer at Bristol Old Vic, shows include Aesop’s Fables, The Three Musketeers, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Barber of Seville, Tamburlaine, Odyssey, Arcadia and Private Peaceful (Bristol and International Tour), A Streetcar Named Desire, Blues Brother Soul Sisters. Other sound: Sound Engineer for Rapunzel for Kneehigh Theatre (United Kingdom tour and New Victory Theatre New York City) Carly Levin (Production Associate).

Recent credits include: Happy Birthday Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut (Wheelhouse) Please Continue (Ensemble Studio Theater), Anatomy Theater (Beth Morrison Projects/Prototype ), The Little Red Fish & Soldier’s Tale (The Puppet Kitchen), Standard Time (Mark Stuart Dance Theatre), Spill (EST), Powerhouse (sinkingship), The Tutors (Second Stage), Modern Terrorism (Second Stage), Fellow Travelers (John Jay/Prototype) Landscape of the Body (NYU Grad), Rhythm in Motion, and Tap City (The American Tap Dance Foundation).

Eric Norbury (Production & Lighting Supervisor) Recent projects include The Great Disappointment, Machinal, The Tempest, Glengarry Glen Ross, Johnny Got His Gun, Then Pleasant Sunset, Falling Angel. Eric has worked with Ohio Light Opera, Brevard Music Center, New York University Graduate Acting, Columbia Stages, Asia Duo Dance Company, Second Avenue Dance Company, and De Funes texasperformingarts.org

Dance. Eric holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch program and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from East Carolina University.

Pemberley Productions (Producers) is a company founded and run by Andrew D. Hamingson and Tim Smith. They are dedicated to bringing European drama to North America and North American drama to Europe. This season, Pemberley is producing US tours of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of An Inspector Calls directed by Stephen Daldry and the first US tour of the long-running West-End production of Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black.

Previous projects include a US national tour of the Royal Shakespeare Company / Filter Theatre production of Twelfth Night, and a European tour of The Public Theater’s Apple Family. Pemberley also presented the US tours of Druid Theatre’s The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Ensemble Basiani from the Republic of Georgia. This past season Pemberley Productions produced the second US national tour of Sancho by and with Paterson Joseph, general managed the national tour of Theatre De La Ville’s State of Siege and the NY premiere of Some Old Black Man at 59E59 Theaters.

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McPherson), Borstal Boy (Brendan Behan) all at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh), Copper Face Jacks: The Musical, Signatories directed

by Tony Award-winner Patrick Mason, The Field (John B Keane, starring Brian Dennehy directed

by Joe Dowling) Alone It Stands, The Night Joe Dolan’s Car Broke Down, Guerilla Days in Ireland, all at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin. Other productions include: The Shawshank Redemption (West End), Anglo: The Musical World Premiere at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Agrippina by Handel (Dublin Fringe Festival), My Brilliant Divorce (Geraldine Aaron), King Lear and Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

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FAMILY TIES Alumna’s Ancestry Linked to India’s Nonviolence Movement

BY SELENA SAN MIGUEL PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SUKUMAR FAMILY

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University of Texas at Austin Theatre and Dance graduate and former Texas Performing Arts employee Neha Sukumar ’18 shares her family’s historical role in India’s Independence with Bass Concert Hall guests.

When Neha Sukumar ’18 was a young girl, she loved to watch her sister dance.

“I would watch my older sister in her Bharathanatyam class, and I would discretely dance on the side [of the room]—trying out all the steps and poses,” said Neha. “I was always in awe of Bharathanatyam and I knew from a really young age I wanted to pursue it.” Soon after, Neha’s mother signed her up for Indian classical dance lessons.

Bharathanatyam, a form of dance dating back more than two thousand years, was originally a Hindu temple dance from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Like many Indian families, the women in Neha’s family passed down this art form from generation to generation.

Neha worked for years to prepare for her Arrangetam, a debut Bharathanatyam performance, in India. Through practice and performance of this art form, she built a personal and spiritual connection.

“For many years now, it has been my own way of worshipping God and connecting to my heritage despite living so far from India,” said Neha. “I love that I can tell a story and translate emotions through this dance—it’s more than just movement to music and always has a deeper meaning behind it.” texasperformingarts.org

Growing up locally as a first generation American in a large Indian immigrant community, she learned Bharathanatyam as a way celebrate her cultural heritage and share it with others. This traditional dance had been performed by her sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

In the future, Neha looks forward to watching her own daughter’s Arrangetam performance.

“One day, I was telling my family story to Judith, the Texas Performing Arts Campus & Community Engagement Assistant Director, when she asked me if I would be willing to share my family history to create this exhibit.”

“THESE STORIES ARE CLOSE TO MY HEART BECAUSE THEY REMIND ME THAT THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM LED MY FAMILY TO A SUCCESSFUL LIFE IN AMERICA.” Feeling honored, Neha gladly agreed to have a collection of personal photos and items showcased in Bass Concert Hall in support of the Ragamala performance associated with The Power of Protest.

Part of the exhibit features Neha’s great-grandfather Vajapeyam Venkatasubbaiya’s

Opposite: Neha Sukumar at Bharathanatyam performance

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Vajapeyam Venkatasubbaiya (left) and letter from Ghandi

involvement in India’s nonviolent movement and his personal relationship with Mahatma Ghandi.

