The Running Show

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2023-24

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for a full listing of this season’s events.

The Running Show Created by Monica Bill Barnes & Robbie Saenz de Viteri Choreographed by Monica Bill Barnes Written by Robbie Saenz de Viteri Lighting Design by Tess James Costume Design by Kelly Hanson Rehearsal Director: Flannery Gregg Associate Producer: Elizabeth Furman Wardrobe: Megan Richardson Performed by Cass Avendano Monica Bill Barnes Amelia Brownell Lee Cohn Ava D'Eon Mary DiSanto-Rose Kayleigh Duggan Lily Gould Victoria Grechukhina Flannery Gregg Halina Hawkins Ainsley Nolan Allie Pape Matia Reimnitz Robbie Saenz de Viteri Anna Stribrny Olivia Swink Siena Yannotti

Music Mama Tried (Merle Haggard) performed by Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Toby Keith I Walk The Line (Johnny Cash) performed by Johnny Cash Never Knew Love Like This Before (Stephanie Mills) performed by Stephanie Mills Bach: Cello Suite No.6 in D Major, BMV 1012: V. Gavotte I (Johann Sebastian Bach) performed by Mstislav Rostropovich Goldberg Variations BWV 998, BMV 988: Aria (Johann Sebastian Bach) performed by Glenn Gould I Couldn’t Be Me Without You (Johnny Rodriguez) performed by Kinky Friedman and Billy Joe Shaver Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (Marvin Gaye) performed by Tammi Terrell Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends (Ronnie Milsap) performed by Joan Osborne You Are The One (Carl Smith) performed by Carl Smith Dearest (Buddy Holly) performed by Buddy Holly What’ll I Do? (Nat King Cole) performed by Irving Berlin Ave Maria, Op. 52 No 6. D. 839 (Arr. For Soprano, Harp & Chorus) performed by The Cathedral Singers Don’t Stop Me Now (Queen) performed by Queen Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis) performed by Jerry Lee Lewis Melt With You (Modern English) performed by Modern English

About the Company Monica Bill Barnes & Company (MBB&CO) began with a suitcase of costumes and a collection of solos that could be performed anywhere. Since the company’s inception in 1997, founder Monica Bill Barnes has worked with numerous artists and performers, including long-time collaborators/designers Jane Cox and Kelly Hanson and performer Anna Bass, in developing relatable work with a subversive sense of humor.

Since 2013, MBB&CO has been led by Monica Barnes in partnership with Robbie Saenz de Viteri. Under their direction, the company’s mission has evolved to “bringing dance where it doesn’t belong.” Together, Barnes and Saenz de Viteri make performances that combine their shared interest in the underlying comedy at work in our lives and create shows that strive to find something sacred in the mundane. They cross genres between dance, theater, storytelling, creative nonfiction, feminist treatises, and comedy. Their work has traveled to a wide range of theaters ranging from off-Broadway's WP Theater to The Sydney Opera House, and many in between.

They've also created performances in malls, conference rooms, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and interactive websites.

They redefine what constitutes performance in every show, while maintaining the audience's experience as the center of everything they create. Their work has been honored by the Bessie Awards, the Lilly Awards, and the Chita Rivera Awards, as well as numerous foundations.

Photo by David Wilson Barnes

Funding Credits The Running Show was commissioned and generously supported by Jody and John Arnhold/Arnhold Foundation.

The Running Show is made possible with generous support from Howard Gilman Foundation, Bossak/Heilbron Charitable Foundation, Emma Sheafer Foundation and The Harkness Foundation for Dance. This show is also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the NY State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the NY State Legislature and by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Thanks from the Company We are grateful for the support of several residencies and individuals who helped us create this show. We’ve workshopped and presented the show over several residencies at The University of California at Santa Barbara, The University of Maryland State Park with the support of Maura Keefe and the Dorothy Madden Professorship, Hillsborough Community College, San Diego Dance Theater with the support of Jean Isaacs, and most recently at the American Dance Festival in Durham, NC. We spent a year working with 16 dancers from Hunter College including a preview performance of the show at Fall for Dance in fall 2019. We are incredibly grateful to the Chair of the Hunter dance department, Carol Walker, for supporting every step of this process.

We want to acknowledge and thank Wendy Rogers whose voice the audience hears in our show. Wendy has been a part of both the process and the conversation around making this show from the beginning. Robbie interviewed Wendy for over three hours and her ideas and stories continue to influence and shape The Running Show. We are grateful for her artistry and generosity in this process.

Representation: Elsie Management Laura Colby, President & Anna Amadei, Vice President www.elsieman.org (718) 797-4577

Sponsors Tonight’s performance is part of Dance in Albany, a joint series presented by the UAlbany Performing Arts Center and The Egg. UALBANY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PAC, 266 518-442-3995 www.albany.edu/pac THE EGG Empire State Plaza 518-473-1061 www.theegg.org This engagement is supported by The Audience Building Project, a program of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts and the NYS Council on the Arts with support from the Governor and New York State Legislature.

Additional support provided by the University at Albany Foundation and University Auxiliary Services.

UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY FOUNDATION University Administration Building, 226 518-437-5090 www.albany.edu/uafoundation UNIVERSITY AUXILIARY SERVICES University Administration Building, 232 518-442-5950 www.albany.edu/uas

The residency by Monica Bill Barnes & Company was made possible through a collaboration with the Dance Department at Skidmore College.

Special thanks to Sarah DiPasquale, Ellen Grandy, Brian Lawson, Megan Richardson and all of the guest dancers.

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Dayton Contemporary Dance Co October 20 Passion Fruit Dance Co November 4

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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Co December 2 Photo: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

Mark Morris Dance Group January 25 Ellen Sinopoli Dance Co with Capital Trio - January 27 * Monica Bill Barnes & Co February 3 No Gravity Theatre February 9 Savion Glover April 13 Ellen Sinopoli Dance Co May 18 Packages also available for choice of five or three at 25% or 10% discounts, respectively.

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