Fall For Dance (2022)

ARTISTIC DIRECTORS: Leah Cox | Joel Valentín-Martínez PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Erica “EG” Gionfriddo NOVEMBER 9 AT 7:30 P.M. (PREVIEW) NOVEMBER 10-11 AT 7:30 P.M. NOVEMBER 13 AT 2:00 P.M.

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Witchcraf Mo’Move / Meant in 3 digital-esque Failures in Holding the Multiple Quake: The Revival And I Can Breathe Again Pop Refuge

Leah Cox Kevin A. Ormsby Rebecca Carrillo Erica “EG” Gionfriddo Teena Marie Custer Anna Valdman Joel Valentín-Martínez

Stage Manager: Adam Sornat Technical Director: David Tolin

There will be one 10-minute intermission.

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NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS Welcome back and welcome home! May the pieces on this Fall For Dance program ofer you both unexpected and hoped-for delights. These works by guest artists, faculty and students showcase a range of dance styles and reasons for dancing. We hope each captivates you now and at least one captures your imagination for weeks afer you've lef the theatre. Thank you for being here with us!

Artistic Directors Leah Cox and Joel Valentín-Martínez Producing Artistic Director Erica "EG" Gionfriddo

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Witchcraft Choreography: Leah Cox and the dancers Music: Composed by Dillon Harger, Dillon James and Tito Rovner Costume Designer: Leah Hummel Lighting Designer: Zach Young Sound Designer: Dillon James Projection Designer: Sarah Jean Elliott Scenic Designer: Daniel Ruiz-Bustos Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey Assistant Projection Designer: Amber Huchton Rehearsal Assistant: Aída Hernandez-Reyes Social Media Team: Arianna Puente Design Liaison: Lindsey Surles Lead Archivist: Aída Hernandez-Reyes Archivists: E’ja Alexander, Qianpeng Jing Cast: E’ja Alexander, Aída Hernandez-Reyes, Qianpeng Jing, Arianna Puente, Lindsey Surles, Anna Valdman From the Choreographer Leah Cox, a dancer collaborator in Liz Lerman's work Wicked Bodies, proposed the grand experiment of seeing how the motivating concerns and creative methods of Wicked Bodies could be translated to a new group of dancers to create a new work. This piece is the result. Many thanks to Lerman for allowing her work to be the foundation upon which this piece has been built.

Mo’Move / Meant in 3 Choreography: Kevin A. Ormsby, with choreographic assistant Will Brown Choreographic exploration supported in part by the dance artists in consultation with Mr. Ormsby and Mr. Brown.

Music: Ogguere (Instrumental) written by Claudio Passavanti and produced by MoBlack; Oyelo (Radio Mix) written by Claudio Passavanti and produced by Kay Suzuki and Claudio Passavanti; Oyelo (Acapella) written/produced by Claudio Passavanti Costume Designer: Aaron Flynn Lighting Designer: Donna Bonnelle Yancey Sound Designer: Dillon James Projection Designer: Amber Huchton Rehearsal Assistant: Samantha Leigh Anderson, Heaven M. Wilburn Social Media Team: Karina Enriquez, Ava Tran Design Liaison: Evan Beek, Heaven M. Wilburn Archivists: Diana Acosta, Sarah Matney, Maya A. Parker Cast: Diana Acosta, Laura Anawaty, Samantha Leigh Anderson, Evan Beek, Jannah Collins, Saada Diggs, Karina Enriquez, William Kaufmann, Sarah Matney, Maya A. Parker Kendra Isabel Peña, Ava Tran, Heaven M. Wilburn From the Choreographer This piece is motivated by a constant investigation into African Diasporic movement structures meant to deepen the physical interrogation of its rich history through a contemporary dance expression.

