FROM THE DIRECTOR Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to experience live dance performance. Whether you are in the theatre or watching the live stream of a performance, you are in for a great treat tonight. There is nothing that equates with the feeling of experiencing live arts performances. These performances are the results of numerous hours of work from the dancers, choreographers, costume and lighting designers, audio and sound engineers, camera operators, the technical crew for each performance, and a host of others. I find this evening’s concert especially rewarding as the clarity and variety of each choreographer’s vision is distinctly unique. The performance is a “mixed repertory” show – meaning that the concert features classical ballet, contemporary ballet, and contemporary modern dance. Each time the curtain opens, the feel and atmosphere of the dance is uniquely its own. I hope that you enjoy the performance. It will offer you an opportunity to enjoy the dancers’ and choreographers’ amazing talents, as well as hopefully give you something to think about or reflect upon after the final curtain closes.
Again, thank you for supporting the arts through your participation as an audience member – we spend months of rehearsals and preparation for these fleeting live performances. Thank you!
BRENT SCHNEIDER PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF DANCE
In the time of... Choreographer: Cherylyn Lavagnino Assistant to the choreographer: Corinne Hart Composer: Brian Pappal, On Persistence and Loss Musicians: Brian Pappal (Piano), Andrew Larson (Cello), and Alexander Martin (Violin) Lighting Designer: Cole James Adams Costume Designer: Christopher Larson Dancers: Abby Barber, Maya Belcove, Claire Campbell, Maddie Colesano, Edie Clarke Ruthie Dalby, Serena DeTata, Luna Esmerode, Elizabeth Hines, Mei Iguchi, Sophie Kane, Sophia Kourtoglou, Natalie Nichols Montoya “In the time of…” is created in collaboration with colleague and composer Brian Pappal. This dance for 13 women en pointe is Lavagnino’s response to the sense of loss, both literal and potential, we are communally experiencing. Lavagnino is tuning into the emotional weight women are carrying as they grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic coupled with the political turmoil surrounding women’s rights. Finding strength and support through community, this dance reflects the healing and empowerment women provide one another.
…can be acute or gradual Choreography: Christine McMillan with contributions from the dancers Lighting: Jay Ryan Costumes: Christopher Larsen Music: Jean-Phillipe Goude, Two Fingers & Amon Tobin, Rival Consoles Sound Editing: Ben Sandberg Dancers: Brianne Corbridge (2/17, 2/18, 2/26), Makenna Ferre (2/17, 2/18, 2/26), Hannah Folan, Olivia Huseonica (2/17, 2/18, 2/26),
Anna Kazwell, Holly Kuyt (2/19, 2/24, 2/25), Jillian Snow, Isabella Witte (2/19, 2/24, 2/25), Kiana Yusefzadeh (2/19, 2/24, 2/25) When things start to falter, how long can we sustain the structure? A special thank you to the dancers, Jay Ryan, Cherylyn Lavagnino, and Sara Pickett for all your contributions during the process of creating this piece.
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Choreography by: LajaMartin in collaboration with the performers Creative/Music: Original score by Marlo $ky, with guests: Dan Dowsett, Abby Gershuny and Bashaun Williams. Dreamers written by Laja Field. Sample from: Norma Casta Diva Film Excerpt: From the film Joy Tik Tok Adaptation Of: James Baldwin, I do not dream of labor Costume Design: Rachel Hayes Lighting Design: Cole Adams Props/Special Effects: Jay Ryan Performers: Rebecca Aguilar, Chloe Barry, Susan Burnap, Céline David, Kat Dringman, Hayli Henretty, Alyssa King, Josie Kolbeck, Emily Marsh, Kelly Scott, Vivienne Williams Thank you to our cast for jumping into this wild ride of a creation with us. This piece began with wondering, how often do we miss the magic in this life because we are too busy to catch it? This kernel of an idea has taken on many different iterations during the process and has landed us in a surreal business type environment following a cohort of workers and the evolution of their individual, inner lives unveiling. We hope in watching this piece that you won’t look for a specific meaning we are trying to convey but rather allow your imagination the space to dream and interpret as you please. If you have an interesting idea about what this piece meant to you, feel free to share it: lajamartinco@gmail.com
INTERMISSION (enjoy a short break)
Aimez-vous Bach? Choreographer: Kevin Thomas Rehearsal Assistant: Thea Patterson Costume Design: Olivia Mason Lighting Design: Cole Adams Music: Johann Sebastian Bach First Movement Annie Clifford, Caleb Holt, Wyatt Johnson, Emma Pierre, Aurora Roach, Sydney Stutzman, Katelyn Vissiere 2/17, 2/18, 2/19 at 7:30pm, 2/25, 2/26 at 7:30pm
Annie Clifford, Caleb Holt, Wyatt Johnson, Emma Pierre, Aurora Roach, Fiona Galvin, Katelyn Vissiere 2/19 at 2pm, 2/24 at 5:30pm, 2/26 at 2pm