“My father would tell me these family stories to teach me how important the freedom movement was in India—what it meant for the country and our people,” she said. “These stories are close to my heart because they remind me that the fight for freedom led my family to a successful life in America.”

Over the past months, the Sukumar family sifted through the family collection of photographs and memorabilia from both the US and India to share in this exhibit.

Within the photographs, Neha’s relatives can be seen interacting with important leaders related to India’s struggle for independence.

“Everyone that we have featured in this exhibit has protested and fought for their freedom; whether that was freedom from the British Raj, freedom from unfair imprisonment, freedom from being 32

physically and brutally beaten because of their skin color in their own homeland, or freedom from any type of persecution.”

It is the Sukumar family’s goal that through sharing these personal stories, the audience can discuss the civil disobedience philosophy and visualize the connection between art and freedom.

“The beauty about this exhibit to me is the interconnectedness of it all,” said Neha. “I feel so blessed that I can honor my family on both my mother and father’s side as well as my cultural heritage and love for performing arts.”

The Power of Protest: Arts and Civil Disobedience is motivated by the increasingly contentious climate in America as demonstrated by worldwide protests for women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration reform, and other controversial topics. Texas Performing Arts has partnered with The Andrew C. Mellon Foundation to highlight key performances that explore these ideas.

View Gandhi and the Nonviolence Movement and Bharatanatyam in Photos Sep 4–Dec 20, on Level 4 of Bass Concert Hall. texasperformingarts.org

Sancho: An Act of Remembrance PostPerformance Talk with Paterson Joseph.

Texas Performing Arts in the Community

Each season, Texas Performing Arts offers free community events to connect UT faculty, students of all ages, touring artists, and the greater Central Texas community with our performances.

Some of these events include: • Artist-led master classes • Pre and post-performance talks • Lunch-time chats with touring artists • Daytime performances for youth Join us for these fun events!

Visit texasperformingarts.org/getinvolved for more information.

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A lasting legacy…

In April 2018, Texas Performing Arts lost a dear friend, Phillip Auth, who was a dedicated patron, donor, and member of the TPA Director’s Council.

Phillip enjoyed world music, jazz, and theater, but his passion was contemporary dance. In his will, Phillip made a bequest to establish the Phillip Auth Endowed Dance Fund. This gift from Phillip’s estate will be invested and proceeds will provide permanent, ongoing support for dance programming at Texas Performing Arts. Thanks to Phillip’s extraordinary generosity, future audiences will be able to enjoy the world-class contemporary dance that he loved so much.

If, like Phillip, you would like to leave a legacy that provides future generations the opportunity to enjoy the performances that bring so much joy to your life, we can help.

For more information: Sarah Young Associate Director of Development syoung@texasperformingarts.org 512.471.1195

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However, we regret that limited space does not allow us to list every donor. For information on ways to give, please call the membership office at 512.232.8567 or email us at support@texasperformingarts.org *Denotes Essential Series Subscriber

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We are grateful for their extraordinary support and dedication.

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5 THINGS TO EXPECT FROM THIS ESSENTIAL SERIES SEASON

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Bellyaches

Comedy troupes and colorful playwrights will leave you with breathless with laughter.

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Rhythm

Whether it’s the smooth jazz of Fred Hersch or the harmonies of The Sounds of Zamar, you’ll enjoy this season’s melodies.

Strength

From the athleticism of the acrobats to the grace of Ragamala dancers, this season’s dance performances will demonstrate the art of strength.

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Storytelling

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This season’s storytelling will transport you through Shakespeare’s Elizabethan era, the heartbreak of WWI, and the historic events of the 1960s.

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You’ll experience a spectrum of cultures that bring perspectives from around the globe to center stage.

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1. Since its creation in 2004, Circa has performed in over 39 countries and 6 continents to over one _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ people. (7 LETTERS) 2. Circa’s artistic director, Yaron Lifschtiz, is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art, where he was the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ director ever accepted into its prestigious graduate director’s course. (8 LETTERS) 3. In 2016, Circa performed their show, Beyond, at _ _ _ _ Concert Hall in Austin, Texas. (4 LETTERS) 4. Circa is the creative lead for the _ _ _ _ Coast Commonwealth Games arts and cultural program. (4 LETTERS)

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5. To inspire the next generation of circus performers, Circa Zoo, is a training program for youth based out of their studio in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , Australia.

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6. Private Peaceful is based on the _ _ _ _ written by Michael Morpurgo, who also wrote War Horse, which has been adapted for both the stage and film. (4 LETTERS)

7. In 2016, Private Peaceful director, Simon Reade, directed an Iraqi tour of A Midsummer’s Night Dream, performed entirely in _ _ _ _ _ _. (6 LETTERS) 8. The year 2018 marks a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ since the conclusion of World War I. (7 LETTERS)

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ANSWERS: 1. MILLION; 2. YOUNGEST; 3. BASS; 4. GOLD; 5. BRISBANE; 6. BOOK; 7. ARABIC; 8. CENTURY

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