Drawing from the concept of the original drum (the heartbeat), the piece invites a conversation into 3/6 rhythms drawing from music played in Senegal, Brazil and Cuba.

digital-esque Choreography: Rebecca Carrillo Costume Designer: Leah Hummel Lighting Designer: Donna Bonnelle Yancey Sound Designer: Dillon James Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey Rehearsal Assistant: Mia Bella Castillo, Haley Hollingsworth Social Media Team: Eden Ryder, Emma Valdez, Makenna Wallace Archivists: Saada Diggs, Alejandro Frederickson, Elizabeth Garza Cast: Mia Bella Castillo, Megan Davidson, Saada Diggs, Alejandro Frederickson, Elizabeth Garza, Haley Hollingsworth, Eden Ryder, Emma Valdez, Makenna Wallace From the Choreographer digital-esque is inspired by the relationship between our capitalist society and social media. The recent boom of monetizing social media has resulted in successful influencer careers and a rise in marketing oneself as a brand to consumers. Creating and projecting an image you want your audience to consume is a recent kind of pressure damaging to our mental health and well-being. digital-esque investigates the relationship between product and consumer in which products project a “perfect” image and viewers consume it. Producing and consuming perfect images is hard and capitalism demands our continuous work. But should we maintain those demands?

Failures in Holding the Multiple Choreography: Erica “EG” Gionfriddo with the dancers and choreographic assistants Celeste Camfield and Oddalys Salcido Music: Failures by Dillon James With text by the dancers Costume Designer: Jacob Benaim Lighting Designer: Zach Young Sound Designer: Dillon James Projection Designer: AJ Hurtado Scenic Designer: Daniel Ruiz-Bustos Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey Assistant Projection Designer: Amber Huchton Rehearsal Assistant: Camille Wiltz Social Media Team: Payge Garcia, Clare Meyer, Madysn Watkins Design Liaison: Brock Gayaut, Sheila Jackson, Lauren Jershin, William Kaufmann Archivists: Lilly Brown, Evan Carlson, Faith Davis, Ellie Newton Cast: Lilly Brown, Evan Carlson, Faith Davis, Payge Garcia, Brock Gayaut, Sheila Jackson, Lauren Jershin, William Kaufmann, Clare Meyer, Ellie Newton, Madysn Watkins, Camille Wiltz From the Choreographer Dear Being, You are being transported to a world we control and that also controls us.

Together we will face failures and surrender to time and space.

We invite you to be informed by the transformation, to be transformed by the information. This is dangerous yet possible.

Revert to fantasy; there is only surrender.

We will persevere. We will trust ourselves and trust eachother.

We lead eachother away from harm and interlock as intelligent machines.

We care for eachother when we contemplate risk.

Precious Disregarding. You may find yourself at capacity.

Revert, surrender.

Dear being, we are wiser nonetheless.

INTERMISSION

Quake: The Revival (2022) Choreography: Teena Marie Custer in collaboration with the performers Costume Designer: Aaron Flynn Lighting Designer: Zach Young Sound Designer: Dillon James Rehearsal Assistant: Angela Cox Social Media Team: Jalani Aminatta Miller Design Liaison: Andrea Orta, Ashleigh Taylor Archivists: Megan Davidson, Giuliana Velez Cast: E’ja Alexander, Rebecca Carrillo, Angela Cox, Megan Davidson, Jalani Aminatta Miller, Andrea Orta, Ashleigh Taylor, Giuliana Velez, Makenna Wallace, Joylin “JoJo” Wei From the Choreographer This piece is the culmination of the original Quake which was made in 2017. Using the movement languages of waacking, house, breaking and hip hop, the performers are asked to create a new ritual together that promotes spiritual pluralism and solidarity.

Teena Marie would like to thank the faculty and students at UT Austin for an amazing residency, as well as Angelica Monteiro and Cheryl Copeland for their valuable insight during the rehearsal process. Huge thank you to Angela Cox, my superstar rehearsal assistant!

And I Can Breathe Again Choreography: Anna Valdman Music: Weeping Birch by Dan Deacon Costume Designer: Leah Hummel Lighting Designer: Donna Bonnelle Yancey Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey Rehearsal Assistant: Camille Wiltz Social Media Team: Laura Anawaty, Cameron Suckle Archivists: Jannah Collins, Presley Gouge, Parker Manning Cast: Laura Anawaty, Jannah Collins, Presley Gouge, Parker Manning, Cameron Suckle, Camille Wiltz From the Choreographer … with my full chest.