Second Movement Sydney Stutzman and Wyatt Johnson 2/17, 2/18, 2/19 at 7:30pm, 2/25, 2/26 at 7:30pm
Fiona Galvin and Wyatt Johnson 2/19 at 2pm, 2/24 at 5:30pm, 2/26 at 2pm
Third Movement Caleb Holt, Katelyn Vissiere and Emma Pierre Fourth Movement Wyatt Johnson Fifth Movement Sydney Stutzman 2/17, 2/18, 2/19 at 7:30pm, 2/25, 2/26 at 7:30pm
Fiona Galvin
2/19 at 2pm, 2/24 at 5:30pm, 2/26 at 2pm
Sixth Movement Annie Clifford and Aurora Roach Seventh Movement Full Cast Sydney Stutzman 2/17, 2/18, 2/19 at 7:30pm, 2/25, 2/26 at 7:30pm
Fiona Galvin
2/19 at 2pm, 2/24 at 5:30pm, 2/26 at 2pm)
Understudies Sofia-Marie Lusitana and Anna Jankowski When the pandemic struck, Dance was no longer important. We were not essential workers. This really hurt me because Dance is my whole life! From the age of 7 to 55, I have been immersed in this Art Form that has brought me life! But quite soon during the pandemic, I could see that we are essential! Being stuck in small spaces made us realize the importance of movement. Being able to be free and express ourselves through dance is vital. Before we could read or write we communicated to each other through movement. I chose Johann Sebastian Bach to dance to because his music creates a myriad of steps in my mind! There is no exact story to my piece. Just the love of dance and movement which in its self-tell a story to music that I love dancing to... I love Bach! Aimez Vous Bach?
The Family Created by: Sara Pickett in collaboration with the dancers. Cast: Angeline Bourgeault, Stephanie García, Alexis Guerrero, Hannah Huang, Grace Smith Sound: Julia Kent, José González Costumes by: Christopher Larsen Lighting by: Cole Adams Special thanks to the dancers for their commitment and openness in this process. To be close is to be in, loved, wanted, known, necessary. But sometimes a person is not truly seen unless there is a sense of autonomy, of self, of distance. The Family is a work that emerged from ideas of the group and how being a part of something can be everything we need…for a time.
THE CREATORS Cherylyn Lavagnino earned an MFA in
Dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, as well as a BA in Philosophy from the University of Southern California. Lavagnino’s professional dance career spanned worldwide as a soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet, a principal dancer with Arizona Ballet Theatre, as well as a principal dancer with Ballet del Espacio in Mexico City. She has performed a range of classical repertoire and contemporary work by choreographers, including George Balanchine, Jerome Robins, Jose Limon, John Butler, Hans Van Manen, Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Margo Sappington, John Butler, and Tere O’Connor. The diversity of these experiences has informed the dialogue between classical and contemporary in her work with Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance (CLD). Ms. Lavagnino is an Alpert Award nominee for choreography, as well as recipient of a space grant residency from the Baryshnikov Arts Center. Lavagnino has had successful commissions at Princeton University, Intermezzo Dance, Indianapolis City Ballet, Southern Methodist University and currently RDT. She has created over forty works in the past fifteen years, and since 2000 the platform for her choreography has been Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance (CLD). CLD has been presented in New York City and abroad: The New Festival in Beijing, Bryant Park, Danspace Project, The 92nd Street Y, Dance Theater Workshop, Symphony Space, DanceNow/NYC,
Jacob’s Pillow, The Yard, Kaatsban International Dance Center, Indianapolis City Ballet, Intermezzo Dance, The Joyce Theatre’s “Evening Stars” series, and the Off the Grid Festival. CLD serves annual residencies in Vermont and upstate New York (organized by the Catskill Mountain Foundation) which offer the communities educational outreach enrichment and live performances. The company has been supported by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Harkness Foundation, The O’Donnell Green Foundation, the American Music Center’s Live Music for Dance grant, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Fund, the NYU Global Research Institute grant, and receives matching corporate funding. Lavagnino served as Chair of the Dance Department at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts from 2006–2014, where she has been a fulltime member since 1987. In recognition of her superior work, Lavagnino won New York University’s prestigious David Payne Carter Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2003. She teaches professional ballet locally in NYC and internationally; instructs summer residency programming and company class for Abraham. In.Motion, as well as masterclasses in Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul, and Prague. She continues to develop a creative exchange with the Beijing Dance Academy and the Conservatory and Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Lavagnino received NYU’s prestigious Global Research Institute grant for travel and research in Prague, Spring of 2018.
