UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
REPERTORY BALLET ENSEMBLE & CONTEMPORARY DANCE ENSEMBLE
REPERTORY BALLET ENSEMBLE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR:
CONTEMPORARY DANCE ENSEMBLE ARTISTIC DIRECTORS:
February 12–14, 2026
Scott & Karen Smith Theatre
Presented by the UVU Department of Dance
Featuring Repertory Ballet Ensemble and Contemporary Dance Ensemble
This production is presented in partnership with: The José Limón Dance Foundation
The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy
Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus Academy Principal: Allison DeBona
Special thanks to Carla Summers for her dedication and artistry in bringing beautiful costumes to life for our productions.
PROGRAM
ACT I
Sleeping Beauty
Staged by Rex Tilton and Allison DeBona
Music: Pyotr Ilvich Tchaikovsky
Aurora & Prince Costume Courtesy of Ballet West
Repertory Ballet Ensemble dancers:
Aurora: Laura Berman/Amelia Dodson*
Prince: Jordan Mulyangote
Lilac Fairy: Hope King/Ashlyn Duckwitz*
Jewels Pas de Trois: Chloe Bremser/Campbell Ward, Hailey Wankier/Emily Buell, Andy Sefcik
Fairies: Kora Doman, Lily Fincher, Kenna Jane Francis, Brooklyn Johansen, Natalie Pitcher, Addie Rocque, Lucy Tolman, Katie Wiseman
Ballet West Academy – Park City: Holly Haglin, Heidi Haglin, Greta Klee, Jade Morey, Ophelia Owens, Mette Andersen
*Dancers listed first perform Feb. 12 & 14. Dancers listed second perform Feb. 13.
Checkmate
Choreographer: Sarah Donohue in collaboration with the dancers
Music: Nate Anderson
Dancers: Contemporary Dance Ensemble, and guest, Kaitlyn Korpi
“Checkmate” will represent Utah Valley University at the American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Conference this March in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Choreographer: Tyler Schnese
Music: 10 d E A T h b R E a s T 55 , 715 - CRΣΣKS, and 33 “GOD” by Bon Iver
Repertory Ballet Ensemble Dancers: Laura Bermann, Amelia Dodson, Ashlyn Duckwitz, Hope King, Andy Sefcik, Campbell Ward/Emily Buell*
Vignettes: Kenna Jane Francis & Brooklyn Johansen/Chloe Bremser & Jordan Mulyangote, Kora Doman & Natalie Pitcher/Lucy Tolman & Addie Rocque, Emily Buell & Lily Fincher/Hailey Wankier & Katie Wiseman* “M” will represent Utah Valley University at the American College Dance Association Northwest Regional Conference this March in Las Vegas, Nevada.
*Pairs of dancers listed first perform Feb. 12 & 14. Pairs listed second perform Feb. 13.
Flightless Bird
Choreographer: Kellie St. Pierre with contributions from the dancers
Music: Domingo Negro, El Salado, Penumbra, and Carajillo by Los Dedos
Projection Design: Kellie St. Pierre
Contemporary Dance Ensemble Dancers: Sabria Jolley, Grace Messenger, Maren Rodgers, Araleigh Smith, Abby Warren, Ashley Wilcox
INTERMISSION (10 minutes)
ACT II
Magenta Dreams
Choreographer: Amy Gunter-Lolofie in collaboration with SALT Contemporary Dance artists
Music: Wolfwind by Loscil , I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston , Oops I Did It Again by Britney Spears , Bye Bye Bye by NSYNC , Sweet Dreams by La Bouche , The Final Countdown by Europe
Dancers: Contemporary Dance Ensemble
Social Contagion
(Inspired by The Crucible – original concept by Dr. Lisa Hall)
Choreographer: Jamie A. Johnson & Christa St. John with creative contributions from performers
Music: Kiki Rockwell
Visual imagery: Jess Booth
Projection Design: Christa St. John & Jamie A. Johnson
Costume Design: Lydia Curtus
Props: Joseph Solomon
Sound engineering: Andrew Dormyan & Christa St. John
Repertory Ballet Ensemble Dancers: Hope King/Laura Berman & Andy Sefcik/Jordan Mulyangote with Chloe Bremser, Emily Buell, Amelia Dodson, Kora Doman, Ashlyn Duckwitz, Lily Fincher, Kenna Jane Francis, Brooklyn Johansen, Natalie Pitcher, Adelyn Rocque, Lucy Tolman, Hailey Wankier, Campbell Ward, Katie Wiseman
Sea Of Smoke
Choreographer: Nichele Woods, with creative contributions from the performers
Music: Zwischen/Marcel Duchamp – Remix and Framework 10 – Remix by Jan Jelinek and Mads Emil Nielsen ; Moth and Low Land by Shida Shahabi
Contemporary Dance Ensemble Dancers: Leah Ahlander, Mo Babbitt, Alessandra Brooke, Abby Brucker, Lilly Harmer, Maycin Powell, Manny Santos
Brief Pause
Choreography: José Limón
Music: J.S. Bach
Staging & Direction: Natalie Desch
Repertory Ballet Ensemble Dancers: Laura Berman, Kora Doman, Ashlyn Duckwitz, Nikolaus Fields, Lily Fincher, Kenna Jane Francis, Brooklyn Johansen, Hope King, Natalie Pitcher, Adelyn Rocque, Andy Sefcik, Lucy Tolman, Campbell Ward, Hailey Wankier, Katie Wiseman
Contemporary Dance Ensemble Dancers: Leah Ahlander, Mo Babbitt, Alessandra Brooke, Abby Brucker, Manny Santos, Lilly Harmer, Sabria Jolley, Grace Messenger, Maycin Powell, Maren Rodgers, Araleigh Smith, Abby Warren, Ashley Wilcox
First performed December 27, 1942, at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theater, New York City, by José Limón, the Chaconne as a dance form originated in New Spain, now Mexico, as a robust and raucous dance. Bach employed the strict musical form of the Chaconne but enriched it with powerful emotional implications. Mr. Limón has tried to capture in his dance both the formal austerity and the profound feeling of the music.
©1996, José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. These performances of Chaconne, a Limón℠ Dance, are presented by arrangement with The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. and has been produced in accordance with the Limón Style℠ and Limón Technique℠ service standards established by The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. Limón℠, Limón Style℠ and Limón Technique℠ are trade and service marks of The José Limón Dance Foundation, Inc. (All rights reserved)
Biography: José Limón (1908–1972) electrified the world with his dynamic masculine dancing and dramatic choreography. One of the 20th century’s most important and influential dance makers, he spent his entire career pioneering a new art form and fighting for the recognition and establishment of the American Modern Dance. Born in Culiacán, Mexico in 1908, he immigrated to California in 1915, and in 1928 Limón came to New York and saw his first dance program. Limón enrolled in the dance school of Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman and, from 1930–1940, performed in works created by his teachers. In 1946, with Doris Humphrey as Artistic Director, Limón formed his own company. Over the following 25 years, he established himself and his company as one of the major forces of 20th century dance. Limón was a key faculty member in The Juilliard School’s Dance Division beginning in 1953 and continued choreographing until his death in 1972. Limón choreographed a total of seventy-four works, including The Moor’s Pavane, Missa Brevis, There is a Time, The Traitor, and Psalm