Pop Refuge Choreography: Joel Valentín-Martínez Music: Do You Really Want to Hurt Me? by Culture Club; Sweet Dreams are Made of This by Eurythmics; Private Life Drama (Sly & Robbie Dub) by Grace Jones Costume Designer: Leah Hummel Lighting Designer: Tenzing Ortega Scenic Designer: Daniel Ruiz-Bustos Assistant Costume Designer: Alex Rockey With skirt inspired by original design by Jef Hancock Rehearsal Assistant: Tori Hicks, Johnny Zor Dramaturg: Emily Figueroa, Joylin “JoJo” Wei Social Media Team: Tori Hicks Design Liaison: Rachel Ernat, Emily Figueroa, Moria Joy Small, Joylin “JoJo” Wei Archivists: Lorna Luciano, Kendra Isabel Peña Cast: Lauren Akard, Samantha Leigh Anderson, Rachel Ernat, Emily Figueroa, Tori Hicks, Lorna Luciano, Andrea Orta, Kendra Isabel Peña, Moria Joy Small, Ava Tran, Joylin “JoJo” Wei, Johnny Zor

CREATIVE Jacob Benaim (Costume Designer – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a second-year B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in design and technology at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with the Texas Theatre and Dance include Jinkies! or The Dog Play (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022).

Will Brown (Choreographic Assistant – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) received his B.F.A. from the University of Massachusetts and has danced with Garth Fagan Dance, Forces of Nature Dance Theatre, Carbon Dance Theatre and Company SBB. His teaching experience includes The Ailey School in the professional division, adjunct professor at Drexel University and Florida International University. As a movement director he has worked on Project Sankofa (Borough of Manhattan Community College) and The Black I am (HERE Arts Center, New York City). He also facilitates health/wellness practices internationally.

Rebecca Carrillo (Choreographer – digitalesque; Dancer – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has trained in various dance styles including ballet, modern, contemporary and jazz. She had the opportunity to train at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts summer program in 2021. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include (Re)current Unrest (2020), del corazón nace el enjambre (2021), Beyond the Wall (The Cohen New Works Festival, 2021) and Contronymic Living and Enjoy. as part of Fall For Dance (2021).

Leah Cox (Artistic Director; Choreographer – Witchcraf) is an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a dancer/collaborator in Liz Lerman's latest piece, Wicked Bodies. Cox was the Dean of the American Dance Festival (2015-2022), taught at Bard College (2009-2019) and danced with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company (2001-2009), where she also served as inaugural education director (2009-2015). She relocated to Austin in 2019 with her husband and two young children.

Teena Marie Custer (Choreographer – Quake: The Revival) is a street dance artist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her solo work has been presented at Sadler’s Wells in London, England in addition to tours around the U.S. She has been a guest artist at over 35 university dance departments and was on faculty at Slippery Rock University and the American Dance Festival.

She is a member of the street dance crews Venus Fly and Get Down Gang and has been touring with Ephrat Asherie Dance since 2012.

Sarah Jean Elliott (Projection Designer – Witchcraf) is second-year M.F.A. in Theatre (live design and production) candidate at The University of Texas at Austin. She earned her B.A. in Theatre from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her most recent design credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Jinkies! or The Dog Play (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022) as well as PIVOT (2022) and Fall For Dance (2021) with Dance Repertory Theatre.

Erica “EG” Gionfriddo (Producing Artistic Director; Choreographer – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a dance artist and educator who believes in the intelligent body each of us occupies. They are co-founder of the transdisciplinary group ARCOS, which has presented work across the country including for the American Dance Festival, UNESCO, The Ammerman Center Symposium on Arts and Technology, Engagement Symposium of Philosophy and Dance, Currents New Media Festival and Edinburgh Festival Fringe. EG’s current research is rooted in cyborg and queer theories to imagine future strategies for embodiment.