Brian Pappal (Composer/Piano) is a pianist,
vocalist, and composer based in Salt Lake City where he is a staff pianist at Ballet West and the University of Utah School of Dance. Prior to moving to Utah, Brian lived in North Carolina where he was a member of the North Carolina Master Chorale Chamber Choir, a pianist at Carolina Ballet, and Music Director for a large Presbyterian Church. His compositions have been featured on public television and radio and are published by ECS Publishing Group and Cherry Classics. He is a member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) and holds a degree in Trombone Performance from Duquesne University.
Alexander Martin (Violin) joined the Utah
Symphony in February 2011. He came to Salt Lake City from Miami Beach, Florida, where he was a member of the New World Symphony and appeared as concertmaster under the batons of Michael Tilson-Thomas and other conductors. He also has served as concertmaster of the Indiana University Philharmonic Orchestra and of the Terre Haute (Indiana) Symphony Orchestra, and assistant concertmaster of the Columbus (Indiana) Philharmonic. Mr. Martin holds both a
Bachelors and Masters Degree from Indiana University. An avid chamber musician, Alex also plays the guitar and has a passion for heavy metal music.
Andrew Larson (Cello) joined the Utah
Symphony in September 2015. Born into a musical family, his cello studies began at
age 7. Formal training led him to performance degrees from the Eastman School of Music and New England Conservatory. As a student he participated in various festivals at Verbier, Schleswig-Holstein, Sapporo, Spoleto, etc. He was also a participant at the New York String Orchestra Seminar in ’05 and ’06. He studied chamber music with Andre Roy and Gerhard Schulz at the 2011 McGill International String Quartet Academy in Montreal. A member of the New World Symphony in 2014, he also performs with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
Christine McMillan danced professionally
for 27 years including 6 years with Richmond Ballet in Virginia and 19 years with The Metropolitan Opera in New York. In addition to originating roles in multiple contemporary ballets, her favorite soloist roles with Richmond Ballet include Jose Limon’s The Moor’s Pavane, John Butler’s Carmina Burana, and Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo. Performing in over 45 productions at the Metropolitan Opera, she has worked with renowned choreographers and directors including Alexei Ratmansky, Christopher Wheeldon, Mark Morris, Benjamin Millipied, Doug Varone, and Julie Taymor. With the Met she has appeared on PBS and in live international HD broadcasts. In New York, Christine has also performed with Ben Munisteri Dance Projects, Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Trebien Pollard, Poppo & the GoGo Boys, Rebecca Kelly Ballet, White Wave Dance, and as a guest artist in many Nutcracker productions.
Recognized for her versatility in both ballet and modern dance, Christine was awarded a Bessie (New York Dance and Performance Award) in 2004. Christine’s choreography has been presented at the Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn, Dancemakers, American College Dance Association, The University of Utah, Sugar Space Arts Warehouse, the Somatic Dance Conference, and as a Screendance for artÉmotion. Christine received a Bachelor in Science from Indiana University in Ballet & Psychology and a Masters in Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is currently an Assistant Professor, Lecturer at the University of Utah. A certified yoga teacher at the 500 hr level, Christine continues to research somatic practices focusing on their application to dance technique and as a means to promote wellness in dance and in life.