Amber Huchton (Projection Designer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3; Assistant Projection Designer – Witchcraf, Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in design and technology at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a specific interest in integrated media, with recent credits in Jinkies! or The Dog Play (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022) and other productions presented as part of UTNT (UT New Theatre).

CREATIVE Leah Hummel (Costume Designer –Witchcraf, digital-esque, And I Can Breathe Again, Pop Refuge) is a second-year M.F.A. in Theatre (live design and production) candidate at The University of Texas at Austin.

AJ Hurtado (Projection Designer – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a M.F.A. in Theatre (integrated media for live performance) candidate at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dillon James (Sound Designer) is a B.S. in Arts and Entertainment Technologies major at The University of Texas at Austin. James has had an aptitude for music and sound in the digital realm since childhood. Past credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Year of the Tiger (2021) and “Kimmy” (2021). He has also worked on projects for The Department of Radio-Television-Film and the School of Design and Creative Technologies.

Kevin A. Ormsby (Choreographer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is the artistic director of KasheDance and program manager at Cultural Pluralism in the Arts Movement Ontario (CPAMO). His creative practice and performance extends from Canada to the United States and the Caribbean. A finalist for the 2021 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize and recipient of Canada Council for the Arts’ Victor Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award, Ormsby has been a guest artist in residence at The University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica), the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Northwestern University.

Tenzing Ortega (Lighting Designer – Pop Refuge) was born and raised in Mexico City where he has designed lights and scenography for over 100 plays. He holds a B.F.A. in Escenografía from the National School of Theater Arts (ENAT) in Mexico City. He is currently a first year M.F.A. in Theatre (scenic design) candidate at The University of Texas in Austin.

Daniel Ruiz-Bustos (Scenic Designer – Witchcraf, Failures in Holding the Multiple, Pop Refuge) is a M.F.A. in Theatre (scenic design) candidate. He is from Mexico City, Mexico and received his B.S. in

Computer Science with a concentration in filmmaking. He has produced, written, directed and art directed several short films. Recent credits include assistant scenic designer for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Wells Theatre, 2022), Network (Mexico, 2022) and 7 Años (Mexico, 2022) and scenic design team member for FRIDA Inmersiva (Mexico, 2021).

Adam Sornat (Stage Manager) is a fourthyear B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in stage management at The University of Texas at Austin. This is his fourth production with Texas Theatre and Dance.

He has managed multiple productions, with recent credits on Tick, Tick... BOOM! (Bohemian Theatricals), Love Is... (VIBE Entertainment Group), The Winship Neighborhood Concert (directing project) and Murky as Hell (UTNT (UT New Theatre), 2022). adamsornat.com David Tolin (Technical Director) was born and raised in Casper, Wyoming. He received his B.A. in Theatre with a concentration in design/ technology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He received his M.F.A. in Theatre from The University of Texas at Austin before teaching at Westlake High School for seven years.

Tolin works at Texas Performing Arts’ Fabrication Studios as the Project Manager and as faculty in the UT Live Design and Production Anna Valdman (Choreographer – And I Can Breathe Again; Dancer – Witchcraf) is an emerging choreographer and performer pursuing her B.F.A. in Dance at The University of Texas at Austin. As a member of Dance Repertory Theatre, Valdman has performed works by Charles O. Anderson, Jesse Zaritt and Erica “EG” Gionfriddo and served as a rehearsal assistant to Leah Cox and design liaison for work by Quilan “Cue” Arnold.

Joel Valentín-Martínez (Artistic Director; Choreographer – Pop Refuge) is an associate professor at The University of Texas at Austin.

From 1990-2003, he was a dancer with Garth Fagan Dance. His choreography includes Otros dias de guardar (2022) and De aquí, de allá

CREATIVE (2019) with Barro Rojo Arte Escénico (Mexico City); #rupturapasaje2 (2019) with Andanza Compañia Puertorriqueña de Danza Contemporánea (Puerto Rico) and Sur Grande (2019) with La Compañia de Danza Contemporanea de Acapulco (Mexico). Currently he is developing new work for KasheDance in Toronto, Canada.

Donna Bonnelle Yancey (Lighting Designer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, digital-esque, And I Can Breathe Again) is a B.A. in Theatre and Dance major with an emphasis in design and technology at The University of Texas at Austin. Fall For Dance is her first lighting design credit with Texas Theatre and Dance. Recent assistant design credits at UT Austin include PIVOT (Dance Repertory Theatre, 2022), Der Kaiser von Atlantis (Butler Opera Center, 2022) and …but you could’ve held my hand (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022).

Zach Young (Lighting Designer – Witchcraf, Failures in Holding the Multiple, Quake: The Revival) is a M.F.A. in Theatre (live design and production) candidate with an undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin-Parkside.

Before attending graduate school, Young served as technical director and part-time faculty at PCPA Pacific Conservatory Theatre.

CAST

Diana Acosta

Lauren Akard

E'ja Alexander

Laura Anawaty

Samantha Leigh Anderson

Evan Beek

Lilly Brown

Evan Carlson

Rebecca Carrillo

Mia Bella Castillo

Jannah Collins

Angela Cox

Megan Davidson

Faith Davis

Saada Diggs

Karina Enriquez

Rachel Ernat

Emily Figueroa

Alejandro Frederickson

Payge Garcia

Elizabeth Garza

Brock Gayaut

Presley Gouge

Aída HernandezReyes

Tori Hicks

Haley Hollingsworth

Sheila Jackson

Lauren Jershin

William Kaufmann

Lorna Luciano

CAST

Parker Manning

Sarah Matney

Clare Meyer

Jalani Aminatta Miller

Ellie Newton

Andrea Orta

Maya A. Parker

Kendra Isabel Peña

Arianna Puente

Eden Ryder

Moria Joy Small

Cameron Suckle

Lindsey Surles

Ashleigh Taylor

Ava Tran

Emma Valdez

Anna Valdman

Giuliana Velez

Makenna Wallace

Madysn Watkins

Joylin "JoJo" Wei

Heaven M. Wilburn

Camille Wiltz

Johnny Zor

CAST Diana Acosta (Dancer, Archivist – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a fourth-year UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020); del corazón nace el enjambre (2021); Enjoy. (Fall For Dance, 2021) and Let Them See (PIVOT, 2022).

Lauren Akard (Dancer – Pop Refuge) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a minor in kinesiology at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, where she trained at Arlington Heights High School. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020), Fall For Dance (2021) and (Re)current Unrest (2020). She has also performed in Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. (2021).

E’ja Alexander (Dancer – Witchcraf, Quake: The Revival; Rehearsals Assistant, Archivist – Witchcraf) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), as well as Evolution (2022).

Laura Anawaty (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, And I Can Breath Again; Social Media Team – And I Can Breathe Again) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin also pursuing a minor in arts management and administration. She has an extensive background in dance and has performed and choreographed multiple projects for the student organization Dance Action. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022).

Samantha Leigh Anderson (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, Pop Refuge; Rehearsal Assistant - Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major with an extensive background in classical ballet, contemporary and competitive dance teams.

She has studied with American Ballet Theatre, Gibney Dance and Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and has taught ballet at San Marcos Dance Studio and Pivotal Academy of Dance. Her past credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include The Complexity of Being (Fall For Dance, 2021) and A Million Alien Gospels (PIVOT, 2022). She

was also a choreographer for Evolution (2022).

Evan Beek (Dancer, Design Liaison – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in various dance styles. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Sawubona and Let Them See (PIVOT, 2022); Enjoy. (Fall For Dance, 2021) and (Re)current Unrest (2020).

Lilly Brown (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. This is her fourth production with Texas Theatre and Dance, with past credits including Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), in addition to Evolution (2022).

She has an extensive background in dance and is serving as an archivist for this year’s Fall For Dance.