LAJAMARTIN physical dance theater was
founded by Laja Field and Martin Durov in 2017 as a platform for live performance and has since developed into a haven for European style floor-work and dance-theater education. In the last five years LajaMartin has toured to 11 different countries worldwide; performing in festivals, creating for companies and schools as well as teaching in a multitude of capacities. Highlights include; performing at Prisma Festival in Panama, creating ‘Pinot Noir’ for the GDC curated series in NYC, teaching for the b12 festival in Berlin and touring ‘Forward
to the Past’ to the Croatian National Theater for Šibenik Dance Festival, among others. Independently, Martin and Laja played an integral role in bringing their unique style of highly physical floor-work to NYC in 2015 where they both became founding members and rehearsal directors with Vim Vigor. The two began their professional careers by joining the Johannes Wieland company at Staatstheater Kassel, Germany where they had the pleasure of working with many incredible colleagues, teachers and guest choreographers. Martin is a certified DiS Artist from the J..L Bella Conservatory in Slovakia in 2013. Laja holds a BFA from the University of Utah where she graduated magna cum laude in 2012. Currently the two are based in Salt Lake City, UT and continue their artistic endeavors with LajaMartin locally and across the globe. For more visit: www.lajamartin.com
Kevin Thomas was born in Trinidad and
Tobago and grew up in Montreal, Canada. He received his degree in dance from the CEGEP de Vieux Montreal. Mr. Thomas began his career as a professional dancer in Montreal with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, one of Canada’s leading ballet companies. At the age of 19, he was the only Black dancer with the company. He later became a soloist with the company then moved on to Cleveland San Jose ballet as a principal dancer and then finally to the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York as a principal dancer, where he
performed internationally for 10 years. Mr. Thomas’ credits include leading roles in The Prodigal Son, Dialogues, The Four Temperaments, Othello, Adrian (Angel on Earth), A Song for Dead Warriors, Troy Games, Equuis and Dougla. He has performed leading roles in numerous ballets including The Nutcracker, Tarantella, Agon, Who Cares, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Don Quixote, Consort Lessons, and Aureole. Mr. Thomas has made guest appearances with the Royal Ballet in London, Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York and Fleming Flindt and Peter Schaufuss in Denmark. He has also appeared on Broadway in The Phantom of the Opera and on television in Law and Order. In 2006, Mr. Thomas and Marcellus Harper founded Collage Dance Collective to increase diversity in classical ballet and relocated the company to Memphis the following year. They established the Collage Ballet Conservatory in 2009. The organization has quickly grown to boast an international touring professional company and nationally recognized conservatory, training more students of color in a classical art form than any other nonprofit in Memphis. Mr. Thomas has served as Ballet Master for New Ballet Ensemble & School and has choreographed for Nashville Ballet, Opera Memphis, Hattiloo Repertory Theatre, New Ballet
Ensemble, Orpheum Theatre, Flint Institute of Music, University of Memphis, University of Utah and Collage Dance Collective. He is a National Visiting Fellow at the School of American Ballet in New York City and has taught at schools and programs around the country including the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Flint Institute of Music, University of Utah, School of American Ballet, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, the International Association of Blacks in Dance, Tennessee Association of Dance and the University of Memphis.
Sara Pickett is an art maker, educator, and curator of work in Salt Lake City.