Evan Carlson (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has an extensive background in dance, theatre and music. Previous credits with Dance Repertory Theatre include PIVOT (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022). Carlson has also performed in other dance and theatre performances in Austin.

Mia Bella Castillo (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant – digital-esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in contemporary dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Cositas (Fall For Dance, 2021) and In the Ether (2020).

Jannah Collins (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, And I Can Breathe Again; Archivist – And I Can Breathe Again) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in various styles of dance.

Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022).

Angela Cox (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant – Quake: The Revival) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance and Bachelor of Social Work double major. She grew up in Austin, Texas and trained at a local studio in Dripping Springs. This is her third production

CAST with Dance Repertory Theatre. Recent credits include Fall For Dance (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2021), PIVOT (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022) and multiple projects with Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. Megan Davidson (Dancer – digital-esque, Quake: The Revival; Archivist – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin.

She has trained in ballet and contemporary for most of her life. Recently, she’s been moving into street dance and Afro styles. Her recent credits include A Riverside Tale by Angelica Monteiro and Love and Information (Texas Theatre and Dance, 2022).

Faith Davis (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has spent summers dancing with Houston Ballet, Ballet West and Texas Ballet Theater. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022).

Saada Diggs (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, digital-esque; Archivists: digital-esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in numerous styles of dance.

Karina Enriquez (Dancer, Social Media Team – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is pursuing a B.F.A. in Dance at The University of Texas at Austin (class of 2023). This will be Enriquez’s fifh performance with Texas Theatre and Dance, with previous credits in (Re)current Unrest (2020), Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), among others. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas, where she trained in various dance styles, including samba, contemporary, Indian, ballet and tap.

Rachel Ernat (Dancer, Design Liaison – Pop Refuge) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin who plans to graduate in December 2022. Her recent credits include the Summer Stock Austin productions of Alice’s Wonderland (2022) and Bring It On: The Musical (2021), as well as Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022) with Texas Theatre and Dance.

Emily Figueroa (Dancer, Dramaturg, Design Liaison – Pop Refuge) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin.

Alejandro Frederickson (Dancer, Archivist – digitalesque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has been dancing since he was in first grade and is particularly skilled at contemporary dance. Credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include (Re)current Unrest (2020) and Contronymic Living (Fall For Dance, 2021).

Payge Garcia (Dancer, Social Media Team – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a Texas Teacher Certification and a Bridging Disciplines Program certificate in Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in multiple dance styles and choreography. Recent credits include multiple projects with Dance Action's S.E.E.D. Elizabeth Garza (Dancer, Archivist – digital-esque) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has studied ballet, contemporary and jazz extensively with dance mentors Peter O’Brien and Alex Ossadnik, among others. She has also trained with Ballet Austin and Houston Ballet. Recent credits with the Department of Theatre and Dance include Evolution (2022).

Brock Gayaut (Dancer, Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin with an extensive background in dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include performing with Dance Repertory Theatre in PIVOT (2022).

Presley Gouge (Dancer, Archivist – And I Can Breathe Again) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a minor in business at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Katy, Texas and danced with Artistic Soul Dance Company, where she trained in a variety of styles and techniques.

Recent credits include Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. (2021).

Aída Hernandez-Reyes (Dancer, Lead Archivist – Witchcraf) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major in the Department of Theatre and Dance at The University

CAST of Texas at Austin. Some of their recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Contronymic Living and Head in the clou… (Fall For Dance, 2021) and Sawubona and Let Them See (PIVOT, 2022).

Tori Hicks (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant, Social Media Team - Pop Refuge) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in singing, dancing and acting. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), as well as Evolution (2022) and the graduate thesis project Tales of WaterWomen (2022). Hicks has also been involved in many campus performances with school organizations.

Haley Hollingsworth (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant – digital-esque) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020), burst! (2021) and The Horizon and the Ofing (Fall For Dance, 2021), as well as Evolution (2022).

Sheila Jackson (Dancer, Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple; she/her) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Austin, Texas where she trained with Ballet Austin and has since performed with numerous contemporary ballet and modern companies. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include PIVOT (2022) and Fall For Dance (2021), as well as Evolution (2022).