The School of Dance acknowledges and thanks the following donors for their generous support during fiscal year July 1, 2020- June 30, 2021 INVESTORS $15,000+ Anonymous Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation The Huntsman Foundation Jon M.* and Karen H. Huntsman Paul and Cheryl Huntsman CONTRIBUTORS $2,500 - $14,999 The Brass Ring Foundation Gordon and Connie Hanks Melinda Nordeng Anne Riffey John and Martha Veranth, PhD BENEFACTORS $1,000 - $2,499 Anonymous Arkansas Community Foundation Sean Carter Jerome and Abby Fiat Robert and Leigh King Krystkowiak Seven Duncan Maio, JD and Kristen Westmoreland Jean Sabatine Brent Schneider and Kim Blackett Michael Steiner and Sheila Ainlay Luc Vanier and Elizabeth Johnson PATRONS $500 - $999 Thomas and Sidney Armstrong Rae Barnes Daynes Music Company Gerald and Susan Daynes Jr. Armand Harris Jr. Sybil D Huskey & Mike Lavine Angela Kourtoglou Andrea Lunsford FRIENDS $200 - $499 William Barry and Lisa Banitt Jonathan Scoville and Tandy Beal Michael and Jennifer Boyle Ellen Bromberg Scott and Sarah Brown Chipotle Mexican Grill
Eastern Arts Society Edward Folts Eric and Pamela Handman Dr. Dianne Howe John and Janet Kazwell Maureen McGill Raymond* and Patricia Rubley Jr. Jamie and Stephanie Schuette The Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving Yujiro Shimogori J. Christopher Smith, MD Glenda Staples Andrew and Alice Bassler Sullivan Wendy Thompson Thomas M Welsh FANS up to $199 Grant and Maria Ahn Ashley Akhavan Keith Andersen Robert and Maria Apgar Christine Baczek Dirk and Deborah Balfanz Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Frederick and Alice Barber Colleen Barnes Cindy Barrus Cheryl Baumann Michelle Bickel Christine Blanck Karen Blatnik Nansi Wattenburg Bohne Joan Brown Lisa Buth Cafe Zupas Deb Calbane Priscilla Campbell, CPA Earl Catterton and Kim Sargent Bethany Chaney Ashley Chin-Mark Michael and Kristina Christopherson Jeff Clapp and Diane Malloy Sara Clauss
FANS CONT. Mick and Lisa Conlin Bri Cooley Alice Cox Nancy Cox Timothy and Karla Cox Austin and Hannah Davis Natalie Desch John Diehl and Gabrielle Lynch Diehl Casey Duncan Orvil Elia Jennifer Elder Matthew and Pamela Fellerhoff Tracy Fernholz Laja Field Thomas and Rebecca Flanagan Peter Flowers and Hazel Legaspi Anthony and Tina Fonzo Ariana Christine Fonzo Norma Gabriel Anne Van Gelder Andrea Gossels Brian and Mary Haan Robert Haise Douglas and Norine Halbe Kristine Halverson David and Charlotte Hamblin Jennifer Hancock Ellen Harrison Brian Hartmann Dianne Shelden Howe Trust Timothy and Jane Howes George Huang and Alping Jiang Satu Hummasti James Hunt, MD Margaret Jurado Kristina Karg Douglas and Julie Kirchner Kurt and Theresa Klein Megan Kleinman Marsha Knight Stephen Koester Gary and Kristine Kolbeck Hasko Kramer and Justine SheedyKramer Mary Liggett Michael Lisonbee and Helen Nichols Kathleen Mattingly, PhD Kenneth Mccullough Lorita McLeod Christine McMillan Brodie Mead James Merlette Meredith Metzger, PhD
Lisette Miles Ashley Mitchell Peter and Daysha Moes Kim Morris and Rheba Vetter, PhD Emily Mostue Andrea Nelson Jacob and Catherine Nelson Greg and Sue Novak Joan Ortloff Kimberly Ortloff Karen O’Sullivan Panda Restaurant Group, Inc. Connie Plato Sharon Popielews Serena Quaglia Mark and Carrie Rackow Christopher and Jill Randall John Reeves Diane Reilly Giovanni Rodriquez and Laura Pratt Eric Schuh Julie Schwartz Maureen Scott Gregory and Janet Shaw Isabel Shimanski Kotaro Shimogori and Mary Thompson Jody and Maureen Skinner Grant Smith, PhD Tawnya Sluka Patrizio and Nadia Spitalieri Venus Stafford Swen and Aimee Swenson, JD Judith Tangen Joanna Tarantola Sherrie Taylor Frank and Caroline Tepley Dennis and Margaret Tesch Texas Roadhouse Glenda Thompson Jennifer Thompson Larissa Trout Karen Tucker Rollie Wagstaff Michael and Meghan Wall Richard Walsh and Carolyn Hunter Walsh Ron and Trish Weeks Jen Weiler Keith West Krista Widdison Lawrence and Maida Withers Robert and Joanne Wood, MD David and Steffenie Yates Susan Zook