Lauren Jershin (Dancer, Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a third-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin.

She has an extensive background in numerous styles of dance and has previously performed and choreographed for the student organization Dance Action. Credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include The Horizon and the Ofing (Fall For Dance, 2021) and Of Mutants and Madmen (PIVOT, 2022).

William Kaufmann (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3; Design Liaison – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has an extensive background in ballet, contemporary and modern dance. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021), PIVOT (2022) and Evolution (2022). Kauf-

mann has also performed as part of The Rio Grande Valley Ballet, Ventana Ballet and the Moscow Ballet.

Lorna Luciano (Dancer, Archivist, Social Media Team – Pop Refuge) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent performance credits at UT Austin include Evolution (2022) and S.E.E.D. with the student organization Dance Action. This is her first performance with Texas Theatre and Dance.

Parker Manning (Dancer, Archivist – And I Can Breathe Again) is a B.F.A in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Houston, Texas and trained at Masters Upper Level Dance Studio. She has worked with choreographers Shannon Mather, Chad McCall, Molly Long and Yvette Frias. This will be Manning's first performance with Dance Repertory Theatre.

Sarah Matney (Dancer, Archivist – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Originally from Dallas, Texas, she has spent the last 18 years studying a wide variety of dance styles through school, studios and intensives. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020) and Cositas (Fall For Dance, 2021).

Clare Meyer (Dancer, Social Media Team – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in dance and previously performed with the Houston Ballet before attending college. Recent credits with the Department of Theatre and Dance include projects as part of The Cohen New Works Festival.

Jalani Aminatta Miller (Dancer, Social Media Team – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a passion for dance and choreography and is a member of the African Students Organization.

She has previously contributed to Culture Shock, an annual showcase presented by Campus Events + Entertainment: African American Culture.

Ellie Newton (Dancer, Archivist – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance and B.A. in

CAST Psychology double major at The University of Texas at Austin also pursuing a minor in women and gender studies. She has an extensive background in dance, having danced since the age of eight. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include works by Charles O. Anderson, Gesel Mason, Jesse Zarritt and Leah Cox. Andrea Orta (Dancer – Quake: The Revival, Pop Refuge; Design Liaison – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in various dance styles. Recent performance credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021) and PIVOT (2022), as well as performances in Evolution (2022) and Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. Maya A. Parker (Dancer, Archivist – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include burst! (2021) and In the Ether (2020), Cositas and Head in the clou… as part of Fall For Dance (2021) and Sawubona (PIVOT, 2022).

Kendra Isabel Peña (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, Pop Refuge; Archivist – Pop Refuge) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin planning to graduate in May 2023. She has received training in numerous dance styles and has experience in both choreography and teaching. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Of Mutants and Madmen (PIVOT, 2022), Cositas (Fall For Dance, 2021), del corazón nace el enjambre (2021) and Collecting Dust (The Cohen Works Festival, 2021).

Arianna Puente (Dancer, Social Media Team – Witchcraf) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in dance. Recent credits include Evolution (2022) and S.E.E.D. with the student organization Dance Action.

Eden Ryder (Dancer, Social Media Team – digitalesque) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major with previous training at The Dallas Conservatory (TDC).

While at TDC, she performed and competed at the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix, where she won many awards as a soloist, duet partner, ensemble member and choreographer. She attended Book-

er T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, where she was accepted into Repertoire Dance Company I and performed in ensemble pieces created by esteemed international artists.

Moria Joy Small (Dancer, Design Liaison – Pop Refuge) is a third-year student at The University of Texas at Austin with interests in dance, poetry and education. Recent credits with the Department of Theatre and Dance include A Riverside Tale (thesis project, 2022) and Evolution (2022), as well as A Recipe for Action (Vesper, 2022).

Cameron Suckle (Dancer, Social Media Team – And I Can Breathe Again) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Los Angeles, California and trained at The Industry Dance Academy. She has worked with choreographers Talia Favia, Jaci Royal, Josie Walsh, Matt Luck and Maddi Burg, among others. This will be Suckle’s first performance with Dance Repertory Theatre.