SCHOOL OF DANCE FACULTY Luc Vanier – Professor, Director, School of Dance Pamela Geber Handman – Professor Brent Schneider – Professor, Modern Dance Recruitment Director Eric Handman – Associate Professor, Associate Director for Graduate Studies Satu Hummasti – Associate Professor, Associate Director for Undergraduate Studies Jay Kim – Associate Professor, Associate Director for Faculty, IBSI Director Melonie Murray – Associate Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty & Academic Affairs Christopher Alloways-Ramsey – Assistant Professor, Ballet Recruitment Director Melissa Bobick – Assistant Professor Natalie Desch – Assistant Professor Molly Heller – Assistant Professor Pablo Piantino – Assistant Professor, Assistant Director for Student Support Cole Adams – Professor (Lecturer), Production Director, Lighting Designer Maggie Wright Tesch – Professor (Lecturer), UBSI Director Mary Ann Walton Lee – Associate Professor (Lecturer), Artistic Director Tanner Dance Daniel Clifton – Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Modern Dance Minor Advisor Christine McMillan – Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Ballet Program Head Sara Pickett – Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Modern Dance Program Head Ben Sandberg – Assistant Professor (Clinical), A/V Specialist Isaac Taylor – Assistant Professor (Clinical), Technical Lighting Director Cherylyn Lavagnino-Mallon – Visiting Professor Joselli Deans – Visiting Associate Professor Alexandra Barbier – Morales Fellow Jennie Creer-King – Adjunct Professor Jessica Boone – MFA Candidate Virginia Broyles – MFA Candidate Kimberly Fulmer – MFA Candidate Stephanie García – MFA Candidate Austin Hardy – MFA Candidate Irishia Hubbard – MFA Candidate Joshua Mora – MFA Candidate Thea Patterson – MFA Candidate Tyler Schnese – MFA Candidate Kellie St. Pierre – MFA Candidate Samantha Stone – MFA Candidate Jacque Bell – Adjunct Associate Professor Tom Welsh – Adjunct Associate Professor Rosie Banchero – Adjunct Assistant Professor Lynne Larson – Adjunct Assistant Professor Christine Moore – Adjunct Assistant Professor Penny Saunders – Adjunct Assistant Professor Justine Sheedy-Kramer – Adjunct Assistant Professor Jasmine Stack – Adjunct Assistant Professor Monica Stephenson – Adjunct Assistant Professor Sean Carter – Associate Instructor E’lise Jumes – Associate Instructor
Solange Gomes – Distinguished Alumni Bené Arnold - Distinguished Professor Emerita, Distinguished Alumna Ellen Bromberg – Distinguished Professor Emerita Jacqueline Clifford - Professor Emerita Abby Fiat - Professor Emerita Phyllis Haskell - Professor Emerita, Distinguished Alumna Stephen Koester - Professor Emeritus Loabelle Mangelson - Clawson, Professor Emerita Shirley Ririe - Professor Emerita Donna White - Professor Emerita Joan Woodbury - Professor Emerita Barbara Hamblin - Associate Professor Emerita, Distinguished Alumna Sharee Lane - Associate Professor Emerita Conrad Ludlow - Associate Professor Emeritus Jon Scoville - Associate Professor Emeritus
ADMINISTRATION Will Maguire- Administrative Officer Sean Carter - Administrative Assistant
COSTUME SHOP Christopher Larson – Costume Shop Director Rachel Hayes – Head Draper / Cutter Olivia Mason – First Hand Annie Phan – Costume Shop Technician Sofia Marie Lusitana – Student Employee
ACCOMPANISTS Wayne Coons – Associate Instructor, Head Musician Vilena Barekyan – Associate Instructor, Accompanist Svetlana Vasilenko – Associate Instructor, Accompanist Gerard Black – Accompanist Mark Chaney – Accompanist Max Hall – Accompanist David Herrmann – Accompanist Tristan Moore – Accompanist Brian Pappal – Accompanist Tatsiana Rasmussen – Accompanist Sarah Richards – Accompanist John Rukavina – Accompanist Stephen Valdean – Accompanist Wachira Waigwa-Stone – Accompanist
PT/ATC Trina Bellendir – Physical Therapist Christopher Michaels – Athletic Trainer
PRODUCTION Cole Adams – Production Director & Light Design Jay Ryan – Technical Director & Light Design Ben Sandberg – Video Director Rebecca Johnson – Stage Manager Luna Esmerode, Nick Gilleland, Riley HackfordPeer, Caleb Holt, Zephan Holt, Olivia Huseonica, Megan Lynch, Abby Pace – Stage Crew Arin Lynn, Meredith Wilde, Courtney Landry – Videographers
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