Lindsey Surles (Dancer, Design Liaison – Witchcraf) is a UTeach Theatre and Applied Movement Science double major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has been dancing since the age of three. Surles has danced in Italy, England, the Texas State Fair and two Cotton Bowls as a Kilgore College Rangerette. She will perform in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the third time in fall 2022. This is her second performance as a dancer with Texas Theatre and Dance.

Ashleigh Taylor (Dancer, Design Liaison - Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin projected to graduate afer this academic year. She has an extensive background in numerous styles of dance, with a current interest in hip-hop. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include Fall For Dance (2021), PIVOT (2022) and burst! (2021). This year, she is serving as an events coordinator on the executive committee for The Cohen New Works Festival (2023).

Ava Tran (Dancer – Mo’Move / Meant in 3, Pop Refuge; Social Media Team - Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. Originally from

CAST Houston, Texas, Tran trained at the Houston Academy of Dance where she was a part of the studio’s competitive company as well as 713 Dance Ensemble. Tran has also performed in past productions with Dance Repertory Theatre.

Emma Valdez (Dancer, Social Media Team – digitalesque) is a B.F.A. in Dance and B.S. in Exercise Science double major at The University of Texas at Austin. Her recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include dancing in Fall For Dance (2021), In the Ether (2020) and del corazón nace el enjambre (2021) and serving as a choreographer for Evolution (2022).

Giuliana Velez (Dancer, Archivist – Quake: The Revival) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has an extensive background in street dance and values experimenting in many styles of dance. Recent credits include Moving Mountains with SonKiss'd Dance Theater and A Riverside Tale by Angelica Monteiro.

Makenna Wallace (Dancer, Social Media Team – digital-esque) is a second-year B.F.A. in Dance and B.S. in Exercise Science double major at The University of Texas at Austin. She attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and has substantial training and experience in both dance and choreography. Recent credits include works with Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. Madysn Watkins (Dancer, Social Media Team – Failures in Holding the Multiple) is a B.F.A. in Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. She has a background in ballet, modern, jazz, contemporary and West African Diaspora dance forms.

Her recent credits include Evolution (2022).

Joylin “JoJo” Wei (Dancer – Quake: The Revival, Pop Refuge; Design Liaison, Dramaturg – Pop Refuge) is pursuing a B.A. in Theatre and Dance with an emphasis in dance at The University of Texas at Austin. She has had a passion for dance since age five and started her dance practice in Chinese traditional dance. Now, she is exploring her creativity in dance as well as other mediums (costuming and visual art) at UT Austin.

Heaven M. Wilburn (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant, Design Liaison – Mo’Move / Meant in 3) is a B.F.A. in Dance major raised in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She attended the Baltimore School for the Arts and danced with the Katherine Smith Contemporary Dance Ensemble. She has an extensive background in multiple dance forms, including modern, ballet and exploring through the African diaspora. Credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include (Re)current Unrest (2020), burst!

(2021), Head in the clou… (2021), A Million Alien Gospels (2022), Of Mutants and Madmen (2022) and Tales of WaterWomen (thesis project, 2022).

Camille Wiltz (Dancer, Rehearsal Assistant – Failures in Holding the Multiple, And I Can Breathe Again) is a fourth-year B.F.A. in Dance major also pursuing a minor in arts management and administration at The University of Texas at Austin. Recent credits with Texas Theatre and Dance include In the Ether (2020) and burst! (2021). Wiltz has also performed in Ph1losophize Your F1gure (SoulEscape), A Recipe for Action (Vesper), Score for 7 Solos (Visual Arts Center) and projects as part of The Cohen New Works Festival, ARCOS Dance and Dance Action’s S.E.E.D. Johnny Zor (Dancer, Rehearsals Assistant – Pop Refuge) is a UTeach Dance major at The University of Texas at Austin. He has an extensive background in ballet and partner work.

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